Creator
John C. Merrian
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Berkeley, California,
May 17, 1907
My dear Mr. Muir:-
I have recently looked over a number of the specimens which you obtained from the petrified forest last year and from what I have seen of them I would simply verify the statement which I made at your house last [illegible] that they are the remains of large reptiles, generally considered as primitive crocodiles. The most commonly known from of this group is the genus Belodon. The animals are about the same size as the recent crocodiles and have somewhat the same appearance but differ somewhat in the details of structure. A monograph of this group has recently been written by Dr. J.H. Mc Gregor. It appears as part 2, volume 9 of the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History. Mc. Gregor's paper is a very good one and there are a number of very good illustrations. I hope some time during the next year to make a more careful study of this material.
I had hoped to see you again some time this year, but have been exceedingly busy in preparing to spend the vacation away from Berkeley and shall not be able to come to Martinez again.
With kindest regards and best wishes, I am
Very sincerely yours
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Location
Berkeley, Calif.
Date Original
1907 May 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Merrian, John C., "Letter from John C. Merrian to John Muir, 1907 May 17." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3693.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3693
Resource Identifier
muir16_0753-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0753
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
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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
