Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Henry] Gannett
Transcription
[First draft of latter, in note-book #59] (40)
[Jan.`02]
H. Gannett,
U. S. Geo. Survey.
[My dear Gannett]:
Am just back from a 10 days' trip [to] the G[rand] Can[yon] and find your photos, Dutton's Monograph, and atlas sheets - just what I wanted. The Holmes drawings are wonderful. He can write also, and read rocks. I've long had my eye on that man.
I went down the trail at Bright Angel, W along rim to R ? Pt. and E as far as the old point reached by the stage road from Flagstaff, with many grand points of view. I also enjoyed two small snow storms. The marshalling of the clouds along the Canyon depths amid the infinite architecture was glorious. So also was the breaking up and opening of the storms, the curious mesa forests in white, etc., and now that I have to write about it my ignorance of the subject seems worse than ever. Such a theme needs the work of a whole life.
With sincere thanks,
Ever 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 [Henry] Gannett, [1902 Jan ?]." (1902). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4585.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4585
Resource Identifier
muir12_0139-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0139
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 http://www.pacific.edu/Library/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
