Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
Portland, Aug. 15,[1885],
12 M.
Dear Louie,
I mean to leave for home today at 3 o'clock P.M. I am feeling pretty well, stomach all right today.
I have just seen John Muir and had a long chat with him in his private office. He is a remarkably interesting man -- all of that name are. He wanted me to go out to his house and stay a day or two, but of course that would be too much of J. M. at present. He provided me with a half fare ticket to St. Paul, and return, via Kansas City, which will be a saving of a hundred dollars or so. I also found Mr. Shulze and heard of Mr. Vanderbilt. He is still in Alaska, and well, but not rich.
I hope you are caring more for your health than for the ranch affairs. I will not stay away longer than you think I can be spared, provided you do not allow things to affect your health. I miss my Wanda, but know she is happy with her grandpa. Tell her I kiss my hand to her every day, though far away.
Goodbye, love to all,
Ever truly yours,
JOHN MUIR
I fear no letter has yet reached Portland, but will call at the office just before leaving. Will get your letter when I return here on the way home by way of the Oregon Shortline.
Location
Portland, [Oregon]
Circa Date
[1885] Aug 15
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], [1885] Aug 15." (1885). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1618.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1618
Resource Identifier
muir05_0364-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0364
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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
