Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Editor of the [Oakland] Tribune
Transcription
Martinez, September 11, 1890.
To the Editor of The Tribune --- Sir:
Referring to a discussion of Yosemite affairs in your columns, I would state that twenty years ago I was employed by the month, by Mr. Hutchings, to saw lumber from fallen timber, with which to build cottages in the valley. I never cut down a single tree in the Yosemite, nor sawed a tree cut down by any other person there. Furthermore, I never held, or tried hold any sort of claim in the valley, or sold a foot of lumber there or elsewhere.
At the time of my first visit to the valley, and while I lived there Galen Clark was guardian. He is guardian now, and to that gentlemen I would refer you for further information should you require it.
Respectfully,
John Muir
Location
Martinez, [Calif.]
Date Original
1890 Sep 11
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Editor of the [Oakland] Tribune, 1890 Sep 11." (1890). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1948.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1948
Resource Identifier
muir06_0639-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0639
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
