Creator
Charles Francis Saunders
Recipient
[John Muir]
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Transcription
[2]serving the ravens which are very numerous there. We had never known them to be possessed of any [note?] but the harsh "caw" which everybody knows, until one day we came unawares quite close upon one perched upon a fence post on a high hill. He moved his head with great [regularity?] from side to side and at the same time uttered in a low, musical tone, a phrase which may be written approximately:[musical notation]an so on over an over again.[3]We listened to him entranced for quite a while, until by and by he flew away. His quiet song was so strange a performance, seeing as though it might be in rehearsal of some more public performance that the had in mind, that it has remained in our memories ever since, and we have thought that you could perhaps tell us what significance it has, and whether or not it is a usual thing with the raven.We should indeed be grateful for any and of enlightenment you may be able to give us on
Location
Pasadena, Calif.
Date Original
1903 Aug 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 19.5 x 24.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0766-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0766
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
