Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Robert Underwood] Johnson

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2woman when turned on edge or upside down. As to Grant Monument it is only 2000 ft instead of 3000 & is not striking enough for Grant. North Tower I think is better, anyhow it would hardly do to have two monuments so near each other. What Rob – calls Mt Hutchings is a slender point or crest rising from the general mass of the wall [& not?] a mtn. The top is remarkably sphinx-like but too small to be seen in a picture. If you care to change any of the names or prefer any of Robinsons make any changes you may think best but in such case be careful to change the M S also. I fear you will find the article terribly dry & geographical – lean scrawny etc but I assure you I have worked hard to cover the ground & keep each part in proper subordination. Some of the

Location

San Francisco, [Calif]

Date Original

1891 Aug 15

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir07_0253-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 07, Image 0253

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

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