Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[William] Colby
Transcription
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 16, 1911.325 West Adams Street.Dear Mr. Colby:-Thanks for your kind letter and the book which yon forwarded.I am now at work on the King’s River yosemites, and I would like to have the part of the King's River region which ought to be added to the General Grant and Sequoia National Parks definitely described, because I wish to recommend the preservation of the region in the Yosemite Guide-book.And please tell me how much of the new road to the King's River canyon has been actually built, and describe its course, where it starts from, where it runs, and where it strikes the river below the mouth of the canyon.Please tell me also what sort of a trail is the one which runs up Copper Creek and over the divide to Simpson Meadows and down to Tehipitee, and also the trails out of the lower end of Tehipitee on both sides.I am afraid I am putting you to lots of trouble, but you are much more familiar with these roads and trails than I am, and I want to get them right. I find in this Yosemite book that it is taking in so much it is going to be difficult to keep it within bounds, and I want to make the description of roads and trails as short as possible.Am glad to hear that Keith is improving. Give him my warmest regards, and remember me to Mrs. Colby and your two young mountaineers.Faithfully yours,John Muir
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1911 Jan 16
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [William] Colby, 1911 Jan 16." (1911). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5995.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5995
Resource Identifier
muir20_0059-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, 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
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
