Creator
A. Ross Matheson
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[letterhead]17th August, 1908My dear Friend MuirI am visiting the Muskokas and also Bradford where in the bygone days of long ago, we spent such happy times together. It is still comparatively wild here altho the stroke of the woodman and the advance of civilization have changed it from what it was in those days[in margin: ] Saturday:Last night as I watched the several hundred fashionably dressed men and women dance in the ballroom in this042642[letterhead]veritable palace I could not help but wander down the years when you were whittling out your wooden clocks or studying an handful of wild flowers with that enthusiasm that has brought you to fame and glory [Barrie?] and [Orillia?] were the boundry line of civilization although George Turner had his little store at what is now Muskoka Wharf and was the entire community Hotels line the banks of these [numerable?] islands and private residences of the wealthy of Canada and the U.S.04264
Location
Lake Rosseau, Canada
Date Original
1908 Aug 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 14 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir17_0835-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0835
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
