Creator
Emily Bell
Recipient
John Muir
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[2]3 but they finally decided to come with me & I am sure they are glad to have done so. The views were magnificent in the way & from the verandah of this house as you know. The Bridal Veil & Yosemite Falls have almost no water in them but Vernal & Nevada & Ill[illegible] are beautiful. We go through to [illegible] this afternoon & enter Los Angeles & so on to St. Louis. We enjoyed very much our stay at your house & were very glad to meet your wife & daughter. Some day we hope to have the pleasure of seeing you in Philadelphia but you probably know T[illegible]d Park & B[illegible]s Garden where our [illegible] [illegible] are to be found - Oh! by the way, some time [in?] July if this [illegible], a young man [died in the saddle?] a [illegible] of the excursions in the Yosemite Valley - his family have sent some of his [illegible] to [illegible] [illegible] of [illegible] library in the Big Tree Room at the Sentinel Hotel - Among them I [found?] your "Mountains of California"-[letterhead][3][letterhead]The dust along the way [illegible] something [illegible] it was an amusing sight when we met the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] hundred knights Templar & their families. You may [illegible] imagine what a gri[illegible] [illegible] they had - Captain Smith of the Siberia & [illegible] [illegible] were in the [back seat?] [illegible] [illegible] of the w[illegible] & he was so grey & dirty that I could hardly recognize him-Will you remember us most kindly to your wife & "[locomotive?]" daughter, & thanking you for your hospitality I amYours very sincerelyEmily Bell1428 Spruce [St?]Philadelphia03438
Location
Glacier Point, [Yosemite]
Date Original
1904-09-03 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 14 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir14_0520-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0520
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
