Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
2.Muir and yourself and the children, I am indeed,Faithfully yours,R.U. Johnson.I ought to say that there has been found to be an error in the description of the new Yosemite Park, the error of the enrolling clerk. After consulting with A. H. Ward of Mariposa, who seems to be a first-class man and who is dead against the Yosemite ring, I have concluded to ask the Public Lands Committee, in rectifying this clerical error, to add two of the townships so as to join the new reservation to the Big Tree ground, and then to omit from the new park all lands lying south and west of the Merced River, the south fork of the Merced River, and Devils Gulch. This is the land west of Wawona which is largely occupied by ranches and is not adapted to park purposes. Will you tell me whether you think this advisable or not? Of course our first intention was to include the Big Trees, but the land-office description by townships did not hit the mark.Very sincerely yours,R.U.J.01432
Location
… Union Square, New York
Date Original
1890 Dec 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0809-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0809
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
