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Letter From John Muir To Helen Muir, [1908 Jan]., John Muir Jan 1908

Letter From John Muir To Helen Muir, [1908 Jan]., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[JAN. 1908?]

Martinez Wednesday

Darling Helen,

I got home Monday only a few hours late tho No 7 was in 5 sections. All are well except Strentzel who has measels, & wicked Charlie Baumgard who fell on the hill & broke his leg. He is in the hospital & I suppose some of us should visit him big sinner tho he be.
Have laid the business we discussed Sunday before Mr Coleman & it will be settled somehow ere long
I had a fine hearty letter from the President.
No rain today.
Remember me to the Van Dykes & Miss …

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The Hetch-Hetchy Valley., John Muir Jan 1908

The Hetch-Hetchy Valley., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

Sierra Club Bulletin. Vol. VI. San Francisco, January, 1908. No. 4. THE HEXCH-HETCHY VALLEY By John Muir. ' It is impossible to overestimate the value of wild mountains and mountain temples as places for people to grow in, recreation grounds for soul and body. They are the greatest of our natural resources, God's best gifts, but none, however high and holy, is beyond reach of the spoiler. In these ravaging money-mad days monopolizing San Francisco capitalists are now doing their best to destroy the Yosemite Park, the most wonderful of all our great mountain national parks. Beginning on the Tuolumne …

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Surface Water In Cities, John R. Rood Jan 1908

Surface Water In Cities, John R. Rood

Articles

It is evident that no one hard and fast rule could be applied to all cases, either in city or country, without producing injustice and impolitic results. The needs and conditions in city and country are different. They usually differ widely in different parts of the same city. These considerations have induced the Supreme Court of New Hampshire to adopt the flexible rule, that: "In determining this question all the circumstances of the case would, of course, be considered; and among them the nature and importance of the improvements sought to be made, the extent of the interference with the …

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The Pacific Pharos, January, 1908, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Jan 1908

The Pacific Pharos, January, 1908, Students Of The University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Herbert W. Gleason To John Muir, 1907 Dec 18., Herbert W. Gleason Dec 1907

Letter From Herbert W. Gleason To John Muir, 1907 Dec 18., Herbert W. Gleason

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

HERBERT W. GLEASON

83 PINCKNEY STREET
BOSTON, MASS.

ILLUSTRATED LECTURES

Alaska
The Canadian Alps
Yellowstone Park
In Thoreau's Country
Wild Flowers of the Rockies
Bird Life
Etc

.Boston, Dec. 18, 1907.

My dear Mr. Muir:

I fear you will set me down as a worthless kind of muggins to be so neglectful of the promise which I gave you that Mrs. G. and I would call and see you again before we left California. I assure you that such was truly our intention and desire. I had the tickets to Martinez in my pocket all the time - and have …

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Letter From [William] Colby To Editor "Daily Commercial News", 1907 Dec 16., William Colby Dec 1907

Letter From [William] Colby To Editor "Daily Commercial News", 1907 Dec 16., William Colby

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[16th]
December 1[illegible]th, 1907.

Editor of the "Daily Commercial News",
San Francisco, Cal.

Dear Sir:-

Your issue of the 10th inst. contained a criticism of my position on "The Hatch Hetchy Water Supply" and I assume that you will be fair enough to give me a "square deal" in the matter and hence send you this reply. The writer of that criticism is evidently one of those whom I referred to as being "wedded" to the Hetch Hetchy system, though he does not disclose his identity.
He brushes aside my reference to Professor [illegible]arx' statements made before the Common Health …

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Postcard From Mrs. A.P. Douglas [?] To John Muir, December 9, 1907, Mrs. A. P. Douglas Dec 1907

Postcard From Mrs. A.P. Douglas [?] To John Muir, December 9, 1907, Mrs. A. P. Douglas

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Mr. John Muir Martinez, California. Ferndale, Cala. Thank you very much for beautiful greeting contributed to our Nature-[…] I wish your potent word might slay the frightful havoc being wrought in these noble forests of Humboldt. Best wishers for your daughter’s health. Truly, Mrs. A.P. Douglas

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Letter From Elliott Mcallister To John Muir, 1907 Dec 7., Elliott Mcallister Dec 1907

Letter From Elliott Mcallister To John Muir, 1907 Dec 7., Elliott Mcallister

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

"To explore, enjoy, and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist the support and co-operation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains."

