Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Charles Sprague] Sargent
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Transcription
4secure the reservation of considerable bodies not now reserved, so as to include, as far as possible, all mountain ranges & any other considerable bodies of government timber land which may exist..... I shall recommend the general withdrawal of all lands as the best plan, but if it is out of reach, I wish to be in a position to describe accurately such large bodies of government forests, that with good will on the part of the President, we could secure essentially the same result. Of course, we can be said to have secured nothing so far except the chance to fight, but even that is a great thing". Draw what comfort you can from this. For my part I find nothing at all in it that is dependable. He says further, "I learned yesterday (Dec 14) that my direct connection with the Interior Department may terminate with this year". Draw what comfort you can from this. To me it seems all fog & mush. When shall we meet again? What do you say to a trip through the interior of Alaska next summer, we'll see Mugin & Patton, & [pecan?] [celba?] by the the time your glorious Silva is done I will be ready for most anything sylvan. Ever yours John Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1898 Jan 3
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0025-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0025
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. 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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
