Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] J[ohnson]
Recipient
John Muir
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March 6th, 1896W. GILDER, EDITOR.R. U. JOHNSON,ASSOCIATE EDITOR.C. C. BUEL,ASSISTANT EDITORMy dear Muir:-The inclosure from the "Post” of last night explains itself. It is the result of a letter which at the request of some friends of forestry reform I wrote to Hoke Smith requesting him to take this action.Bowers prepared a letter to the President of the National Academy of Science which the Secretary of the Interior signed, and the result in this magnificent forest commission.I have been in Washington two days, during which time I have been preparing the way to get an appropriation of [illegible] passed for the expenses of the Commission, the members of which serve without pay, in accordance with the law constituting the Academy. Is It not something to be thankful for that at lest we have turned our faces In the direction ofa permanent forest policy? I consider it a great event.As I telegraphed to Mr. McAllister from Washington, day before yesterday, the Oregon sheep-herders are attacking the integrity of the Cascade Forest Reservation, and have captured the Land Commissioner. I am using my influence with Hoke $felth, «0ft have also seen the Preeident, ana 1 thin* they trill not succeed, especially as a letter Bee juet come*Q1 011^
Location
New York
Date Original
1896-03-06T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0077-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0077
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
