Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Jeanne C.] Carr
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[first part of page cut off - bad photography][5][Calyhae?] borealis is a lovely plant found in a few places in dark hemlock woods. - but this is an endless [theme?] I may as well stop here --------------------------------------- I have been very busy of late making practical machinery. I like my work exceeding well but would prefer inventions which would require some artistic as well as mechanical skill. I invented and put in operation a few days ago an attachment for a self acting lathe which has increased its capacity at least one third, we are now using it to t[illegible] broom handles, and as these useful articles may now be made cheaper, and as cleanliness is one of the [cardinal?] virtues, I congratulate myself in having done something like a
Location
"The Hollow" [Canada]
Date Original
1866 Jan 21
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18.0 x 23.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0772-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0772
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
