Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Joseph] Le Conte
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Transcription
[on letterhead: Pen Sentinel Hotel, A. C. BLACK, Proprietor.] Yo Semite Valley, April 20 1872Dear Le Conte, Yours of Jan 19th was duly re'cd I am glad to know that you hope to gather your thoughts concerning mountains into definite form & that you will certainly come here & glean facts in this magnificent region. Sometime last fall I sent you a letter made up of facts, hints, & guesses concerning mtn' structure wh you may not have rec'd. At least I have not had any answer to it. Therefore I will repeat a portion wh I hope may interest you [drawing]Cross Section of West Slope of Sierras through Merced basin with Slates reconstructed upon the [divided?] granite up to the present level of Summit Slates & those of foot of the ranges
Location
Yosemite Valley
Date Original
1872 Apr 20
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0773-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0773
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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