Board of Directors---1905-1906

Mr. John Muir, President
Martinez
Prof. A. G. McAdie, Vice-President
San Francisco
Prof. J. N. Le conte, Treasurer
Berkeley
Mr. William E. Colby, Secretary
Berkeley
Prof. George Davidson
2221 Washington St., S. F.
Prof. W. R. Dudley
Stanford University
Mr. J. S. Hutchinson, Jr.
San Francisco
Mr. Warren Olney
San Francisco
Mr. E. …

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Letter From W. J. Dornuf To [John Muir], 1907 Dec 5., W. J. Dornuf Dec 1907

Letter From W. J. Dornuf To [John Muir], 1907 Dec 5., W. J. Dornuf

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Milwaukee, Wis., [illegible] 1907

My Dear Sir,

Pardon my intrusion upon your valuable time, but may I venture to ask for a statement of your experience as to the effects of alcohol and tobacco upon the mind and health?
Do stimulants and narcotics give increased strength, greater lucidity of mind, and more continuous power, or do they weaken and cloud the intellect, and lessen that capacity for enduring a prolonged strain of mental exertion which is one of the first requisites of the intellectual life?
With the hope of arriving at data which would be trustworthy and decisive, I have …

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The Pacific Pharos, December, 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Dec 1907

The Pacific Pharos, December, 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From J. E. Calkins To John Muir, 1907 Nov 29., J. E. Calkins Nov 1907

Letter From J. E. Calkins To John Muir, 1907 Nov 29., J. E. Calkins

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

2252 West Thirtieth street.
Los Angeles, California,
NOV. 29, 1907.

My Dear Mr. Muir:-

Forgive me for becoming too much engrossed with my own small concerns to be fairly neighborly with you. I have been getting my goods and chattels settled into some sort of homelike arrangement, and this work, indoors and out, takes times and makes a man forget what is due from him.
Your last letter, enclosing the Hetch-Hetchy chapter, came duly to hand, and was very welcome, though the news of Miss Helen's serious illness was far from comforting. We have both been taking the liberty to …

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Letter From John Muir To [Charles A.] Keeler, 1907 Nov 16., John Muir Nov 1907

Letter From John Muir To [Charles A.] Keeler, 1907 Nov 16., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Nov 16, 1907

My dear Mr Keeler

I'm very sorry you had to suffer so much acute pain amid your many cares of every sort. Sincerely sympathizing with you I fondly hope good health will soon be yours once more.
Poor Helen is far from well. She was in bed three weeks with pneumonia pl[illegible]sy etc, developed from one of those miserable influenza colds. Whether I'll have to take her to the dry deserts again a few winter weeks will tell.
[illegible]

[in margin: I'm glad to know The Bohemian Club is to do [something?] Thanksgiving, Would like to …

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The Tuolumne Yosemite In Danger., John Muir Nov 1907

The Tuolumne Yosemite In Danger., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

Ok i THE TUOLUMNE YOSEMITE IN DANGER BY JOHN MUIR THE Hetch Hetchy Valley, " that wonderful counterpart of Yosemite" as State Geologist Whitney called it, was discovered by Mr. Joseph Sereech in 1850, the year before the discovery of Yosemite, when the Digger Indians held possession of it as an acorn orchard. After my first visit in the autumn of 1871, I have always called it the Tuolumne Yosemite, for it is a wonderfully exact counterpart of the great Yosemite, not only in its ciystal river and sublime rocks and waterfalls, but in the gardens, groves, and meadows / …

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The Pacific Pharos, November, 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Nov 1907

The Pacific Pharos, November, 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Fred A. Barber To John Muir, 1907 Oct 16., Fred A. Barber Oct 1907

Letter From Fred A. Barber To John Muir, 1907 Oct 16., Fred A. Barber

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

A.G. BARBER, PRES & TREAS

F. A. BARBER, VICE PRES.

FOUNDED 1889.
INCORPORATED 1894

R. C. THOMPSON, ASST TREAS
MANAGER

W. W. SLADE, S ECRETARY
SUPERIENTENDENT.

GLOBE OPTICAL COMPANY

MANUFACTURERS IMPORTERS EXPORTERS

OITICAL GOODS.

MARLBORO BUILDING, 403 WASHINGTON ST.SURGICAL INSTRUMENTSEYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT

NEW ENGLAND AGENTSHARDY'S OPHTHALMOMETERS.

DE-ZENGS LUMINOUS
INSTRUMENTS

SHUR-ON & EASY
MOUNTINGS

MAKERS OF
TORIC AND SPECIAL LENSES
INVISIBLE BIFOCALS

OPTICAL MACHINERY
AND WORK BENCHES

GLOBE TABLES AND CABINETS
GLOBE EAR-PHONES.BOSTON, October 16, 1907.

