Creator
Thomas Hill
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Sep. 24th 1895
Professor John Muir.
My Dear Sir
I am pleased to inform you of the reception of the two Books for which I thank you very much. I have not looked into their details as yet, but I know I shall [illegible] in their contents in due time, at present we are very busy transferring the Trout from our little Lake to the streams, and lakes above the upper Chil[illegible], the region of which we talked when you were here.
The weather continues delightfully clear, and cool, the recent storms having cleared the atmosphere, bringing out every detail of the forest and crags that surround us, scenes I need not describe for you as quite familiar with every mountain and gorge.
The season is fast approaching when our migration takes place. I leave these grand old mountains, [illegible], and meadows with many regrets, not alone for their inspiration and [illegible] to ply my art, but for the life giving air we breathe, full of the aroma of the pines, and the wild flowers that dot the mountain meadows.
Again thanking you for your kind remembrances, I close with sincere good wishes for yourself, and Mrs. Muir.
I am very respectfully yours
Thomas Hill
02027
Location
Marposa Co., Calif
Date Original
1895 Sep 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hill, Thomas, "Letter from Thomas Hill to John Muir, 1895 Sep 24." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3143.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3143
Resource Identifier
muir08_1191-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 1191
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
