Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[William] Colby
Transcription
Martinez, 19th Nov. [1907]
Dear Mr. Colby:
I suppose you have seen this Call editorial on H.H., and may have written in a reply. Now that the Eastern papers have taken up the question, the Phelan scheme organs will be compelled to come out in the open, though evidently they hoped to put the scheme through under cover of silence and darkness.
Besides the letter from the Cherry Creek's president, I had one lately from a Stanislaus Company stating they had abundance of water available for city supply, but did not wish to interfere in the H.H. fight, etc. going to show that there is some sort of monopoly understanding as to securing all the water power in the state.
The argument in the Call editorial that the beauty of H.H. would not be impaired, but enhanced, is Hanson over again. It would be enhanced just as the Golden Gate Park or Central Park would be if buried under one hundred and seventy five feet of water. And always these schemers take it for granted that only H.H. water can save the dear, California people from dying of thirst and disease, and that only the water passing through H.H. runs to waste in the sea. I wish Henry could be put on this job. But Spreckels, as I fear, is in with Phelan. A Committee appointed by the President to examine other sources seems likely to be made available.
Your reply to the Outlook editorial is first rate. Hope they'll print it. Please return the Call clipping, and give me your news if you have any.
Helen is a little better.
Ever yours,
John Muir.
03974
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1907 Nov 19
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [William] Colby, 1907 Nov 19." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3832.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3832
Resource Identifier
muir16_1203-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 1203
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
