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3 letterhead to the Valley, stopped a few minutes with the crowd at the front of hotel then rode down the valley camped
on the side of the Bridal Veil Meadow as p illegible ly undisturbed as where back of Glacier Point. In the morning joined
the party on stage reached Raymond before 6 o'clock. I never before had so interesting hearty manly a companion. I also greatly
enjoyed 03251 4 letterhead Dr Butler of Columbia, Sec. Moody, governor Par illegible er, Sir L illegible , whose acquaintance
I made on the stages train. Pres Wheeler also I like more more. When I told the President that Helen was seated near him
at Berkeley He said Oh if I had only known that John Muir's daughter was so near me 03251