October 1874-circa July 1875, Redwood, Yosemite, Shasta, Kings River, etc. Image 29

Creator

John Muir

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45 independent follow rabbits to hole, squirrels to [retreat] in rocks, kill at a [blow] How much better the struggling bloody methods of man butchers [without] blood [swallow] with [feathers]. How about taste? Birds with [feathers] sqs [squirrels] with [fur] Cold naked [frogs] San Joaquin when issues from foothills at [ ] 74° [degrees] (air 99 2 PM) July 12th/75 & clear with current 4 to 5 mi per hour 100 yds wide 18 in deep — granite & slate 500 ft ab [above] sea Granite [comes] low here & lava tables larger So also [N] Old preglacial gravel [ ]

Date Original

October 1874

Source

Original journal dimensions: 9 x 14.5 cm.

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MuirReel24Journal07P45.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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