Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Strentzel [family]
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Transcription
the Wassuck Range to the West of Walker Lake. I send you some Nevada prunes or peaches rather – they are very handsome & have a fine wild flavor. The bushes are from 3 to 6 ft high growing among the Sage. it is a true pruners whether cult could ever make is soft enough & big enough for cizilized teeth I Iinna Ken but guess so. Plant it & see it will not be ashamed of any pampered free or cling or even your oranges. The wild brier roses are in full bloom, sweeter & bounier far then Louises best, bonnie though they be I can see no post office ahead nearer then Austin Nevada which we may reach in three weeks The packs are afloat. Good morning.
Location
West Walker River
Date Original
1878 Jul 11
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0852-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0852
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