Mr. John Muir,

Martinez, Cal.

Dear Mr. Muir:-

Your letter received some time ago, and I was sorry to learn that things look …

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Letter From John Muir To [Katharine M.] Graydon, 1907 Jul 8., John Muir Jul 1907

Letter From John Muir To [Katharine M.] Graydon, 1907 Jul 8., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Original letter returned to Miss Katharine M. Graydon]

Martinez, July 8, '07.

Dear Miss Graydon:

Wanda has a son, Strentzel Hanna, now two weeks old, and of course the most wonderful citizen of the state - so good-natured, solemn, and wise he has been compared with Buddha. This belief has of course added fine majesty to Wanda.
We are all about as usual - the Swetts, Colemans, Reids, and our own family. David, Muir and wife, and Sister.Sarah are in Pacific Grove. Maggie is better in health than for a long time past. Helen and I have the big house …

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Letter From John Muir To Margaret [Hay Lunam], 1907 Jul 7., John Muir Jul 1907

Letter From John Muir To Margaret [Hay Lunam], 1907 Jul 7., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, California

July 7, 1907.

My dear cousin Margaret

I was glad to get good tidings of your health & Maggie's from your letter of June 18th & Miss Hoffman's of the 20th. I thought it would be pleasant for you to hear direct from California through a friend of the family & so it has proved. & Miss Hoffman says she was charmed with her visit & was sorry it had to be made so short.
Wanda has a son two weeks old, a perfect wonder of course in every baby way. Helen is still gaining in strength & …

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Letter From Charlotte Hoffman To John Muir, 1907 Jun 20., Charlotte Hoffman Jun 1907

Letter From Charlotte Hoffman To John Muir, 1907 Jun 20., Charlotte Hoffman

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Permanent address, care Am. Express Co., 11 Rue Scribe, Paris.

Gillespie's,

Skiddaw Hotel,

Keswick,

20 June, 1907.

My dear Mr. Muir:

The pleasantest memory I carry away from Scotland is that of the visit to your birthplace, which proved its right to the title "stormy Dunbar" the minute I stepped off the train.
I blew about for some time before I found the pleasant Westfield villa, and those cordial, kindly ladies, your cousins. They welcomed me most warmly, although I arrived after nine of a Sunday evening, sent Jessie to the hotel where I had left my bag, to bring …

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Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1907 Jun 6., Charles Sprague Sargent Jun 1907

Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1907 Jun 6., Charles Sprague Sargent

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

ARNOLD ARBORETUM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

Jamaica Plain, Mass., June 6, 1907.

Dear Muir:

I am very glad to see your handwriting again and to know that you are good for a trip to Mexico. It cannot be done this summer for I must go to England for a few weeks, leaving New York on the 20th of June. I have been thinking that I might go down to the City of Mexico next winter as Mr. Shaw, our Pine expert, is going to establish himself there for the winter, and the new Secretary of the Legation is also a friend of …

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Letter From T[Heodore] P. Lukens To John Muir, [Ca. 1907 Jun]., Theodore P. Lukens Jun 1907

Letter From T[Heodore] P. Lukens To John Muir, [Ca. 1907 Jun]., Theodore P. Lukens

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Dear Mr. Muir:-

It has been a long time since I have heard from you. I am anxious to know that you and Helen are in good health. We had the pleasure of meeting Wanda and her husband in the Yosemite, where they were apparently enjoying themselves. We went to Yosemite via Wawona, my first trip that way. What a grand and glorious ride through the forests! All seemed grander than ever before. We spent one day in the Merced Grove, and four days about Washburns: we had a little spice on the way in our stage with others was …

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The Pacific Pharos, May 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific May 1907

The Pacific Pharos, May 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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The Liberty Boys' Best Effort, Or, Winning A Stubborn Fight, Harry Moore Apr 1907

The Liberty Boys' Best Effort, Or, Winning A Stubborn Fight, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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Letter From Garrett Newkirk To John Muir, 1907 Apr 11., Garrett Newkirk Apr 1907

Letter From Garrett Newkirk To John Muir, 1907 Apr 11., Garrett Newkirk

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

DR. GARRETT NEWKIRK
ROOMS 501-502 SLAVIN BUILDING
PHONE HOME 1600

PASADENA, CAL.,...April 11,.....1907.

