Creator
D. J. Foley
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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of the church of England and had been located at Lompoc, Cal. They think him sort of "queer". I told the story at the Hush residence in East Oakland (Tom Magee, Jr's father-in law) a short time since and we all had a good laugh. But [for?] me, at the time, up on the side of that lonely and rocky mountain, miles from anyone, it was not, then, much of a joke. That was the only time in my life when I wanted a "cannon". I would not have hurt him very much, but I would just like to have met his "bluff" with one, and then, if necessary, take off a toe, or finger or arm. But, as you remarked, at that glorious camp-fire and lecture, "the little unpleasant
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events of such a trip will be forgotten and only the pleasant and preferable one will be remembered." Such is my case. By the way a party of R.R. surveyors commenced work at the Cascades, the latter part of Sept. and they should have completed their survey [of?] Meced ere this. There were [five?] [parties?], and they made a complete survey, so that contracts can be let, if they want it.
Very Truly Ys
D.J. Foley
Location
[Yosemite Valley, Calif. ?]
Circa Date
[1899]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25 x 14.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Foley, D. J., "Letter from D. J. Foley to John Muir, [ca. 1899]." (1898). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2478.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2478
Resource Identifier
muir10_1103-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 1103
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
