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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

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Letter From John Muir To [Charles A.] Keeler, 1907 Oct 31., John Muir Oct 1907

Letter From John Muir To [Charles A.] Keeler, 1907 Oct 31., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Oct. 31/07

Dear Mr Keeler:

I heartily thank you for your capital Hetch Hetchy letter to the President, & so would every lover of pure wildness who could see it. It is just what is wanted to assure the President that all decent Californians & nature-lovers everywhere who have seen our glorious Yosemite Park or have knowledge of it wish to have it preserved forever. Try to get others to write. A lot of personal letters showing awakening public opinion will gain us the victory over all the money changers & water changers. I hope you can get Pres. …

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Letter From A[Lbert] F. Dawson To C. A. Ficke, 1907 Oct 31., Albert F. Dawson Oct 1907

Letter From A[Lbert] F. Dawson To C. A. Ficke, 1907 Oct 31., Albert F. Dawson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS

GEORGE EDMUND FOSS, ILL., CHAIRMAN.
HENRY C. LOUDENSLAGER, N.J.
THOMAS S. BUTLER, PA.
SYDNEY E. MUDD. MD.
ROBERT G. COUSINS, IOWA.
ERNEST W. ROBERTS, MASS
EDWARD B. VREELAND. N. Y.
GEORGE ALVIN LOUD, MICH.
ARTHUR L. BATES, PA.
GEORGE L. LILLEY, CONN.
W. AUSREY THOMAS OHIO.
ALSERT F. DAWSON, IOWA.
ADOLPH MEVER, LA.
JOHN F. RIXEV. VA.
WILLIAM W. KITCHIN, N.C.
LEMUEL P. PADGETT, TENN.
HARVEY C. GARBER, OHIO.
ALEXANDER W. GEORGE, TEX.

BENJAMIN H. MILLERL, CLERK

COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S.,

WASHINGTON. D. C.

Preston, Iowa,

Oct. 31, 1907.

Hon. C. A. Ficke, …

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Letter From Charles Keeler To Theodore Roosevelt, 1907 Oct 23., Charles Keeler Oct 1907

Letter From Charles Keeler To Theodore Roosevelt, 1907 Oct 23., Charles Keeler

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

2727 Dwight Way,
Berkeley, California,
Oct. 23, 1907.

Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States.

My dear Sir:

As an American citizen interested in the preservation of our national parks in their integrity, I venture to address you concerning the projected use of Hetch Hetchy Valley as a reservoir for a San Francisco water supply.
The Yosemite National Park comprises two great canyons which are of preeminent beauty -- the Yosemite Valley and Hetchy Hetchy Valley. Behind them extends the lofty range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains with peaks accessible mainly by raods and trails either built or . …

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Letter From B[Enjamin] F[Ranklin] Tillinghast To John Muir, 1907 Oct 21., Benjamin Franklin Tillinghast Oct 1907

Letter From B[Enjamin] F[Ranklin] Tillinghast To John Muir, 1907 Oct 21., Benjamin Franklin Tillinghast

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT

AND LEADER

DAILY. SUNDAY AND WEEKLY EDITIONS

EDITORIAL ROOM

DAVENPORT. IOWA OCT. 21, 1907.

Mr. John Muir,

Martinez, Cal.

My dear Mr. Muir-The qualifying word in this address is not merely a conventional one. As an amateur nature lover I have a profound respect for all that you have written and all that you have done to draw public attention to our natural resources and beauty spots. I wish this country had an army of 100,000 men of your spirit and appreciation to carry on the work which so imperatively needs to be done. I can only …

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The Pacific Pharos, October, 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Oct 1907

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

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Letter From Susan L. Mills To John Muir, 1907 Sep 23., Susan L. Mills Sep 1907

Letter From Susan L. Mills To John Muir, 1907 Sep 23., Susan L. Mills

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

MILLS COLLEGE. CALIF.

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Sept. 23, '07.

