Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[William] Colby
Transcription
Los Angeles. Cal., May 31, 1910.325 West Adams Street.Dear Mr. Colby:-I am afraid from what I can see at present I will not be able to go with you on the outing this year, for I am very busy on my book, the manuscript of which is now in the hands of Houghton Mifflin Company, while another book of animal stories for young folks is within a week or two of being ready for the printers. Then I had planned to work this summer on the small Yosemite handbook, so you see my hands are full and more than full.I think the outcome of our Hetch-Hetchy fight is under the circumstances the best possible, for it seems that in a year from now the affair will reach a final settlement which will probably put an end to the work of thieves and robbers in the Yosemite Park and other California parks at least. As to help on a grand scale from the wealthy parties you mention, something of the sort may possibly happen but I for one do not place the slightest dependence on them. We have fought the battle alone so far and I think we will win out anyhow.I had a pleasant call last evening from the Parsons, who will be in San Francisco about the end of the week. I too will soon be with you and we will talk matters over in detail.Faithfully yours,To Wm. E. Colby,302 Mills Bldg.,San Francisco, Cal.
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1910 May 31
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [William] Colby, 1910 May 31." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5015.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5015
Resource Identifier
muir19_0435-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0435
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
