Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Horatio N.] Rust
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Transcription
Martinez Sep. 3/02Dear Mr Rust.The excitement about the Big Tree 12 miles north of Millwood is not justified by the facts. It is 108 feet circum- one foot above the ground 97 1/2 [feet circum-] four feet [above the ground] 93 [feet circum-] six [feet above the ground It is a fine healthy shapely tree & one of the largest living of those that have been carefully measured, but it cannot be called the largest (see my Sequoia chapter in "Our Nat. Parks") You can reach it by wagon via Visalia & Millwood. There is a daily stage from Sanger, & I think from Visalia also, your nearest way. The Sellers were kept at home or near it this year by sickness or accident to Mrs Sellers brother & the care of her aged mother With pleasant memories of my visit to your charming home & hoping to see you here I am faithfully yoursJohn Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1902 Sep 3
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir12_0560-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0560
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. 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
