Creator
J[ohn] Strentzel
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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Alhambra 8/2 79.
Friend Muir,
Since you left us, I too have had my share of “the blues” of the deepest dye, my mind running upon last wills & testaments [illegible]- but after a patient trial of the hygienie agency of calorie with liberal doses of oat brose for sustenance, the overburdened lungs have resumed their normal action so far as their abnormal state will permit. How I might have fared if left down in the midst
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of that smoky conglomeration of dwelling boses with its facilities of drug-shops and doctors is quite another thing. – So I say a poor place you are in for con[illegible]ting snaps & cookies from mountain meal & Sequoia Sugar. Nothing short of some square miles of Kitchen with unlimited brose garden can keep up your culinary g[illegible] in perfection – but as your apprenticeship can not yet be broken, next best, your bodily demand shall be con- fronted with a [illegible] of spicy “Ne[illegible].” We are exceedingly glad to hear of your little Helen’s Sweet recovery, as so many precious flowers have recently cruelly been re- moved from the reach of
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loving friends. Our Alhambra hills look yet ashy – nearly every morning a white mantle covers the [ unrightiness?] of the Valley – but the efforts of sunshine begin to get recognized and if that long wished for voice comes down, by the end of the month the heights will be covered with gladness, with confidence of a new round of life – so P[illegible] you will not fail to come over and study nature under the aspect of resurrection from the glacial cover unto the budding [illegible] of Life All are well & remember you Kindly. Truly yrs J Strentzel
Location
Alhambra, [Calif]
Date Original
1879 Aug 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 41 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Strentzel, John, "Letter from J[ohn] Strentzel to John Muir, 1879 Aug 2." (1879). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 497.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/497
Resource Identifier
muir03_1127-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 1126
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
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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.
Pages
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
