Creator
W. H. Simpson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System.
Railway Exchange, 9 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
W. J. BLACK,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
OFFICE OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER.
W. H. SIMPSON,
Advertising Agent.
Chicago, May 31,1906.
New DISCOVERIES PETRIFIED FOREST
Mr. john Muir,
Martinez, California.
Dear Mr. Muir:
Your favor May 20th received, enclosing sketch of the various deposits in the Petrified Forest and describing the new discoveries made toy you in the vicinity of Adamana.
Am very much obliged for this information, which will be of great use in our advertising. If I go west this summer will make it a point to visit the new sections. What you say about the age of the petrified trees is very interesting; also the fact that they probably grew where they now are.
As you may know, a bill is now before Congress to set aside the Petrified Forest as a national park, thus preserving it to the people of the country for all time to come. The area included only comprises what are popularly known as the first, second and thirdforests. It looks as though the recently discovered Blue and NorthSigillaria Forests, ought to be likewise included.
Would you also recommend that Bibo Grove, eight miles east of Adamana and the three Sigillaria Groves, lying between four and five miles Northeast of Adamana should be brought in with the others, or are they of minor value?
Should you again wish to visit Adamana, will be glad to furnish you with transportation over the Santa Fe, unless that item has already been arranged by Mr. Byrne or Mr. Gregory.
Yours truly,
[illegible]Cy-GTN-JJB-WJB0373463 73d
Location
Chicago
Date Original
1906 May 31
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Simpson, W. H., "Letter from W. H. Simpson to John Muir, 1906 May 31." (1906). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3537.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3537
Resource Identifier
muir16_0261-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0261
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
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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
