Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Richard A. Ballinger
Transcription
Martinez, Cal., Dec 20, 1909.Hon. Richard A. Ballinger,Secretary of the Interior,Washington, D. C.Dear Mr. Ballinger:-We would respectfully suggest that the City of San Francisco be allowed the right to use. Lake Eleanor, Cherry River and Poopenaut Valley as reservoir sites but that it be given the privilege of acquiring the rights and public land necessary for such use within those sites only on condition that it exchange and surrender to the National Government the patented lands which it now owns in Hetch-Hetchy Valley. Could not the Public Lands Committees in Congress be urged to amend oity's bill so as to accomplish this?Faithfully yours,[Illegible]
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1909 Dec 20
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Richard A. Ballinger, 1909 Dec 20." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5952.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5952
Resource Identifier
muir18_0963-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0963
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
