Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
Transcription
[f.?] Yosemite
46
Martinez, Feb. 6, 1896
My dear Mr. Johnson.
Dr. McLean, as you will see by the enclosed letter, wants an introduction to you. He is now in Washington as a delegate from the Ca. River & Harbor Improvement Co. to secure appropriations for the Sacramento & San Joaquin Rivers.
What he most dearly wants however is an appropriation for the purchase of the Yosemite & Park roads, one of which, the one from Coulterville to Yosemite, he owns. I suppose all these roads (described by Noble's Commissioners) ought to belong to the Government & be free to visitors.
The Doctor is well acquainted with Yosemite affairs but how much he cares for them outside of his pecuniary interests I dont know, though I have been slightly acquainted with him for many years. I hope therefore my introduction will not lead you to lose more time than from your own judgement when you see him seems to warranted. Your editorials in last Century are grand.
Ever Yours
John Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1896 Feb 6
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1896 Feb 6." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 10.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/10
Resource Identifier
muir09_0051-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0051
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections/fees-and-forms-.html
Owning Institution
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
