Creator
Helen [Muir]
Recipient
Sierra [Wanda Muri 7]
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Transcription
[3]still they were all right, and as soon as they all found out who one of their "guides" was they came in a body to invite me over to their car on the siding, where we sang and jollied up and they gave me all the candy I could eat - good kinds from Los Angeles (ahem) and a good many of them came and told me how much they enjoyed Papa's writing and how glad they were to meet his daughter etc etc so I had a beautiful time. There was another party of fifteen here at the same time, a lot of young folks in charge of an old gentleman who takes out such parties every year. He heard who I was and held me up "to have the honor of shaking hands with John Muir's daughter" and told me he had been on the Muir Glacier, in Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canion, and had greatly enjoyed "Our National Parks." After that his party took me in and I liked them ever so much. They left for the Valley No 1 yesterday and I saw them off. (Here the three year old Stevenson says "you cut out pastures for me and I'll write your letter." so I must "cut out" a few. (continued in our next)
Location
Adamana, Arizona
Date Original
1905-07-31 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir15_0619-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0619
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
