Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Bailey] Millard
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Transcription
Martinez, Cal. Oct. 28, 1909Dear Mr Millard: My work through the last half dozen years has been interrupted in so many ways scarce anything worth while has been done. After my delightful camping trip with President Roosevelt I set out as you know on a long trip abroad. seeing something of Europe Siberia, Manchuria, the Caucasus Japan, India, Egypt, Ceylon, Australia & New Zealand & the Philippines. I most enjoyed the Caucasus, Himalaya, & the wonderful forests of Australia New Zealand & the Philippines.It's not true that any of the 200 or more species of Eucalyptus surpass our Sequoias in height or even come with 30 or 40 feet of equaling them, especially the Redwood I failed to find a botanist in all Australia who claimed to have seen or measured a single specimen more than 300 feet high.One of the greatest interruptions in my regular work has been & is the
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
[1909 ? Oct]
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir18_0861-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0861
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. 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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
