Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
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[2]but hardly hoped to see. Should I see no more of Australia & the sky about the Southern Cross I would be repaid for my long journey many times over The ground is all mossy & ferny, & the forest is 3 stories high, 1st one of lovely tree ferns, 2d one of buck, sassafras, acacia etc & the 3d of gigantic eucalyptus covering hill & dale far & near- never imagined a [1][in margin: P.S. I weigh 147lbs!! & am unwell or better than [illegible] manyyours]MelbourneAustralia[letterhead]Dec. 28, 1903.Dear LouieWe arrived here on the eve. of the 23d Spent the 24th in the Botanical & Zoological gardens the 25th & 26 out in the heart of the wild eucalyptus woods 60 or 70 miles from here. & had a glorious time The woods here abouts are said to be the best in the country - a government reservation an ideal Australian forest such as I have dreamed of for many years03319
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date Original
1903 Dec 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0920-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0920
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
