Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Louie, [Wanda & Helen]

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[2]We are camped opposite Whitney Creek. Yesterday we went down to the lake- wh is not of much account the fishy & [willowing?] . The canon is about 2000 ft deep here, & Yosemite like but rough. [illegible] the [head?] is said to be fe[illegible] & deeper. Everybody is happy The Doctors Merriam is leaving us this morning so I have a chance to send this. Well[1]Kern Canon Aug 2.Dear Louie & children We are all well & in the big Canon. Often by the way Helen & Wanda I have wished you were along, then again in the hot st[illegible] & dusty travels Ive been glad you were not. The [views?] of the Upper Ko[illegible]h were very fine & all enjoyed them. the Canon views as far as we have seen them are [inferior?] to those of Kings River03024

Location

Kern Canon

Date Original

[1902] Aug 2

Source

Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir12_0508-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 12, Image 0508

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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