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Stickeen, John Muir
Stickeen, John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes, 1986 (Muir articles 1866-1986)
Stickeen By JOHN MUIR N THE summer of 1880 I set out from Fort Wrangel in a canoe to continue the exploration of the icy region of southeastern Alaska, begun in the fall of 1879. After the necessary provisions, blankets, etc., had been collected and stowed away, and my Indian crew were in their places ready to start, while a crowd of their relatives and friends on the wharf were bidding them good-by and good-luck, my companion, the Rev. S. H. Young, for whom we were waiting, at last came aboard, followed by a little black dog, that immediately made …
An Adventure With A Dog And A Glacier., John Muir
An Adventure With A Dog And A Glacier., John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes, 1986 (Muir articles 1866-1986)
AN ADVENTURE WITH A DOG AND A GLACIER. BY THE AUTHOR OP THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA,)) ETC. N the summer of 1880 I set out from Fort Wran- gel in a canoe, with the Rev. S. H. Young, my former companion, and a crew of Indians, to continue the exploration of the icy region of southeastern Alaska, begun in the fall of 1879. After the necessary provisions, blankets, etc., had been collected and stowed away, and the Indians were in their places ready to dip their paddles, while a crowd of their friends were looking down from the wharf to …
The Sierra Madre Mountains., John Muir
The Sierra Madre Mountains., John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes, 1986 (Muir articles 1866-1986)
64 A Southern California Paradise. into these grounds, when two years old, are fifteen inches in diameter and forty feet in height. Dates, pine apples, bananas, and custard apples may be successfully, if not profitably, grown without artificial heat, in glass houses, or in cheaper structures of lath and cotton cloth. The beauty of the gardens in the San Gabriel Valley, in the blooming season of either bulbous plants or roses, is becoming celebrated. One resident in Pasadena counts in her parterre over one hundred varieties of the queen of flowers. The stately calla masses itself around the water basins …