Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
[2]
but hardly hoped to see. Should I see no more of Australia & the sky about the Southern Cross I would be repaid for my long journey many times over The ground is all mossy & ferny, & the forest is 3 stories high, 1st one of lovely tree ferns, 2d one of buck, sassafras, acacia etc & the 3d of gigantic eucalyptus covering hill & dale far & near- never imagined a
[1]
[in margin: P.S. I weigh 147lbs!! & am unwell or better than [illegible] many
yours]
Melbourne
Australia
[letterhead]
Dec. 28, 1903.
Dear Louie
We arrived here on the eve. of the 23d Spent the 24th in the Botanical & Zoological gardens the 25th & 26 out in the heart of the wild eucalyptus woods 60 or 70 miles from here. & had a glorious time The woods here abouts are said to be the best in the country - a government reservation an ideal Australian forest such as I have dreamed of for many years
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[3]
[illegible] forest could be so beautiful a place after my own heart
In an hour or two we sail for Sidney where I shall leave this fine ship which has been my home for more than a month. After some days in the Blue Mountains back of Sidney I mean to go to New Zealand which I ought to see now I am here, tho I ought to be at home Then up to Java by New Guinea to Japan & then straight for S. F. I long awfully to see you Love to all again & again
Ever [illegible] [illegible] J. M.
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date Original
1903 Dec 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1903 Dec 28." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2725.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2725
Resource Identifier
muir13_0920-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0920
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
