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Martinez, June 2, 1909.
My dear & blessed Browne
Hearty thanks for the Dial.
It will always seem a message
direct from yourself.
Had a postal card from
Mr Burroughs saying he was
having a good time but would
not be able to leave the island
before the 8th of June with no
certainty of getting off then on
account of lack of berths on
the crowded steamers. Poor
wanderer - berthless & perhaps
mushless!
I am trying to get some of my
notes made available for use
ere I leave for the Sierra.
How delighted I would be with
you as camp companion!
Don't stay long in Chicago's summer
heat - Ever faithfully John Muir