Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie, [Wanda & Helen]
Transcription
[2]
We are camped opposite Whitney Creek. Yesterday we went down to the lake- wh is not of much account the fishy & [willowing?] . The canon is about 2000 ft deep here, & Yosemite like but rough. [illegible] the [head?] is said to be fe[illegible] & deeper. Everybody is happy The Doctors Merriam is leaving us this morning so I have a chance to send this. Well
[1]
Kern Canon Aug 2.
Dear Louie & children
We are all well & in the big Canon. Often by the way Helen & Wanda I have wished you were along, then again in the hot st[illegible] & dusty travels Ive been glad you were not. The [views?] of the Upper Ko[illegible]h were very fine & all enjoyed them. the Canon views as far as we have seen them are [inferior?] to those of Kings River
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[3]
probably be home in 3 weeks Willie is well & Theo.. Hope you found all well at home Love to Maggie & Sarah & the rest. The sun is not yet over the mountains
Ever Yours J. M.
Location
Kern Canon
Circa Date
[1902] Aug 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie, [Wanda & Helen], [1902] Aug 2." (1902). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4698.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4698
Resource Identifier
muir12_0508-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0508
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
