Creator

[John Muir]

Recipient

[Annie] Wanda [Muir]

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011393and when we went to the top of the mountain we were hungry & the man gave us a good dinner & we looked off the top of the mountain & saw many beautiful waterfalls & trees & snow & rocks. & then we climbed up the side of another mountain & when we were climbing up papa saw the marks of a bears foot & then Mamma was afraid but papa said the bear is only looking for berries & will not bite. I then we told the man about the bear & the man said that an Indian saw the bear about half an hour before. & Mamma was afraid when she was picking flowers for baby. & papa has many stories to tell baby & he & Mamma ar coming home tomorrow

Location

Yosemite Valley

Date Original

1884 Jul 16

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir05_0114-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 05, Image 0114

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 4

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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