Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Family]
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[2]I reached Calcutta from Singapore on the night of Sep. 30. (only 3 days ago.) Next day visited the Calcutta Botanic gardens Saw the famous Banian Tree. etc. & many curious palms & ferns & orchids & people & places & at 4 P.M. took train for Darjeeling about 7000 feet above the sea which I reached next day in the afternoon. What a ride up the mountain it was & what a change of climate from the sweltering heat of the Ganges Delta to the snow cooled breezy heights in fr[illegible][1]Darjeeling, IndiaOct 3, 1903.Dear Louie & darlingsThis morning from a ridge back of the hotel here I had a glorious view of the highest part of the Himalaya, I expect to see more of the range in the next week or so. This so far is the most interesting part of my trip though I had no thought or hope of coming here when I left home, or indeed until I separated from Sargent.03299
Location
Darjeeling, India
Date Original
1903 Oct 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0824-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0824
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
