John Muir

“ The wild sheep of California are now classified as Ovis nelsoni. Whether those of the Shasta region belonged to the latter species, or to the bighorn species of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington, is still an unsettled question. ”

“ Muir at this time was making Yosemite Valley his home.
[5] An obsolete genus of plants now replaced in the main by Chrysothamnus and Ericameria.
[6] An early local name for what is now known as Lassen Peak, or Mt. Lassen. In 1914 its volcanic activity was resumed with spectacular eruptions of ashes, steam, and gas.
[7] Pronounced Too'-lay.
[8] Letter dated "Salt Lake City, Utah, May 15, 1877."
[9] Letter dated "Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19, 1877."
[10] Letter dated "Lake Point, Utah, May 20, 1877." ”