Creator
John W. Noble
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
ST. LOUIS, MO.,
November 25th 1907
Mr John Muir,
Martinez, California.
Dear Mr Muir
Your letter of the 15th Instant has just reached me on my return from the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress. and the printed petition to the Secretary of the Interior & the description of Hetch-Hetchy were received by me on my arrival at Muskogee, where convention was held.
The body assembled was so large, and the financial question so pressing, which "keeps water ways from the Lakes to the [illegible]" kept a good second, that opportunity was not found to press the particular question as to Hetch Hetchy. But the forestry policy was approved and the tone of the Congress was favorable to the preservation of our Reserves. This Congress will meet at San Francisco next year, and something should be done to prevent adverse action by it, because of local influence - for it certainly has power on public opinion.
It would be a great [illegible] for the Department to allow this beautiful "Counter park of the Yosemite" as you term it, to be [converted?] into a lake: and I hope the Secretary will hold fast to the good things he has under his control of that kind.
You are very kind in your expressions as to my work, which was greatly supported, if not inspired by yourself, and I thank you. Sincerely. No doubt you will be a member of the convention to discuss forestry, called by the President, for May next at Washington; and I deem that will be one of the most important movements of our times.
Most Sincerely
Yours
John W. Noble.
03981
Location
St. Louis, No.
Date Original
1907 Nov 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Noble, John W., "Letter from John W. Noble to John Muir, 1907 Nov 25." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3839.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3839
Resource Identifier
muir16_1221-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 1221
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
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Owning Institution
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Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
