Creator

F. H. Gilove

Recipient

John Muir

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[4][for a good?] purpose, I blieve the time is now opertune to take up these claims and hold them for the very near future I have four boys growing up and some friends that can take my place but it will not be for several years yet. I feel shure & positive that I can make good. Am not visionary, and found my statements of facts from the mines that I have brought to notice in the last 16 years as prospects, and have, and are making good - and stand for themselves as proofs.—Please give me some advice and tell me whom you blieve would take an interest in the matter. I need honest men for an honest purposebeing in those mountains so long have lost track of my old friends, with kindest regards to all and to you my best wishesover05827

Location

San Francisco

Date Original

[1914] Aug 22

Source

Original letter dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir22_0593-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 22, Image 0593

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 4

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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