Creator
John Muir
Recipient
W[illia]m Trout
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4among the Deodar forests etc. Thence to Bombay, & Egypt up the Nile among the old towns & temples Obelisks Pyramids could not get to the Cedars of Lebanon or to the Holy Land on account of cholera From Port Said went through the canal & Red Sea to Aden & Ceylon, thence to the South and of the world Australia and New Zealand; thence through the Malay. Archipelago to the Philippines to Manila- thence Back to Hong-Kong & home by Japan & Honolulu. What a glorious time Ive had! but telling it in a letter is out of the questionIt is interesting to see that you are still inventing machinery. It brings back the old days at the Hollow. Soon like you I'll be 70 if all goes well, only 4 years are lacking but I dont feel old. Dave is older in appearance. Write soon or come to your faithfully John Muir
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1904-06-16 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir14_0250-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0250
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. 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
