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favorable so far as increased meat supply is concerned, but any one who 

 has seen the deep traces left in sections where sheep have grazed will 

 shudder to think what results are to be expected. Many are the worn- 

 out meadows, deeply gullied, which now testify to the past inroads of 

 herds of sheep, and many the depleted game-covers where the tramp- 

 ling of nests and the destruction of food has reduced upland game 

 birds to the minimum. These are dangerous times, and every conserva- 

 tionist must help form the army of defense needed to save wild life in 

 this emergency when special opportunity to devastate wild-life resources 

 is given the enemy. — California Fish and Game, April, igi8. 



The great public service of John Muir was leading the nation, through 

 his writings, to appreciate the grandeur of our mountains and the beauty 

 and variety of their plant and animal life, and the consequent necessity 

 for holding forever as a heritage for all the people the most precious of 

 these great scenic areas. Probably to his leadership more than to that 

 of any other man is due the adoption of the policy of national parks. — 

 President Van Hise. 



Dear Mr. Colby: Yosemite, Cal., October 23, 1918 



The mountain lions are growing very fine — and I am. very proud of 

 them. They are as tame as kittens, and I rather flatter myself that they 

 always will be. All my little children handle them like kittens, and 

 Gabrielle, my youngest daughter, helps mother and myself to take care 

 of them and takes them out for exercise one by one. 



They are about six months old now, and I believe they must weigh 

 over 30 pounds apiece. I am enclosing some postals that were made 

 when they were about twelve days old and some that Mr. Boysen took a 

 few days ago. I will try to have some taken in the group, but do not 

 know whether we will succeed or not^ as they are very restless beasts 

 and full of play. 



I will send specimens from time to time to the club as they grow. 

 They eat everything that is given to them in the line of cereals, with 

 an exception of cornmeal; but I think it is due to their ignorance that 

 we are at war with Germany and it is necessary to use substitutes. We 

 will break them in to it, as I believe it will be good for them. We do 

 not feed them raw meat at all — just scraps of meat from the table. I 

 wonder if Mr. Enos A. Mills would not give us some suggestions in 

 regard to bringing them up. 



With kindest regards to Mrs. Colby, Professor and Mrs. Le Conte 

 and yourself, from Mrs. Sovulewski, kiddies and myself, I remain 



Yours very truly, 



Gabriel Sovulewski 



