Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Osborn family]
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Transcription
To mr. and mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn Near Zanzibar Jan. 31, 1912Dear FriendsWhat a lot of wild water has been roaring between us since those blessed Castle Rock days. But roll and roar as it might yon have never been out of heart sight.How often I've wished you with me on the best of my wanderings so full of good things guided by wonderful luck, or shall I reverently thankfully say Providence. Anyhow it seems that I've had the most fruitful time of my life on this pair of hot continents. But I must not try to write my gains, for they are utterly unletterable both in size and kind. I'll tell what I can when I see you, probably in three months or less. From Cape Town I went north to the Zambese Baobab forests and Victoria Falls and thence down through a glacial wonderland to Beira, where I caught this steamer and am on my way to Mombasa and the Nyanza lake region. From Mombasa I intend starting homeward via Suez and Naples and New York fondly hoping to find you well. In the meantime I'm sending lots of wireless tireless love messages to each and every Osborn, for I am ever faithfully yoursJohn Muir05148
Location
[Zanzibar, E. Africa]
Date Original
1912 Jan 31
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir20_0797-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0797
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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.
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
