Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[James R.] Garfield
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Transcription
You say that Mr Pinchot has given this matter the most careful consideration & is in full accord with yr action in granting the right to the City. Unfortunately Mr P. never saw the H H Val or the Great Tuol Can above it, & therefore his opinion shld have very little weight against that of 100s of mtn lovers who have long enjoyed & appr[illegible] its wondersAnyhow Mr Sec. though d[illegible] [illegible] with you in this important matter I am still with Sincere respect[Faithful?] YrsJohn MuirCrying save our nat resources against waste while against the advice & imformation of friends who know of [illegible] deliberately favored the destruction of H. H. the most sublime Mtn temple after Yo to be found in the Park the grossest waste possible, thus saving with one hand, destroying with the other.
Location
[place unknown]
Date Original
[ca. 1908 May]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 10.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir17_0639-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0639
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
