Creator
[John Torrey]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
of a part of my luggage. He seemed to be pleased when he learned who I was - & I was [underlined: more] pleased, to be informed by him that Dr. Parry was still in the mountains, waiting my arrival! I was assured at Denver that he went with Dr. Gray to Dubuque. Hoping to find Dr. P. at Georgetown - I was disap- pointed - for he was several miles distant - yet I sent in urgent letter for him to come at once, & be with my little party in ascending Gray's Peak, the next day. He did not get my message in time, & we went up by ourselves. It was a bitter cold day & the wind blew almost a hurricane. Soon after startingto come down a furious snow storm commenced - but this lasted only a couple of hours, & it was sun shine again when we reached our hotel! We had given up all hope of seeing Dr. P. - & were making preparations to turn our faces homeward -when he suddenly made his appearance - I agreed to wait two days, & spend the time with him where he had been spending most of the season - viz at the miserable, almost deserted city of Empire! - where I had comfortable comfortable lodgings, in a pleasant family - my daughter being with me. Dr. P. & a young entomological friend had been occupying, as head quarters, for months, a deserted cabin - where the did their own cooking, washing &c00620
Location
St. Louis, [Missouri]
Date Original
1872 Sep [28]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0927-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0927
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
