in margin: 213 Himrods Yates Co N.Y. Jan. 19th /88 Mr. John Muir My Dear old friend Having thought of you a thousand
times and longing to hear from you I have resolved to write hoping to find you. A Prof- essor? Crowhurst or illegible took
the last evening with me and read me a glowing account of you in a lecture on the Yosemite Valley by Rev. Thos Guard D.P.?
which very much pleased me. The Prof- said he thought I could find you by writing you in care of the Overland Monthly and
so I anxiously write this short note and if you receive it and