Creator
Henry F[airfield] Osborn
Recipient
Robert J.Collier
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copy6 April,1910,br>My dear Mr. Collier:I have recently been staying California with John Muir and got into the Yosemite although I was unable to enter the Hetch Hetchy. I regret to [say?] that your attacks on Secretary Ballinger [include?] his attitude in the Hetch Hetchy matter, which I believe to be entirely correct and patriotic. I am convinced by Mr. Muir and by the recent report of my friend Director George Otis Smith of the U. S, Geological Survey that the appropriation of the Hetch Hetchy valley for reservoir purposes by the city of San Francisco is totally unnecessary and is partly animated by motives which will not bear close investigation, and would a piece of national vandalism of the rankest description. I [earnestly?] beg you, therefore, to reconsider your position on the question of this valley. If it were not somewhat overshadowed in beauty by its sister the Yosemite Valley, it would be considered one of the most beautiful things in the06259
Location
[place unknown]
Date Original
1910 Apr 6
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir19_0303-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0303
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
