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2 so steep in many places that I had to go on all fours, while the wind blew stormily pelted me with snow sleet. Yet for
a that a that I was not tired, but only exhilarated. Just think of that when so short a time ago I used to get pale breathless
coming up that little home knoll. You can hardly know who glad I was to find that my old instincts as to finding my way through
the storm when I could not see half a dozen steps ahead, my old strength of limb lung were still good as when I toiled enjoyed
south mountains? about Yosemite. My face burned tingled when I got down out of the snow sleet to the rain belt near the level
of the sea, when I reached the ship how I astonished 6 to get a look at the natives, but I must not attempt to describe
them here They live in sod huts that look like muskrat cabins. The smell is awful inside. I was in half a dozen of them with
the doctor who was visiting the sick. I saw one man making arrowheads of old bottle-glass. a very interesting operation. Their
skin canoes? are wonderful affairs as to lightness speed. But I must wait until I return to tell you all. I was not aware
until a few days since that the officers in the revenue service had to board themselves. Now my share of the supplies already
purchased for our mess? The Captain Surgeon myself will amount to about 200 dollars which when that magazine money comes I
wish you would pay to Mrs Hooper The address is