My dear Mr. Muir:

I write to ask a great favor of you. I know you do not like to speak in public but our family of two hundred and fifty would like very much to have you instruct and honor us by speaking to us here.
I have been asked a number of times to invite you to come and speak to us and any day which would be convenient to you we should be most happy to have you with us.
We have our lectures on Wednesday at half past …

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Letter From John Muir To [James R. Garfield], 1907 Sep 20., John Muir Sep 1907

Letter From John Muir To [James R. Garfield], 1907 Sep 20., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

njoy, and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast: to publish authentic information concerning them: to enlist the co-operation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural [illegible] the Sierra Nevada Mountains."

Board of Directors --- 1907-1908

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. Wm. F. Badè . . . . . Berkley
Prof. George Davidson . 2221 Washington St., S. F.
Prof. …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1907 Sep 18., John Muir Sep 1907

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1907 Sep 18., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Sep 18, 1907

Dear Mr Johnson:

I have written a description of Hetch Hetchy most of it like thedescription published in the Century Sep. 1890, & have offered it to the Outlook with a letter to Lyman Abbott hoping it might soon be published. A copy of the part refering to the present water scheme I am sending with this, not to be published until I have heard from the Outlook.
I have also sent copies of the article to the President & Garfield with personal letters, & will soon send copies of Sierra Club resolutions on the confounded …

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Letter From C. H. Sholes To James R. Garfield, 1907 Sep 16., C. H. Sholes Sep 1907

Letter From C. H. Sholes To James R. Garfield, 1907 Sep 16., C. H. Sholes

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portland, Oregon, Sept. 16, 1907.

Honorable James R. Garfield,

Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:--

I am informed that a private corporation is seeking permission from the Government to appropriate and divert the flow of certain streams in Yosemite National Park, in California, together with appropriation of a large tract of land (specifically, the Hetch Hetchy Valley, a part of said National Park), for use as a storage reservoir; ostensibly for the purpose of furnishing water to San Francisco and adjacent cities.
Since my interest in this proposition, as a resident of Oregon, may be deemed somewhat …

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Letter From John Muir To [Edward T.] Parsons, 1907 Sep 13., John Muir Sep 1907

Letter From John Muir To [Edward T.] Parsons, 1907 Sep 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Sep. 13/07

Dear Mr Parsons,

Well done. Do some more of the same kind as your letter to the Secretary. Public opinion can be aroused only by repeated statements letting light on the subject.
I also have been doing what I could- & am still at work.

Faithfully yours

John Muir

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Letter From John Muir To [Theodore Roosevelt], 1907 Sep 9., John Muir Sep 1907

Letter From John Muir To [Theodore Roosevelt], 1907 Sep 9., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Dear Mr. Presidents=

Martinez, California. Sept. 9/07.

I am anxious that the Yosemite National Park may be saved from all sorts of commercialism and marks of man's work other than the roads, hotels etc required to make its wonders and blessings available. For as far as I have seen there is not in all the wonderful Sierra, or indeed in the world another so grand and wonderful and useful a block of Nature's mountain handiwork.
There is now under consideration, as doubtless you well know, an application of San Francisco Supervisors for the use of Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake …

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Letter From John Muir To James R. Garfield, 1907 Sep 6., John Muir Sep 1907

Letter From John Muir To James R. Garfield, 1907 Sep 6., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

SEP 2. 1907.
TO CHIEF CLERK
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Martinez, California, California. Sept. 6/07.

Dear Sir:

At the close of a meeting of the Sierra Club, called to consider the proposed Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Site, I met Mr. Pinchot, and after a brief talk in which the subject was outlined, he never having seen it, seemed surprised to learn how important a part of the Yosemite Park the Hetch Hetchy really is. He promised to call if possible after the close of the Irrigation Congress and go over the matter in detail, and advised me to write you in …

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Letter From E[Dward] T. Parsons To James H. [R.] Garfield, 1907 Sep 5., Edward T. Parsons Sep 1907

Letter From E[Dward] T. Parsons To James H. [R.] Garfield, 1907 Sep 5., Edward T. Parsons

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

September 5, 1907.

