Creator
Mrs. L. T. W. Conger
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]for I lived among the mountains and pines of dear old Maine. I often recall a little experiance of those days. When about eight years old I started for school one morning without my brother and sisters, and on reaching a piece of heavy timber a large black bear walked out of the woods and deliberately seated himself a few feet in front of me and looked into my face.[3]For a moment I was almost paralized with fear; but soon recalled an oft repeated remark of my fathers, that if you looked a bear calmly in the eye without mo[illegible]ing he would not harm you. This I did; and to my great relief in a few moments he quietly crossed to the other side of the road and was soon out of sight. This to me has been a life long lesson. Whenever the black
Location
Pasadena [Calif.]
Date Original
1902 Feb 11
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir12_0213-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0213
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
