Creator
(Miss) Harriet Geithman
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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strikes root in our Washington soil. It gives me the keenest delight to express to you but a small part of the appreciation I feel. "Muir's Lamp" on Mt. Ranier is no more merely a resting place under a ledge of rock.
With sincerest regards, I am
(Miss) Harriet Geithman
#312 Boston Block
Seattle, Wn.
April 17-1913.
[1]
Apr 17 1913
Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.
Dear Mr. Muir:-
On our Seattle Mountaineers' hike last Sunday, we were discussing your books and our President, Prof. Meany suggested that I write you my appreciation of your rare contributions to our American out-of-door literature.
After reading your, "My First
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Summer in the Sierra" I actually walked in the clouds. It was transcendent & I drank your vivid descriptions of Nature with more interest than I can possibly tell you.
Then followed the reading of your, "Mountains of California" and later the unrivalled dog story, "Stickeen", which made me want to pick up some little mongrel cur and give it a chance to be an intelligent comrade in the woods.
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At present I am reading, "The Yosemite" and am again glorying in your matchless, living Nature tributes.
Not long ago Prof. Meany entertained us royally with pictures from your books and glowing passages which he read to us.
We Mountaineers are more than thankful to have your influence on our Pacific Coast, and every word from your pen
Location
Seattle, Wash.
Date Original
1913 Apr 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Geithman, Harriet, "Letter from (Miss) Harriet Geithman to John Muir, 1913 Apr 17." (1913). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3962.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3962
Resource Identifier
muir21_0329-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 21, Image 0329
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
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
