Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
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Transcription
[illegible] 66aMartinez, Jan. 23. 1899.My dear Johnson,I learned the other day from a reliable source that 200000 sheep were pastured in the Sierra Forest Reservation this last season. & that a company of sheep owners & speculators have sent a man to Washington to try to obtain a lease of the reservation for pasturage for next season. & that they claim to Sierra Club favors leasing the forest lands for this fine use. This is as we might expect after the Washington & Oregon resources were thrown open. Do you know the new Secretary of the Int
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1899-01-23T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0631-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0631
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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
