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LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS,GERSTLE FRICK. WILLIAM THOMAS. MARK L.GERSTLE. ROBERT N.FRICK. LOUIS S. BEEDY. CABLE ADDRESS
TOM ARK MUTUAL LIFE BUILDING, 222 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. November 18, 1905. JOHN MUIR, ESQ., ADAMANA, APACHE
COUNTY, ARIZONA. My dear Mr. Muir:- My personal friend, William Kent, has purchased seven hundred acres of virgin redwood
forest In Marin County, described on the maps of the geological survey as the Redwood Canyon, lying between Mt. Tamalplas
and the Golden Gate. Kent is an enthusiastic admirer of forestry, and bought the tract for the purpose of preserving it. He
Is a very rich man, having a large amount of land in Marin County, and owning large interests in Chicago, where he resides
during the winter. In order that the public may have a chance to get at the grove, Kent has made an arrangement to lease the
seven hundred odd acres which he purchased to the Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalplas Scenic Railway. The plan is to construct a
spur track of that railway from the station half way up the mountain,called The Mesa, which is located at a point on the road
called the Bow -knot, and running thence to a point at the upper end of the tract where they propose to construct a rustic
inn, and an open pavilion for lunches. Mr. Kent and the Railroad company desire to call the tract of land the Muir Woods,
to be known as such in their official publications. As neither Mr. Kent or Mr. Cushing, President of the Railway, know you
personally, they have asked me to write to you asking your consent to the use of this name, and I hope that you will see your
way clear to give it. 03654??