Mr. John Muir.
Dear Sir:

If republics are not ungrateful as proverbially reported, one thing is certain that the citizens thereof are likely to be neglectful in matters of ordinary courtesy. I asked some of those gentlemen who had charge of the Burns' banquet if they had made proper acknowledgement to you of your contribution, and if they had sent you a clipping of the newspaper. They blushingly admitted that what was the business of quite a number perhaps had been performed by none. But one of …

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Letter From Annie K. Bidwell To John Muir, 1907 Mar 18., Annie K. Bidwell Mar 1907

Letter From Annie K. Bidwell To John Muir, 1907 Mar 18., Annie K. Bidwell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]

a break-down, but with the same blue sparkling loving eyes, and gentle voice, and glowing heart for her friends, as of yo[illegible]. She walked with difficulty, but walked, for almost an hour, in search for photographs and other things which she wished Miss Watson to find for me, and which were found, with one exception though Miss Watson thought they were not there. No failure of will, or of mind, or of heart. Dear lovely Mrs Gray! What a brave inspiring person she is. I love her and admire her inexpressibly. I determined to go to see her when …

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Letter From Joanna M[Uir] Brown To [John Muir], 1907 Mar 8., Joanna Muir Brown Mar 1907

Letter From Joanna M[Uir] Brown To [John Muir], 1907 Mar 8., Joanna Muir Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]

We have had a pleasant winter and I think spring is close at hand- I have been able to get the fresh air most of the time and my health is gradually coming back to me so that I am very hopeful that I may have better health than ever - The girls are all as well as usual and busy as possible, Walter is too busy for his own good but perhaps it is better than not to have enough to do.
I had a very short letter from Maggie - give her my love and tell her …

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The Pacific Pharos, March 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Mar 1907

The Pacific Pharos, March 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From John Muir To Joanna [Muir Brown], 1907 Feb 27., John Muir Feb 1907

Letter From John Muir To Joanna [Muir Brown], 1907 Feb 27., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal. Feb 27/07.

Dear Sister Joanna,

Here is some of poor Annie's money, with none of which, as I think I told you, will I have anything to do except helping to distribute it in accordance with her will, which though technically imperfect should have been lovingly respected We are all glad to hear of your improving health, all are pretty well here. Maggie was very low this winter, but is now much better. When I went to see her yesterday she was hanging out the week's washing
With best wishes to you all I am ever affectionately your …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1907 Feb 20., John Muir Feb 1907

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1907 Feb 20., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]ADAMANA, ARIZ., Feb. 20 1909Darling Helen: I was sorry to miss seeing you at the station last Monday. I thought of planning to have you go with me on this trip but feared your taking cold on the Pullmans. John Burroughs will leave Chicago next Tuesday In the meantime I'm reviewing our petrified forest work. Tomorrow I'm going to the North forest to camp until Burroughs comes.After he has seen this region we will go to the Grand Canyon. Then home as far as I am concerned.09255 I was getting tired with the Hetch H. work & am getting rested …

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Letter From Florence Merriam Bailey To John Muir, 1907 Feb 17., Florence Merriam Bailey Feb 1907

Letter From Florence Merriam Bailey To John Muir, 1907 Feb 17., Florence Merriam Bailey

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]

Well enough to write easily now, but letters are a great pleasure to him, and if Helen ever feels like it I know he would enjoy word of you all. He has always enjoyed Helen's letters very much and been deeply interested in the progress of her health, as in all that concerned your family.
With our heartiest good wishes

[1]

1834 Kalorama Road,

Feb. 17, 1907.

My dear Mr. Muir;

When we were in New Alexis last summer we passed by the Enchanted Mesa and Mr. Bailey photographed it. He also got a fairly good picture of an …

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Letter From C. D. Dunann To John Muir, 1907 Feb 5., C. D. Dunann Feb 1907

Letter From C. D. Dunann To John Muir, 1907 Feb 5., C. D. Dunann

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

C.D.DUNANN.
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT

PACIFIC COAST RAILWAY
COLUMBIA AND PUGET SOUND RAILROAD

CDD-W-907. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb.5,1907

Alaska Excursion:

Dr. John Muir,

Martinez, Calif.

My dear Sir:-

Referring to our communication to you under date of October 31, 1906, and your favored reply dated November7th, relative to joining Professor Davidson on a trip from Seattle to Southeastern Alaska and return sailing from Seattle June 14th:
We sincerely hope that your daughter's health is entirely amended and that her condition does not at this time stand as a hindrance toward asserting your intention of making the trip. We are anxious to know …

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