Creator
David S. Jordan
Recipient
Warren Olney
Transcription
COPY
Washington, D. C. Dec. 9. 1896.
Mr. Warren Glncy,
101 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal.
Dear Sir:-
I have taken the first available afternoon since coming here to talk over the Sierra Reservation with Secretary Francis and Commissioner Lamereaux, and I find them strongly in favor not only of shutting out interlopers from the Tallac region, but of preserving the entire crest of the Sierras. Secretary Francis has directed Mr. Arnold Hagua of the Geological Survey to look into the matter. He is a member with Professor Sargent of the subcommittee on Forestry Reservations. I have arranged with Mr. Hague to have Mr. Lundgren of the Geological Survey, who charted the Tallac region, draw up a provisional outline of the region to be reserved. It is understood that if Senator Perkins will push the matter when he arrives, Mr. Francis will have set aside the forest reservation in question.
There seems to bo no difficulty in getting what is wanted, if it is clearly known what that is. The only trouble I anticipate will be the difficulty of mapping the high Sierras so as to exclude the invasions of meadow land and mountain pastures . I went over the map as closely as I could with Mr. Lundgren and left your letter to Mr. Lamereaux with 'him. Mr. Lamereaux will withhold the entries.
Very truly yours,
(signed) David S. Jordan.
06181
Location
Washington, D.C.
Date Original
1896 Dec 9
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Jordan, David S., "Letter from David S. Jordan to Warren Olney, 1896 Dec 9." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 874.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/874
Resource Identifier
muir09_0528-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0528
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
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Owning Institution
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Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
