Creator
Cha[rle]s F. Lummis
Recipient
[John Muir]
Preview
Transcription
[3]them. Make the Atlantic aid the cause of righteousness. We've all got to fight - or our state & our country will be a byword & a hissing forever. Even I am fighting. And if they need vigilantes to hold the trees till the slow law machine can move - why, I'll be there too. Principles are good - for those who have 'em. But I tell you when we deal with scrubs we've got to use pressure. Shame[3][thous-]and men! Sound it! If you'll squeeze the Century hard enough, they'll split the "make up" enough to wedge in your protest in the very first number - & no man alive can make such a protest as you. If you will, send me a little roar & I'll get it in even sooner. If you know any "Statesmen," California or National (as of course you do) put a knife into
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1900 Feb 20
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 28 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir11_0095-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0095
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
