Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
[1]
P.O. BOX 395
TELEPHONE 490
CENTRAL HOTEL
AUCKLAND, N.Z.
Feb 29 1904
Dear Louie,
This afternoon I start back to Sidney Australia by the steamer Gelandia After a most instructive & charming six weeks in the two New Zealand islands, Have traveled hard studied hard & enjoyed & eaten hard. with health & strength renewed. A lot of detail as to life & work
03343
[2]
here Mr Kling to whom I gave a letter will no doubt furnish by word of mouth He left (Auckland) for S.F. direct a few days ago. I was sorely tempted to go with him, but nature seems to hold & drive me to work here as in the old Sierra days. In particular I must see something of Queensland's Araucaria Forests
[3]
P.O. BOX 365
TELEPHONE 490
CENTRAL HOTEL
AUCKLAND, N.Z.
...................................................1904
& those of the Archipelago to the northward Ill tell you about it all in a few months at longest Born[illegible], S[illegible] New Guinea Java etc..
As soon as I know what steamer I shall take I'll let you know so as to get letters from you at Honolulu
03343
[4]
Not getting word from home is the one hard thing in the midst of my enjoyments-
Give my love to all the family Maggie, Sarah & her children Dan and remember me to the Colemans John Reid the Swetts etc- As for yourself & darlings you know that I am ever yours Heaven bless you always John Muir
Location
Auckland, N. Z.
Date Original
1904 Feb 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1904 Feb 29." (1904). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2752.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2752
Resource Identifier
muir14_0076-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0076
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
