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3 steamer to Batoum. Thence by rail to Borjom, a grand forested mountain region in the Ante Caucasus, thence by rail to
Tiflis a very famous, very queer, very dirty very interesting Georgian? town. Thence by illegible with 4 hours armed? Cossack
conductor etc through the great pass of Dariel across the Caucasus to Vlad illegible . past the base of Mt Kazbeck over 16000
ft high loaded with the loveliest Alpine flowers ice snow. We climbed the most charming wild gardens to height of 9500 feet
had grand views of the glaciers etc. Thence by rail back to Moscow. A few hrs after leaving Vlad illegible had a glorious
view of Mt Elbrouse over 18000 feet high over vast grainfields foothills white rolling clouds. We mean to start on our long
trip to Vladvastock Saturday evening. By stopping off here there will probably be more than a month on the way. Ever affectionately
John Muir in margin: Love to Maggie? Sarah the rest