Creator
P. B. Van Trump
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Yelm, Wash. July 27 - 10John Muir.Martinez, Cal.My Dear Friend:Your first letter I sent (loaned) to the Seattle Rotary Club, to be used in their campaign for Tahoma. I shall start for the mountain tomorrow, for an outing of 8 or 10 days on the west side. When I return will give you a short account of the trip. A few days since Secretary Ballinger made an official trip to Tahoma. I trust Engineer Rickseeker impressed the Secretary favorably as04836
to the proposed road around the mountain. You probably noticed the route given on the map in the Williams booklet. A road around this unique and isolated peak of many glaciers has been a favorite idea with me for years. If Ballinger should recommend an [illegible] for this purpose, it is to be hoped the watch-dog of the Treasury wont growl fiercely enough to prevent its being made — and then let some "Malefactor-of Wealth" [illegible] the treasury in double the amount.Ever truly yours,P. B. Van Trump
Location
Yelm, Wash.
Date Original
1910 Jul 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Van Trump, P. B., "Letter from P. B. Van Trump to John Muir, 1910 Jul 27." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5090.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5090
Resource Identifier
muir19_0655-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0655
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
