Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
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Transcription
2R.R. Co. & Stage Co want that will the legislature controlled by Boss Buckley do, Hence as I have said they will be their own reformers. As for the reservation being controlled by the federal government, this is of all things what the present management most dreads. In the Alta clipping I sent you yesterday you will see that Irish has already commenced to combat this possibility by declaring against imaginary vandalism in Yellowstone Park under federal management. Federal control outside & state control inside would says Mack "lead to sure & endless confusion in the arrangements for the transportation & other accomodation of visitors," that is for the Stage Co & Hotel Co. monopoly. Wouldn't suit Washburn & Co. The whole letter is a mere jingling juggling mass of words in which a vain attempt is made to hid his motives, while seeking to secure both the valley and its surrounding region to the present company as a monopoly. What the present company is to gain by
Location
Martinez, [Calif]
Date Original
1890 Apr 20
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0445-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0445
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
