Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Helen [Muir]
Transcription
[Postal card addressed Mistress Helen Muir, Martinez, California, U.S.A.]
Chamonix, France,
August17, 1893.
Dear Helen:
I had a long walk to-day among rocks and trees and beautiful flowers, and all the time could see great mountains covered with ice. The sun was shining on them and they were very beautiful, and I could see many waterfalls and hear them singing wherever I went. I wish you could have been with me, but I suppose you'll come sometime when you are old enough.
Here in Mama's letter are some of the flowers I gathered.
Many little girls live high up on the mountains and they sometimes have to be tied to the doors ill when their mama has to leave them to keep them from falling down over the rocks. I'm coming home soon, and then I'll tell you all about it, and how glad I'll be to see my little girl again.
[John Muir]
Location
Chamonix, France
Date Original
1893 Aug 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 9 x 14 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Helen [Muir], 1893 Aug 17." (1893). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 979.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/979
Resource Identifier
muir07_1287-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 1287
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies.
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
