Creator
H[iram] M[artin] Chittenden
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
Yosemite Valley, Cal. July 2 1904.
Mr. John Muir
Martinez, Cal.
My dear Sir:
Mr R B. M[illegible]l,. U S Geological Survey, Mr. F[illegible] Board, General Land Office, and myself have been commissioned to [consider?] the matter of reviewing the boundaries of the Yosemite National Park and we are now in the Park in t[illegible] [illegible]ty. We are particularly desirious of having an interview with you, as representing the b[illegible] s[illegible] for the maintenance of the Park. We expect to be in San Francisco most of the [month?] beginning July 10th and hope that you may find it convenient to be in town sometime during that period. We shall be at the Palace Hotel. In case you [illegible] [illegible] we will try to visit you at Martinez, if agreeable; but our time is so occupied [that this?] will be difficult. Will you kindly write or wire me at Coa[illegible] what you can do in the matter.
I have with me the book - Our National Parks - which
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Yosemite Valley, Cal. 1904.
you [presented?] to our library in the Yellowstone Park and have [finished?] it with great interest. I can assure you that we shall fell greatly disappointed unless we can see you and obtain a full exper[illegible]of your views
Very sincerely yours
H. M. Chittenden
M[illegible], Corps of [Engineers?] U S A
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Location
Yosemite Valley, Calif.
Date Original
1904 Jul 02
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Chittenden, Hiram Martin, "Letter from H[iram] M[artin] Chittenden to John Muir, 1904 Jul 2." (1904). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2815.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2815
Resource Identifier
muir14_0312-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0312
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
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Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
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Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
