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Camp on South Fork San Joaquin 1 1873 Near divide of San Joaq Kings River Sep 27th? - Dear Mrs Carr We have been out nearly
two weeks. Clark is going to leave us, told me five minutes ago, an a little nervous about it, but will of course push on
alone We came out through the Mariposa grove around the head of the illegible Joaquin across the canon of the North Fork of
San Joaq . then across the Can. of Middle Fork? of San Joaq up E side of the South Fork one days journey. then picked our
wild way across the Can of the South Fork came up one days journey on the West Side of the Canon where we made a Camp, for
four days. I was anxious to see the head fountains of this river - started alone Clark not feeling able to bear the fatigues
involved? in such a trip. I set out without blankets for a hard climb followed the Joaquin to its underlined: glaciers , climbed
the highest mtn I could find at its head wh was either Mt Humphreys or the Mtn next S. This as a noble mtn. considerably higher
than any I have before ascended. The map of the geological survey give no detail of this wild region I was gone from camp
four days discovered 15 glaciers, Yosemite Valleys many O The view from that glorious mtn 13,300 ft high? is not to be attempted
here. San? over into O illegible River