Creator
Wm H. Mills
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
OFFICE
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD Co.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
ROOM NO. 26, - 4TH FLOOR.
HOBART BUILDING.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22nd.'97
John Muir Esq.
Martinez , Cal.
My dear Mr Muir:-
I answer in this your esteemed favor of March 21st. We cannot in the little book we are going to print expect to tell much on any subject. We cannot elaborate. If a dozen sentences on the subject of the geological formation of this State could be formulated by some one acquainted with it, it would answer the purpose. We are not going to try to instruct the people who cone to us from the East in the geology of California in a techinical way. What we want to say to them is in answer to any question they might ask which could be answered by very general statements.
I trust therefore very sincerely that you will reconsider your determination not to treat the subject of geology and will give you more space. I accept with much pleasure your kind offer to write something on the scenic features of California The contributors to this little book are all ,or nearly all, eminent men, and we want to, present it to our Eastern visitors as merely a sketch of the subjects treated from the standpoint of the best intelligence. I therefore urge upon you a reconsideration of your determination. Please let me hear from you and oblige.
Yours very truly
[illegible]
02265
Location
San Francisco [Calif.]
Date Original
1897 Mar 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Mills, William H., "Letter from Wm H. Mills to John Muir, 1897 Mar 22." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2220.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2220
Resource Identifier
muir09_0811-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0811
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
