Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
Transcription
Martinez, Feb 5, 1897.
My dear Johnson-
I see that another attempt is being made at Washington to cut off the townships along the north boundary of the Yosemite National park-the Old Caminetti job. This portion of the park is nobly forested, abounds in fine trout streams & lakes tributary to the Tuolumne & is easily accessible from the rest of the park & must of course be defended. Instead of throwing this region open to destruction the whole mountain region northward to the American River should be reserved at once.
I received your last letter yesterday I 11 try to see McKenna. It is thought here by the politicians that he will get Judge Fields place on the Supreme bench though in the meantime he will be made Sec of Interior.
The chances for the resolution for recession are becoming more favorable Even McAllister after visiting the legislature announces a change of heart-political heart-
If you find Sen. Perkins lukewarm or opposed to recession try Sen. White.
Ever yours
John Muir
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Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1897 Feb 5
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1897 Feb 5." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2135.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2135
Resource Identifier
muir09_0687-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0687
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. 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
