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Yelm, Wash, Jul 8th - 10 John Muir, Martinez, Cal. Dear Friend: I enclose this printed slip to show you that I am
still harping on that old but genial theme, the mountain, and, seemly, by way of introducing the subject or motive of this
letter. When you were, at various times in the past, in the Puget Sound Country, you doubtless learned of the wordy warfare
that existed in relation to the mountain name. The rivalry that otherwise obtained between Seattle and Tacoma added to the
intensity of this warfare, and it continued down thro' the years since the founding of Tacoma. At a joint meeting of the
04830 2 Rotary Clubs of the two cities, held in Tacoma a couple of months ago, it was suggested by the president of the
Seattle Club that both organizations adopt Tahoma as the permanent name of the mountain and that they should work for its
general adoption as, in part, a means of restoring harmony between the rival cities. Being myself an old-time advocate of
the name Tahoma diacritic , I wrote congratuting the president of the Seattle Club on his suggestion and its adoption, and
a portion of the letter was published in the Post-Intelligencer and one or two other papers. The work of bringing about the
general adoption of Tahoma in place of Rainier 04830