Creator
[Annie] Wanda [Muir]
Recipient
[Louie S. Muir]
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Transcription
[2]most of the way down the canyon the next day and then struck the Cathedral Trail and got back to camp a day later than we did; a long, lank Kentuckian named Burkes, Papa and I stayed at the first camp that night and started down the Canyon very early the next morning, tramped slid, or crawled as the case might be, all day over awful rocks and through fearful brush, saw the most wonderfully glorious views, had a grand storm in the afternoon got back to our nights camp where the horses were at seven, and back here to the meadows about nine that same night, three tired but very happy mortals. All the people in camp at once tried to find things for us to eat, and built a big fire for us to get dry by, after I had supper I felt as well as ever and after having slept the sleep of the just that night would have been glad to do it again the next day, Papa and Mr Burkes were alright too although they stayed in camp and slept most of that day but the three others who went in did not know the way so well and were awfully tired and scratched up by the rocks and brush. Helen has gone on all the other trips and enjoys every minute she is here, we are going up on Unicorn Mountain tomorrow and she will tell you about that. There are a great many pretty little squrells and chipmunks all around camp, which are so gentle and full of curiosity that they will almost let you touch them, if you whistle to them they will listen with the greatest interest and enjoyment for half an hour or more at a time, their special08560
Location
Sierra Club Camp [Tuolumne ]
Date Original
[1901 Jul] 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 29.5 x 18.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir11_0783-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0783
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
