Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Jeanne C. Carr]
Preview
Transcription
[2]my cup will be full when blessed with such company. Last May I made the trip on horse-back going by Coulterville & returning by Mariposa, a passable carriage road reached about twelve miles beyond Coulterville, the rest of the distance to the valley was crossed only by a warrior trail. On the Mariposa route a point is reached twelve or fourteen miles beyond Mar- iposa by carriages, the rest of the journey- say forty miles must be made on horse- back. Tourists are generally advised to go one way & return the other that as much as possible may be seen, but I think that more is seen by going & return- ing by the same route because that all of the magnitudes of the mountains are so great, that unless seen & submitted to a good long time they are not seen or felt at all. I think that you had better take the Mariposa route, for the grandest grove of Sequoias ever discovered is upon it, & it is much the best route in many respects You can reach Mariposa direst from Stockton by stage. At[3]Mariposa you can procure Raddle horses & all necessary supplies, provisions, cooking untensils etc, Provisions can also be obtained at Clarks & in the valley "Clark's hotel is midway between the valley & Mariposa. It will be far more pleasant to "camp out" - to alight like birds in beaut- iful groves of your own choosing, than to fixed pints of common resort & common confusion. You will require a light tent made of cotton sheeting, also a strong dress, & a strong pair of shoes for rock service - You will of course bring a good supply of paper for plants, I suppose too that you will all bring a supply of drawing material, but I hardly think that drawing will be done. People admitted to heaven would most likely "wonder & adore" for at leas two weeks before sketching its scenery, & I don't think that you will sketch Yo Semite any sooner. Here is I think a fair estimate of the cost of the round trip from Stockton allowing - say ten days from time of departure from Mariosa, til arrival at [illegible] Trout Stage fare & way expenses to & from Mariposa - say $40.00 Saddle horse ---------------------------------------- " 20.00 Provisions Cooking utensils etc - 15.00 Total, direct expense for one person $75.00 Each additional day spent in the valley would cost about $.3.00
Location
Seven miles north from Snellings, Calif.
Date Original
1869 May 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25 x 39.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0093-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0093
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
