Creator

John Muir

Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Jeanne C.] Carr

Transcription

[1867]

Among the hills of Bear Creek [Wis,?] S.E. of Burkesville Kentucky Sept. 9th

Dear friend Mrs Carr

I left Ind' last Monday & have reached this point by a long weary [illegible] walk. I walked from Louisville a distance of 170 ms & my feet are sore but O I am paid for all my toil a thousand times over The sun has been among the tree tops for more than an hour & the dew is nearly all taken back & the shade in these hill basins is creeping away into the unbroken strongholds of the grand old forests I have enjoyed the trees & scenery of Kentucky exceedingly How shall I ever tell of the miles & miles of beauty that has been flowing into me such [illegible] [illegible] these lofty curving ranks of lobing swelling hills - These consealed valleys of [illegible] [illegible] & these lordly trees with the nursing sunlight glancing in their leaves upon the outlines of the magnificent masses of shade em- bosomed among their wide branches These are cut into my memory to go with me forever I often though as I went along how

dearly Mrs Carr would appreciate all this I have thought of many things I wished to ask you about when with you I hope to see you all again sometime When my tongue & memory are [in?] better order I have much to ask the Doctor about the geology of K'[illegible] I have seen many cases, [illegible] among the rest I found two [new?] ferns at the last I am in haste my love to Allie & all, very cordially yours John Muir

I am in the woods on a hill tip with my back against a moss clad log I wish you could see my

last evenings bedroom My route will be through Kingston & Madisonvile Tenn' & through Blairs- ville & Gamsville Georgia Please write me at Gamsville I am terrible letter hungry I hardly dare to think of home & friends It was a few miles South of Louisville where I planned my journey I spread out my map under a tree & made up my mind to go through Kg, Tenn' & ga', to Florida, thence to C[illegible], thense to some part of S America but it will be only a hasty walk I am thankful however for so much I will be glad to receive any advice from you. I am very ignorant of all things pertain- ing to this journey

Again farewell

J Muir

My love to the Butlers I am sorry I could not see J[illegible]' Spooner before leaving Mad

Location

Burkesville, Kentucky

Circa Date

[1867] Sep 9

Source

Original letter dimensions: 39.5 x 16.0 cm

Resource Identifier

muir01_1136-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 01, Image 1136

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies.

Owning Institution

Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. 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

3 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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