Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Mrs. W. Taylor Douglas
Transcription
[First draft of letter, in note-book#59] (36)
Mrs. W. Taylor Douglas,.[Jan.'02].
Dear Madam:
I thank you for the kind words you send about the wildness on the Atlantic, I would gladly assist you in choosing a home between the mountains and the sea where fruit is abundant, the seasons well marked, and good schools. But this is not easy. You would have to go far N. of S. F. along the coast to find anything like a good sound winter, even as far as Alaska. N. of Cape Mendocino the weather of the winter months is mostly rainy, with scarce a hint of snow until well on toward Fort Wrangel or Sitka. And fruit nowhere does well on the immediate sea coast. There are many charming home valleys a short dist[ance] from the sea S. of S. F. also, and around the bay of S.F. and its branches, and S. ward. I can see the ships on a branch of the bay from my study windows 2 miles distant, let lemons and oranges, figs, grapes, apples, peaches, etc. of finest kind grow in generous abundance. Perhaps you might find some useful hints in my books, "The Mountains of California the Cent[ury] Co., and "Our National Parks," H[oughton] M[ifflin] Co. But in this state of a thousand climates, with every variety of soil and scenery, savagery and civilization, you must come and choose for yourself.
Regretting I can't give a more satisfactory reply,I am,
Very truly yours,
J.M.02890
Location
[Martinez, Calif]
Circa Date
[1902 Jan]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Mrs. W. Taylor Douglas, [1902 Jan ?]." (1902). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4583.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4583
Resource Identifier
muir12_0135-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0135
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
