Creator

John Muir

Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[A. H.] Sellers

Transcription

[marginalia]

Martinez, July 30, 1896.

My dear Sellers.

A week or two ago I went through the Yellowstone Park with the Forestry Commission, & almost every step of the way, I was reminded of our fine wild camping trip with Catlin & his dispeptic east or west powder bread, & raw frontierism as well as the free jolly time we had. Those good old days have gone never to return. Now even the bears are tame I stayed with the Commission until a week or so ago when we reached Spokane after examining the Black Hills forests, those of the Yellowstone & the Rocky Mountains generally especially about the headwaters of the Columbia. I start for Alaska next Sunday hoping to get back in time to rejoin my

Location

Martinez, [Calif.]

Date Original

1896 Jul 30

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir09_0356-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 09, Image 0356

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections/fees-and-forms-.html

Owning Institution

Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature, Special Collections, University of Virginia 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

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