Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Daniel Muir, Jr]
Transcription
Yosemite June 21st 70 -
My dear doctor
I received two letters this evening one from you, & one from uncle [Dan?], which I will send you, It is doubtful wither I write you a letter tonight or not because it is quite late & I have been running the mill all day & am tired. Yesterday I climbed to the top of two of the Yosemite falls & so my weariness almost amounts to stupidity I am glad at least doctor that the world is all so glowing bright to you lighted as it is by the wonderful power of love. I rejoice in your joy & pray that you may live long in this glorious world to enjoy it There are about 150 visitors in the valley at present from all parts of the wide world. It appears strange to see so many of the rich & great in this
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remote wild mountain gorge. they shine with their gaudy clothes among the rocks & green bushes like bugs & lanagers Old Barnum was here a few days ago, he is a lively eccentric old fellow. & the guide that brought him over the mountain had a great deal of fun in repeating his jokes Our glorious valley is very lovely now blooming in all the fullness of generous sunny summer, Birds butterflies myriads of insects, flowers great & small A brotherhood of the worlds most wondrous waterfalls, massive rocks of silver gray now & then a bank of cumulus cloud in our patch of sky, & a flood of Gods precious life giving light poured over & into all I am delighted & surprised to think that you have discovered M[illegible] I shall be happy to write to him Here is a grand [illegible] three & a half inches in diameter which I found on crossing the meadow, I want you to send it to Emma with my kindest regards
[in margin: [illegible] her likeness [illegible]]
Location
Yosemite
Date Original
1870 Jun 21
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [Daniel Muir, Jr], 1870 Jun 21." (1870). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1345.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1345
Resource Identifier
muir02_0297-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0297
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
The Huntington 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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
