Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Muir]
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Transcription
[1][letterhead]Victoria, B.C. Aug 3d 1880 3.45. P.M.Dear Louie, The Vancouver roses are out of bloom hereabouts but I may possibly find some near [Naniamo?]. I mailed you a letter yesterday which you will probably receive with this. Arriving at Esqu[illegible]lt we hired a carriage driven by a sad eyed & sad lipped negro to take us with all our baggage to Victoria some 3 miles distant. The horses were also of melancholic aspect lean & clipper-built in general but the way they made the fire fly from the glacial gravel would have made Saint Jose & his jet bu[illegible] hide in the dust. By [illegible] of much [blunt?] praise of his team he put them to their wiry springsteel metal & we passed everything on the road with a whir cab [cart?] carriage & carryall. We put up at the Duard House & had a square or cubical meal. Put on a metallic co[illegible] to the land lord on account of the money & experience we carried, nearly scared him out of his dignity & made him give us good rooms. At 6.45 P.M. The California arrived, & we went aboard & had a chat with Hughes the purser. He at once enquired whether I had anyone[in margin: 00940]
Location
Victoria, B. C.
Date Original
1880 Aug 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0265-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0265
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
