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September 12, 1895 Mr. John Muir: Dear Sir: Knowing that as a stranger I have no right to encroach upon your time, I
write trusting that if what I ask shall cause you any trouble, you will not deem it necessary to grant it. This summer I
travelled from the north fork of the Kaweah river through the canons diacritic of the Kaweah and Kern to Mount Whitney and
ascended the mountain. Since then I have read with keen appreciation and enjoyment your Mountains of California and from the
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