2 He speaks of shooting an Old Mountain sheep which weiht 75 lbs. an old ram. I dont believe a specimen could be found less
than twice this weight? . Nor do I believe he found any wild sheep near the Mariposa River. Nor any such huge caves dens of
bears wolves as he describes. There is so much of this obscurity so many errors the book has an unreal air When with so much
genuine wonderful adventure it should be the most interesting wild book of its time. The style in part I dont like - weak
inflated, when taken from the cage my condition was one of entire insensibility . His goods were all consumed in a great conflagration
etc etc. But the illegible is the deadliest fault. How much of this you will be able to clear away I dont know. As to the
Eastern publishers bring out the book you can find out only by submitting it to them. Ill return it to Payot Upham Cos store?
. With best wishes congratulations in margin: on? Mrs Hittells illegible from illegible I am truly Yours John Muir