Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[C. Hart] Merriam
Transcription
Martinez, Nov. 13, 1901
My dear Merriam,
If I should write till doomsday I could say nothing new on this miserable sheep question. The most discouraging thing about it is the tranquil comfortable apathy of the leading men in the forestry Dept. towards it-asking solemnly again and again, "Is the pasturing of sheep in the western forests injurious?" As far as those of Washington and Oregon are concerned even Pinchot says No. The whole forest management must be brought under Civil Service rules and separated wholly from politics else it will matter but little in which department it is placed.
The Harriman Expedition book came a week or two ago with 15 separates of my article. I have read both volumes and it seems to me in every way a capital book.
The illustrations are superb, especially the photogravures. Some of the colored things are pretty bad.--The plants lovely. You may well be proud of that job.
What a fine eventful summer we have had--We all look back at our camp with your family with pleasure. I saw Keith and Charlie Keeler the other day, both spoke of you warmly. My book is just out. I have ordered copies to you and Bailey.
Love to all.
Yours ever,
JOHN MUIR
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Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1901 Nov 13
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [C. Hart] Merriam, 1901 Nov 13." (1901). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4480.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4480
Resource Identifier
muir11_0925-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0925
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/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
