3 steadfast always fighting forest friend Johnson who assured me that the House of Representatives is immovably in favor
of the reservations. I see by the newspapers that Bliss is appointing special agents to keep out sheep from the reserves parks,
but in the meantime sheep are overrunning everything. Mr Pinchot is opposed to the military in the forests - Why I dont know.
Even a raw volunteer with a U.S. Coat musket is worth a thousand civilians in enforcing the forest laws. To deliberately throw
the woods into the arms of political voters after our long experience of them seems incredible. Bliss is no good. Every needle
in the wood trembles at sight of him. I still hope to see you next fall have a good gloriously colored time in the round
headed forests of the Alleghenies. Be sure to get Canby the old Young burly bear chipmunk botanist I wouldnt miss him for
anything Ever Yours John Muir