Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Jeanne Carr
Transcription
[page 1]
Yosem
Sep 25th 1872
In the mountain light Oakland winter seems all a dream only the kindness of friends stands out clear, Pine trees granite & waterousels now. How true & pure & immortal they seems to me, yet somehow I feel satisfied to leave all & labor in other fields
The very first evening I came in, the brave owl that was not afraid of the earthquake tuwhooed unnervously as ever. Having heard
"[page 2]
him so many years his voice seemed charmingly familiar. The morning light is streaming in between the domes & the sculpture of the arches is splendidly brought out. How eloquently it speaks of the icy past. How marvelous the richness & delicacy of the sculpture wrought by so simple & blunt & unwieldy a tool.
I’ve been out sauntering on the meadows and along the sleepy river. Two ouzels came glinting on the crisp bright water, & after nodding recognizingly, & doing all their dainty manners began wading & ducking in the shallows. They are little [ ] nuggets of water music as if the brown peebles over wh’ the river has sung for ages had at length been overgrown with moss & feathers & flown away."
Location
Yosemite Valley [Calif.]
Date Original
1872 Sep 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 15 x 16 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "1872 Sept 25 JM to J Carr p1" (1872). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4823.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4823
Resource Identifier
muir00_020-let
File Identifier
MSS 301 Shone
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. 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
