Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Lilian Gillette Cook

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Los. Angeles, Cal., Jan. 26, 1911.325 West Adams Street.Miss Lilian Gillette Cook,Long Lea Farm,Amherst, Mass.Dear Madam:-The specimen you sent me is, as you guessed, the Sequoia sempervirens. It is extremely unlikely that the tree from which you oh tailed the specimen is growing naturally in Portland. These trees have been planted all over the states of Oregon, Washington, California, and in suitable localities in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. I saw specimens of both the sempervirens and gigantea nearly one hundred feet high at Christ Church, New Zealand. Only a few small groves are known to be growing naturally in Oregon. If you have not already done so, you should visit both of these trees at home on the Coast Ranges an the Sierra of California.With all good wishes, and congratulating you on the pleasure you take in the study of these grand trees, I am,Faithfully yours,John Muir

Location

Los Angeles, Calif.

Date Original

1911 Jan 26

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0071-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0071

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

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