Creator

Joseph LeConte

Creator

Joseph Le Conte

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

Berkeley Cal
Oct 20 1894

My Dear Mr. Muir

I was really greatly disappointed that I could not go this morning. I could not even get down to the telegraph office to telegraph you until 11 1/2 AM. when the storm began to slacken. I can only hope for better luck next time.
You said something about lack of glaciers & mountains. I herewith send you a copy of my A. A. A. S. address on the "theories of the origin of mountains." We will talk yet when I see you. I would try again next Saturday but there is a partial or conditional appointment with Lauson & some of the Stanford men on that day. If I can come I [illegible] etc

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again.

Very cordially yours

Joseph Le Conte

Location

Berkeley [Calif]

Date Original

1894-10-20

Source

Original letter dimensions: 21 x 27 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir08_0449-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 08, Image 0449

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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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

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