Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
Union Club.
Victoria, B. C.
[illegible]
02330
Union Club,
Victoria, B.C.
Aug. 16, 1897
Dear Louie -
We expected to sail for Alaska tomorrow but nave been so delayed by the crowds or Endeavorers on the trains and other contrary events we have been compelled to wait for the Queen wh[which] sails on the 22d, which will be better anyhow I guess. Perhaps less crowded and certainly have better accommodations. In the meantime we will prowl about the woods here and in the neighborhood of Port Townsend and Seattle. We stayed a day at Laggan, a day and a half at Glacier, a day at Vancouver, and arrived here last evening. Sargent is going off tomorrow for a two days trip up the coast on the R.R. and I mean to remain here and try and write that newspaper article, though I don't feel like writing. The Atlantic article will probably have to wait quieter times. I feel anxious to hear how Grandma and all of you are, and now that our plans are set I will telegraph. It has been very hot hereabouts for three days, and I fear you also have suffered. In the Selkirk and Rocky Mtns [mountains] it was delightfully cool. Were it not for the jamb of gold seekers I would telegraph Mary to come, but we have not been able to make sure of our berths so far.
Ever yours,
John Muir
Write hereafter to Port Townsend.
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Location
Victoria, B. C.
Date Original
1897 Aug 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1897 Aug 16." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1997.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1997
Resource Identifier
muir09_1026-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 1026
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
