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
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. 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