Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
April 14th, 1890.
Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.
My dear Mr. Muir,
I fear I have not yet acknowledged your kindness in relation to Keith's sketches and other illustrative material for your article. These came duly to hand and will not only be of use to "The Century", but will enable me to make more clear to the Committee on Public Lands the desirability of an extension of the National Park, as provided for in General Vanderver's bill.
My object in writing about the other article on the Yosemite was to relieve you from a hackneyed part in the subject, if you so desired. Of course, we shall do nothing to embarrass you or to duplicate your work. The field is yours.
I have your telegram announcing that the article will be sent soon, and thank you very much for pushing it along. The fact is, we ought to have the MS before making the illustrations. We shall use at least two of Keith's and I think three. One or two of your sketches will be worked in together with some photographs which I have from Robinson.
I am very much surprised to find Mackenzie opposing the Vanderver bill. He has sent me a copy of a, letter to The Times taking that view, and wants me to urge its publication. As I
0/412
J.M.2.
have accepted the Vanderver bill as an admirable solution of the Yosemite difficulty I am rather embarrassed by his request. I am indeed already advocating the extension to your exterior lines, and unless Mackenzie shows better reasons than he has yet for opposing the bill, I shall support it.
Later : I see the Times has [illegible] Mackenzie's letter [illegible] the bill from a duplicate [illegible] by him. [illegible] inclose a copy. What do you this of it?
I have a letter from the associated Press (S.F.) man [illegible] that a [illegible], no other [illegible]
[illegible]
Very faithfully Yours,
R.N. Johnson.
0/412
Location
New York
Date Original
1890 Apr 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert Underwood, "Letter from R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson to John Muir, 1890 Apr 14." (1890). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1893.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1893
Resource Identifier
muir06_0417-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0417
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
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
