Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Emily [O. Pelton]
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1870 Yosemite Valley May 15th My dear friend Emily I would gladly climb to the top our highest rocks to find out whether you are on this or the other side of the rocky mtns Can it be that you are indeed in California. If this be a fact it has some rare unbelievable properties that make it hard to comprehend But with faith like a grain of mustard seed I will go on to believe that you are verily in Yuba. Well [illegible] I congratulate you upon your arrival in this Pacific land of gold I mean the gold of Yellow comps' that cover the plains You must be very weary of that long ride I should think that a week of car locomotion on such hillocky railroads would sift[in margin: Camps of dirty batchelors. There is about fifty visitors here at present. The valley is very beautiful. Summer [illegible] is in full gushing [illegible] the falls are very high from the melting of the upper snows. [illegible] will hoping to see you soon & that you will [illegible] all the health benefits from your long journey that you hope for. Ever yours John M]
Location
Yosemite Valley
Date Original
1870 May 15
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0269-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0269
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
