Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[William C. Hendricks]
Preview
Transcription
[3]of Goodyear & am sorry that I cannot heartily cooperate with him in the development of the geology of our noble state. It seems to me that in ac= =cordance with the plan proposed by yourself The new geological survey should consist in a careful sounding & measuring of our material resources – Mines, Soils, Forests, & Waters, & a study of the means by which we may be enabled to make the most of them. Economic geology before palaentology – Minerals before fossils – Wheat [4]& apples before Vegetable impression on stones. Not that Pal[illegible]ontology is beneath our attention but rather that in these pioneer times of plows & pick axes it is above it. Keith is well again & keenly appreciates your laborious & disinterested exertions in his behalf, & I have assured him that the exhibition of his picture in the Capital has been a great success, whether it finds itself in the Centenial Gallery or not, I am Ever Yours Cordially JM[stamped at bottom: Literary Property Rights held by the California Historical Society]
Location
S[an] F[rancisco]
Date Original
[1876] Feb 1
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0365-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0365
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
California 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
