Creator
N. D. Stebbins
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Dowagiac, Mich., Sept 14, '85.
My dear friend Mr. Muir,
A very [interesting] incident occurred this A.M.I got hold of a notice published in a Detroit paper of your account of the glaciers in Alaska, comparing them with those in Switzerland. While my thoughts were occupied with your researches on the Pacific Coast I had handed to me your letter of August 9th, and very much to my gratification.
In regard to that Calaveras skull Prof. Dana wrote to me that their ethnologist (I can't call his name) says it doesn't belong to the Post Pliocene age. Prof. Whitney has a friend in Santa Barbara who wrote a couple of articles pub[lished] in S. B. Independent laudatory of his friend, but he couldn't prove to the contrary that the Prof. was deceived by the miners as to the place where that skull was found. Well, it's of little consequence.
I am now sorry I did not go up to S. F. last spring before my return to Mich. I thought I would save 600 miles' ride, although the fare was paid to the city. It's an old man now writing to you -- 83 yrs. I fear I will not stay long enough to see that "Book".
Remember me in warm regards to Mrs. Muir and a kiss for that lovely daughter. I must heartily thank you for your letter, especially your prayers, which I greatly need. And may the everlasting Heavenly Father bless you and yours abundantly with the good things of this life, preparatory for an endless blessedness with Him through the grace of our Divine Redeemer.
It is barely possible I may spend next winter in Cal. at Santa Barbara where I have a sister living, if health and strength hold out.
Truly your friend,
N. D. Stebbins.
P. S. I will always be delighted to get a line from you, especially "that Book".
Location
Dowagiac, Mich
Date Original
1885 Sep 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Stebbins, N. D., "Letter from N. D. Stebbins to John Muir, 1885 Sep 14." (1885). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1632.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1632
Resource Identifier
muir05_0445-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0445
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
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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.
Pages
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
