Title
Letter from Prof Muir.
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Kimes Entry Number
144C
Original Date
1-1-1882
Publication
Beardslee, Captain L.A., U.S. Navy, Reports of Captain L. A. Beardslee Relative to ""Jamestown"" Under His Command While in the Waters of That Territory. Senate Ex. Document no. 71, 47th Congress, 1st Session. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1882
Page/Column
pp. 192-193
Recommended Citation
Beardslee, Captain L.A., "Letter from Prof Muir." (1882). John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes, 1986 (Muir articles 1866-1986). 115.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmb/115
William and Maymie Kimes Annotation
Under the title of ""Yellow Cedar"" Beardsles prefaces Muir's letter with, ""Much of the information which I have obtained in regard to it was derived from Prof. John Muir, who having made a number of extensive trips throughout Alaska, has not failed to utilize his botanical knowledge; and having been in his company considerably I have obtained advantage from it."" Muir believes the yellow cedar to be the most important tree in Alaska, considering the value of its timber. He extols its chief characteristics, stresses its great durability, and lists its varied uses, calling it ""a truly noble tree."" Under the heading of ""Other Timber"" Beardslee quotes Muir's brief comments about the pines, the firs, and the spruce