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2 Small box which you sent me, are 4 pieces? new to my collection, 2 of these are new to science. I cannot if I write for
a week, tell you how interesting they are to me. All the specimens? are rare, are different from those found in the valley.
The 2 new pieces? are the bright crimson copper one from Cathedral Peak, one of the small illegible butterflies. There is
a illegible of greenish yellow ones, very rare interesting. The illegible ones described from a pair only which? were taken
by the Geol. Survey at the head waters of the Taolumne River, illegible illegible no other have turned up until you found
it now. If you see some, get all you can, a hundred will not be too many. You see how greedy I am. The Parnassin? (i.e. them
with the red pots? ) are 3 also of special interest to me, and I am? busy studying the whole g illegible . In fact I have
not for a very long time received so truly interesting illegible of butterflies, I thank you for them with my whole heart.
Muir, I do not say this for the sake of saying it, but it is true, as I really mean it. It is really very illegible that a
few illegible from the Yosemite should produce their so very different furs those of the valley itself, at the? same time
so characteristic in their form. It is another of the beautiful fields for thought which your wonderful region opens up, which
illegible you lovely mountains so illegible to a illegible . I hope you will go on to find your illegible best enjoyment away
such seems that in the end illegible illegible illegible illegible