Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Sarah Muir Galloway]
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Transcription
Loaned by the Muir Estate - publication reserved. Written by John Muir in January, 1872, while residing in his pine cabin at the foot of the Yosemite Falls.#184 00208 Yosemite Valley January 11th 72We are pretty closely snowbound Having had but one mail in two months. I hope to get this over the snow tomorrow. Here is a plume of the great Libo- cedrus all golden with ripe stam- inate cones, Think of the tree on wh it grew, near 200 ft in height, 30 in diameter spiring up in the blue mountain air in gold & green, or waving & laving in storm. Give part of this spray to Mrs Galloway I hope that it will be living when it reaches you, & give
Location
Yosemite Valley
Date Original
1872 Jan 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0651-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0651
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
