Creator
J. H. Drake
Recipient
John Muir
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[letterhead]2a financial success of the undertaking- We were defeated by the [illegible]ness of the material. I fancy that we threw into the waste heap material which represented $25000, of exp[illegible]. This was because of hidden defects. We would undertake to saw a log say three feet in diameter, four or five cuts, and when almost through, the log, after two days labor, and much valuable a[illegible] used, down would go the slabs-. I am curious to know whether the other deposits discovered by you, were as badly broken as that near Adamana. I am [strongly?] of the opinion that the material we worked was sil[illegible]fied while the trees stood. That they submerged originally by Sili[illegible] waters. I have good reasons for this belief which were disclosed to me by six weeks stay in the forest, and the after working of the material. We m[illegible]y f[illegible]d material n[illegible] the tree roots worthy of our consideration. All [illegible] material came from what appeared near the tree tops. I have several beautiful specimens. We have ceased to work the material, and any information you wish to give us will not be for commercial purpose.I wish you might see s[illegible] table tops I have polished as mirrors- Believe me Sincerely yoursJ. H. Drake03778
Location
Detroit, Mich.
Date Original
1906-12-04 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir16_0423-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0423
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
