Martinez, May 8th 1890. My dear Mr Johnson I am glad you think MacKenzie is all right that I am all off for he has done
good work thus far though I have not yet seen a word in his letters that could injure the stage hotel company saddletrain
company He was working for the Washbourns when we saw him his last letter opposing the Vandever bill without good reason as
far as I could see led me to believe he was still working in their interest. What disadvantage would result from the surrounding
region being in the hands of the general government I cannot imagine. Nor can I imagine how any change for the better in the
Yo. management is to be made by a promise from our legislature that the Valley should be decently managed. Make the present
management promise to be good