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2 Alaska is having quite a popularity and prominence in Washington just now. Capt. Carroll has arrived, as full of original
salt and sin as ever. His Heave Ho laugh is as resounding as in his political district and his complexion the same fast and
unfading dye. His experiences here and his opinions of ways and people of Washington are most amusing. Prof. Reid was in the
city this week at the meeting of the Geologic Assocation 3 and his photographs of the Muir Glacier, of Mr. Muir, the cabin,
the chimney, etc. were shone by lantern slides at the same time with Mr. Russell's St. Elias illegible . Capt. Hooper and
the Corwin are still at Port Townsend and quite likely to remain there they fear. Mrs. Hooper and the children are at 1169
illegible St. Oakland and were quite in dispair when they last wrote, at not having Capt. Hooper with them for the holidays.
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