Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Geo[rge] Fiske
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Transcription
[First draft of letter, in note-book] [March 13, 1905]. Mr. Chas. F. Townsend, Director Aquarium,Battery Park, New York.Dear Mr. Townsend: The southmost of the coast mountains on which I have myself seen the wild goat is Mt. Rainier, though undoubtedly it was at one time abundant on the snowy peaks much farther south. Hunters have told me that they had found skulls on Mt. Shasta, one of which was shown me, but it proved to be a skull of the female mountain sheep. Whether or not the goat still exists on Mt. Hood I can't say, but I think you can find out by writing to the Mazama Club of Portland. Very few, if any, are left even on Rainier. They are too good to live. On the mountains of southeastern Alaska along the icy fiords above the timber line I have seen thousands. Regretting that I can give you no definite information in the discussion of this fine mountaineer in the southern part of its range, I am, Faithfully yours, [John Muir]
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
circa [1905] Mar 13
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 17 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir15_0328-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0328
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 7
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
