Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
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[4]the voyage ended- Through the Century people I found [Seton Karr?] who, as you well remember tried to climb St Elias with Sch[illegible]a. He was on his way home from Africa where he has been hunting lions. The Century will have one of his hunts. Also the Paris artist & sculptor who designed the grand fountain in the Chicago fair grounds. The weather even on the ocean has been sultry most of the way. Here it is pleasant but rather warm in the sun.[1][letterhead]July 2, 1893Dear Louie. I arrived here this forenoon. The Etruria dropped anchor in the river late last night - too late to go ashore. I see no chance of finding Keith without wasting too much time, & I think I had better go my own way & see as much & learn as much as I can instead of chasing him all summer from place [in margin: 708][5][letterhead]I am sorry I have to send so dull a letter so far. But [illegible] leaving New York there is nothing but this sea voyage to write about, & life on even these great ship-hotels is very dull & po[illegible]ous. The sea itself is a grand subject but too big for a letter This then is only to say that I am here & well & that I
Location
…Liverpool, [England]
Date Original
1893 Jul 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir07_1178-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 1178
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
