Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Jeanne C.] Carr
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Transcription
00625 [9] 3 [deleted #89] [belongs to #78] [deleted? But] although I was myself thus fully satisfied concerning the real nature of these ice masses I found that my friends regarded my deductions & statements with distrust, therefore I determined to collect proofs of the common measured arithmetical kind On the 21st of Aug' last, I planted five stakes in the glacier of mt McClure wh is situated East of Yosemite Valley near the summit of the range. Four of these stakes were extended across the glacier in a straight line, from the East side to a point near the middle of the glacier 'The 1st stake was planted about 25 yds from the E bank of the glacier, the 2d 94 yds, the 3d 152 & the 4[underlined: th] 225 yds. The positions of these stakes were determined by sighting accross
Location
Yosemite Valley
Date Original
1872 Oct 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0949-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0949
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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 5
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
