Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[James Davie] Butler
Preview
Transcription
2good news all & I must keep those boys in sight good fire in them. My love to them all.I am busy now with "Picturesque California" - something like Picturesque America You will soon see it. The ranch & grapes also take much of my time.My feeling your presence as you entered Yosemite Valley while I was seated sketching on the summit of the North Dome is the one marvel of my life. After coming around the base of El Capitan you might, if you had had a good field glass & had known where to look, have seen me suddenly drop my work & rise up & gaze into the alley towards you, & then run down to the verge of the cliff trying to go to you direct. Then realizing that it would be impossible to find a way down before dark I turned toward my camp thinking
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1888 Feb 18
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0994-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0994
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Wisconsin Historical Society. 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
