Creator

John Muir

Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Frank Bond

Transcription



Martinez, California

Jan. 15, 1907.—

Mr Frank Bond,

Washington D.C.

Dear Mr Bond:

I don't see how I will be able to describe the boundaries of the petrified forest remains north of Adamana even on the Santa Fe Co's map without going over the ground with a surveyor.

But after camping 17 days in the north Forest & examining it carefully I feel sure that excepting only a few scattered outlying trunks it may all be comprehended in an area of about two thirds of one township. While the three small patchs on the West side of the basin of Dead River cover only about 2 sections or about 25 sections in all. as shown on the above sketch map.
Rejoicing in hope of the preservation of these magnificent monuments of the world's old forests I am

Faithfully yours

John Muir

P.S. Mr James Donahoe of Adamana knows the location of all these forest remains as well as I do

Location

Martinez, Calif.

Date Original

1907 Jan 15

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir16_0565-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 0565

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

National Archives. 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

2 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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