Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Gertrude F.] Boyle
Transcription
45
[First draft of letter, in note-book]
Martinez, Jan. 27, '05.
Dear Miss Boyle:
Please find enclosed my subscription to "Ability." I heartily wish you success, though I fear you will find that the strain of literature is as heavy as that of modeling - a sort of "out of the frying-pan into the fire." Still, I admire your pluck, and wish you every success.
As to contribution, I am unable to promise anything until I get some long promised books off my hands.
[John Muir]
Miss Gertrude F. Boyle,
728 Montgomery,
San Francisco.
03098
[First draft of lot tor, in note-book]
Martinez, Jan. 27th, '05.
Mr. Francis George,
Crockett P.O., California
Dear Sir:
If Mr. Hanlen is trespassing on the streets I don't see that we can do anything about it. The town authorities ought to see to that.
As to the Strentsel Hall, Mrs. Muir is getting tired of ? it and has concluded to offer it for sale. If you find anyone desiring to purchase it, please let us know. Anyhow we don't feel like fitting it up at present.
with best wishes,
Faithfully yours,
[John Muir]
43
[First draft of letter, in note-book]
Martinez, Jan. 27, '05.
Dear Mr. Roid:
I failed to meet any of the geologists interested in N[ew]z[ealand] glaciers on account of their being away on their summer vacations. These interesting glaciers are like those of Switzerland. The largest (the Tesmanian g.) is 16 or 18 miles long. The lowest descending of the group reaches to within about 700 feet of sea level. The vegetation along their banks is extremely novel and interesting. All are receding, as far as I saw. I have heard nothing new about the Alaska glaciers.
Please send me a photo of that fine boy of yours. He, at least, must be advancing and increasing.
Faithfully yours,
[John Muir]
Prof. H. Fielding Reid,
Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, [Maryland].
03098[first draft of letter, in note-book]
44
[First letter, drafed in note-book]
Martinez, Jan. 27, '05.
Mr. Frank H.Scott,
New York.
Dear Sir:
I thank you for your kind letter about the little Alaska dog. I proposed having it published as a small book simply because so many have written to me requesting me to have this done.
Faithfully yours,
[John Muir]
03908
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
1905 Jan 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 17 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [Gertrude F.] Boyle, 1905 Jan 27." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3216.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3216
Resource Identifier
muir15_0119-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0119
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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
