Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Richard A. Ballinger
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of one-half the National Park from the use of the Nation.3. That if a hearing be ordered in the City and County of San Francisco, that all persons andassociations possessing available sources of water supply be invited to present evidence indicating such availability, and the terms on which they may be acquired by the City of San Francisco;4. That a Board of competent, disinterested engineers be appointed to represent the United States, and consider such evidence presented by such persons and associations, and to make independent investigation. of the various available sources of supply, and to render an opinion as to the practical and economic necessity of the use of Hetch Hetchy Valley by the City of San Francisco;5. That the sentiment of the people of the Nation as to the desirability of sacrificing the Hetch Hetchy Valley to a use so foreign to the purposes set forth in the Act of Congress of Oct. 1, 1890, and in subsequent congressional action of Feb. 7, 1905 and June 11, 1906, be expressly determined, as suggested by the Honorable E. A. Hitchcock in his opinion of Feb. 20, 1905, rendered at the request of the President "through further legislation by Congress"Respectfully submitted,[illegible]President.[illegible]Secretary.April 28, 1909.Letter to Mr. John Muir.
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1909 Apr 20
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir18_0382-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0382
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
