Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[James] Rennie
Transcription
[First draft of letter,in note-book]
[J.Rennie]
[January,1903].
To Mr.Rennie:
Thanks for the book [which] come the other day. I have been looking it over, and was much interested in the Himalaya chapters. I have often wondered whether I would ever see these highest of earth's mountains.
When you come to America you must come to our house. The Selkirk and Rockies are not very high or very beautiful, on account of being made of sedimentary rocks [they] have a ruinous, crumbling, fragmentary look, but abound in sheer or nearly sheer cliffs with plenty of scope for mountaineers' pluck, caution and skill.
I still hope to take a run around the world, mostly to see mountains, rocks, ice and trees, and either coming or going will be glad to see you all again.
I'm trying to write another little book, and would like to finish it before I start, so I may not get off this year. Hoping in the meantime to see you here, I am, with best wishes for the New Year to your father and mother,
Sincerely,
[John Muir]
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Circa Date
[1903 Jan]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 17 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [James] Rennie, [1903 Jan ?]." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2520.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2520
Resource Identifier
muir13_0144-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0144
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
