Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Henry] Gannett

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[First draft of latter, in note-book #59] (40)[Jan.`02]H. Gannett,U. S. Geo. Survey.[My dear Gannett]:Am just back from a 10 days' trip [to] the G[rand] Can[yon] and find your photos, Dutton's Monograph, and atlas sheets - just what I wanted. The Holmes drawings are wonderful. He can write also, and read rocks. I've long had my eye on that man.I went down the trail at Bright Angel, W along rim to R ? Pt. and E as far as the old point reached by the stage road from Flagstaff, with many grand points of view. I also enjoyed two small snow storms. The marshalling of the clouds along the Canyon depths amid the infinite architecture was glorious. So also was the breaking up and opening of the storms, the curious mesa forests in white, etc., and now that I have to write about it my ignorance of the subject seems worse than ever. Such a theme needs the work of a whole life.With sincere thanks,Ever yours,J. M.02890

Location

[Martinez, Calif]

Date Original

[1902 Jan ?]

Source

Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir12_0139-trans.tif

File Identifier

Reel 12, Image 0139

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

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