Creator
A. O. R.
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2] the great columns of water which you describe & Icannot understand how the crush of [the?] earth can withstand the force & impact of this these continual blows - remembering the effect of "Continual drip= =ping of water" - a single drop at a time I should sub= =pose the region would show great areas undermined & [illegible]out below the general surface - If such an effect were produced I suppose the geyser column in a given locality while not "changing its base" would see another tube to propel itself though or spreading[3]over large area lose its col= =lumnar form. In few words I cannot understand how one [great?] columnar gey= =sers can exist for many years - great many years in the same spot?The cherries you were kind enough to send were highly appreciated & com= =pared with those varieties carried in back to the days when my daily occ= =pation after school hours in Cherry time was to Climb a big Cherry tree in my Uncles yard on Washington City & think I was in the [illegible] confines of Paradise such01233
Location
San Francisco, [Calif]
Date Original
1886 Jun 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0664-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0664
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
