Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Unidentified
Transcription
[Draft of short article, perhaps, or it may be that of a letter, though no address is attached, in note-book #59]
[NOV. 1900] (75)
I am utterly opposed to the injustice of exchanging denuded reserve lands for an equal number of acres [of] outside timber land. Not even for a much desired extension of a reserve should such unjust money-making schemes be for a moment encouraged. I for one am utterly opposed to it.
This Tahoe swindle has been planned years ago and pushed industriously. In particular the influence of the sierra Club has been persistently sought under plausible arguments in which the injustice of the exchange has been concealed.
In a word, then, I am in favor of the extension of the Tahoe Reserve by just means only.
The grossest frauds against the Government have already been perpetuated through this lien land arrangement, and every good citizen should raise his voice against them.
[John Muir]
02890
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Circa Date
1900 Nov
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] or Draft Article, 1900 Nov" (1900). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4345.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4345
Resource Identifier
muir11_0471-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0471
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
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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.
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
