Creator
[author unknown, May Morgan?]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Yours with the gem of word painting of the ΓÇ£ouzelΓÇ¥ and your representative Photograph were duly received and appreciated. Your practice of patience on the ΓÇ£ConstanceΓÇ¥ could scarcely have been agreeable, but [ ] But I learn that the Construction besides train from Oakland comes up on our railroad regularly every day to the nearest tunnel six miles below Martinez, and there you could find much ground for geological study while passing an hour or so for the car coming to Martinez. After that I am sure you would be ready to appreciate the red cherries of Alhambra trees and for music, the clear ringing tones of the Grosbeak filtered and sublimated through May sunshine. We have had several rushing days preparatory for May-day picnic and Grange meetings but now there is reasonable peace and quietness. [ ] when you could board the other coal train for Martinez.
The beauty of our hills continues until cherry time, and the cars will bring you in an hour to Martinez.
Location
[place unknown]
Circa Date
[1903]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 13 x 22 cm.
Recommended Citation
Unidentified, "Letter from [author unknown, geologist?] [1903?]" (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2553.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2553
Resource Identifier
muir13_0271-ad-5
File Identifier
MSS 048 John Muir Papers
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
