Creator
S. Hall Young
Recipient
John Muir
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3with Mr. Koonce sleeping, I got [sententious?] & [evolved?] the written so-called poem. It is poor, but you will read beyond the expression to the feeling that prompted it.I am to winter at Cape Nome. That is bound to be next summer, the greatest [ruining?] camp of the North. It is now the largest town in Alaska, and is only beginning. I have sent outside for materials for church & dwelling, and hope to organize a prosperous mission. We founded two promising ones this summer at Eagle & [illegible]. The conditions of life will be pretty severe at bleak Cape Nome this winter. You have seen this coast & know it. But I hope to do some good, & that is the only comfort & happiness after all. I am learning more & more to be independent of physical circumstance for my enjoyment.If you answer this immediately, addressing me at Cape Nome, Alaska, either by str. direct from San Francisco, or care of Rev. A.E. Hutchison, D.D. first Pres. Ch. Seattle, Wash, your letter will probably reach me before the ice pack [closes?] in. Write! Send me what you can about the trip of the Elder. Pity a lonely, bookless fellow - long, winter nights, eight months without possible communication, mind-hunger, soul-hunger!Yours as always,S. Hall Young02615
Location
St. Michaels, Alaska
Date Original
1899-08-31T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0963-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0963
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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.
Page Number
Page 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
