Creator
Vernon Bailey
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[4]The Zuni River country is a part of the Painted Desert and is full of scattered wood & some logs. The Chaco, Chusea & Animas valleys in N.W. New Mex. are covered with scattered fossil wood and near the Escavada Wash there were lots of logs 2 and 3 feet in diameter I have marked these places on the maps, which you can keep & if you want more detailed notes will send them to be used as you like.Mrs. Bailey joins me in all good wishes and sincere regards,Very truly yours Vernon Bailey.[1] Jan. 10, 1909.[letterhead]Dear Mr. Muir:We were glad to get your good Christmas letter and glad to hear that Helen is improving tho still in the desert. There are worse places than the desert to us who know and love it, but we shall be glad when you can have her back with you, both for her sake and yours.04400 [2]This morning I was down at Dr. Merriams and we opened the box of good things you had sent and have been feasting on them today. They are indeed a rare treat. We never get nuts with such fresh, delicious flavor here nor such raisins, but the best of all is the kindly Christmas thought of the sender that warms our hearts. One and all we thank you.[3]No, I didn't get either specimens or photographs of the fossil logs nor will I ever have occasion to publish anything on them. Will mark the places on maps and send you what notes I have in case they are of interest to you in connection with your studies of these old forests. I was hurrying over the country with a pack outfit and what I saw was of course but a small fraction of what I didn't see.
Location
Washington, D. C.
Date Original
1909 Jan 10
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 27.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Bailey, Vernon, "Letter from Vernon Bailey to John Muir, 1909 Jan 10." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5654.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5654
Resource Identifier
muir18_0059-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0059
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
