Creator
W[illiam] H. Holabird
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]October 14th/08John Muir EsqMartinez. Cal.My very dear FriendWhen I arrived at Home on yesterday, the first thing that my dear wife handed me was your letter, & the two beautiful books you so thoughtfully sent me. I shall have real pleasure in reading them.Dear Mr Muir, I learned valuable lessons from you the past summer, one lesson was, to spare the beautiful birds and animals. I put it into practice at once, for [when?] I had bade Mrs Harriman the young people good bye, I hastily superintended the storing of things away at the Lodge, for the winter, I packed my roll04300 [letterhead]and went to Coos Bay to investigate the country and its resources for Mr Harriman. thence I went to Yaquina Bay & overland thru the great hills of the Coast COuntry to Tillamook. I carried nothing but my Camera. no rod, no gun. The forests are truly wonderful, the rivers beautiful, the beds & food abominable. Some of the way I went on foot, some of the time in a canoe, then in a wagon. I have finished my report & am at home among those who love me, for the first time since Mch 1st save 2 days when returning from Mexico.I have several nice letters from Mrs Harriman, the tone of all is, satisfaction with the Lodge.What a nice time we did have, & how much your presence added, you will never realize. Please consider me now & alwaysYour sincere friendW. H. Holabird04300
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1908 Oct 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Holabird, William H., "Letter from W[illiam] H. Holabird to John Muir, 1908 Oct 14." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5544.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5544
Resource Identifier
muir17_0925-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0925
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
