Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[William F.] Herrin
Transcription
71
[First draft of letter,in note-book]
[William Franklin Herrin]
Feb. 26. '05.
(fo Mr. Herrin):
Now, thank Heaven, under your able guidance, 1 em victoriously out of it. I am an accomplished lobbyist, and my politioal education is finished triumphantly, firmly rounded out and manifested to the world like the Capitol dome, leaving me glad and free to return to my mountains and glaciers.
But never, I fear, shall 1 be able to forget the phenomenal oratory of the opposition. Desert sand-storms and dust whirlwinds must surely bring it to mind.
Now for your dinner! The top of the S[outh] Dome would be an appropriate place, or Mt. Whitney or Shasta. A fine white cloth is already spread there. But I am afraid Willie [Keith] will not be able to climb to any such tables. fate your pick. Let it be when and where you will.
Faithfully yours,
[John Muir]
[See other draft of letter, evidently of same date]
03098
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Circa Date
[19]05 Feb 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 17 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [William F.] Herrin, [19]05 Feb 26." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3267.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3267
Resource Identifier
muir15_0250-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0250
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