Hon. James H. Garfield,
Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

It has just come to my knowledge that an effort is being made by a clique of San Francisco to get permission of the National Government to dame and use as reservoir for city water supply the Hetch Hetchy Valley, a part of the Yosemite national Park.
As a citizen of California and the United States, and a property owner in both Berkeley and Oakland (which are also proposed to be served by the projected work) I emphatically protest against allowing any encroachment in …

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The Pacific Pharos, September, 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Sep 1907

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

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From W[Illia]M Ham Hall To The Board Of Directiors Turlock Irrigation District, [190]7 Aug 3., William Ham Hall Aug 1907

Letter From W[Illia]M Ham Hall To The Board Of Directiors Turlock Irrigation District, [190]7 Aug 3., William Ham Hall

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible]

Mr. Muir

Grant Building
7th & Market Streets
’Phone-Market 5041

San Francisco, August 3” 7

The Board of Directors,
Turlock Irrigation District,
Stanislaus County, Cal.

Gentleman:

The undersigned is the Chief Engineer and the authorized representative of the Sierra Ditch and Water Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California, for the purpose of storing, distributing and selling waters for irrigation and other public purposes.
The Sierra Ditch and Water Company has duly located and fully complied with the laws of the United States end the Departmental regulations established thereunder, in the process of acquiring …

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Letter From W[Illia]M Ham Hall To James R. Garfield, [190]7 Aug 3., William Ham Hall Aug 1907

Letter From W[Illia]M Ham Hall To James R. Garfield, [190]7 Aug 3., William Ham Hall

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible]
Mr. Muir

August 3” 7

IN THE MATTERS OF THE STORAGE AND UTILIZATION OF WATERS OF THE CHERRY-ELEANOR BRANCH OF THE TUOLUMNE RIVER, CALIFORNIA, BY THE SIERRA DITCH AND WATER COMPANY

The Honorable Jamas R. Garfield,
Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:

The undersigned is the Chief Engineer and Manager of the Sierra Ditch and Water Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California, for the purpose of storing, distributing and selling waters for irrigation and other public purposes.
This company has certain reservoir claims and rights within the watershed of the Cherry-Eleanor …

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The Liberty Boys Secret Enemy, Or, Exposing The Gun Powder Plot, Harry Moore Jul 1907

The Liberty Boys Secret Enemy, Or, Exposing The Gun Powder Plot, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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The Pacific Pharos, April 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Apr 1907

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

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From George R. Noyes To John Muir, 1907 Mar 24., George R. Noyes Mar 1907

Letter From George R. Noyes To John Muir, 1907 Mar 24., George R. Noyes

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

are not convenient for you a date early next September. (The first half of May is taken of by the annual examinations.) The address would be given in Hearst Hall, and in the evening.
Hoping that we may have the pleasure of hearing you speak before us, I remain,

Faithfully yours,

George R. Noyes

Secretary.

John Muir, Esq. LLD

Martinez, California.

[letterhead]

2249 College Ave.

Berkeley, Cal.

March 24, 1907.

My dear Mr. Muir,

The members of our chapter of Phi Beta Kappa feel honored by your acceptance of honorary membership in our Society. We trust that you will be …

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Letter From Peter L. Trout To John Muir, 1907 Mar 11., Peter L. Trout Mar 1907

Letter From Peter L. Trout To John Muir, 1907 Mar 11., Peter L. Trout

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

1

Hotel St John, San Jose Cal

March 11th 1907

Dear John Muir.

Your letter of March 7th has been received, also your response list. I had no idea that you had written so much for the press but then I never had an opportunity of knowing what you had done. Your criticism's of the M. S that I sent you will receive due respect and attention, and for which you have my sincere thanks. I have now got the whole of the M. S. in shape but it is not satisfactory, and will all have to be re-written; and …

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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

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Letter From Paul Elder To John Muir, 1907 Feb 27., Paul Elder Feb 1907

Letter From Paul Elder To John Muir, 1907 Feb 27., Paul Elder

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

New York
43 and 45 East Nineteenth Street

February 27, 1907.

Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.

My Dear Mr. Muir:-

I acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 11th. Naturally I am sorry that ay suggestion has come at a tine when you do not fool prepared to make a decision. You mention in this letter that you have thought of publishing it separately as a booklet. This is exactly the proposal that we are making and should you decide to do so at any tine I trust that you will remember our application.
In point of fact I am …

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Letter From Paul Elder To John Muir, 1907 Feb 4., Paul Elder Feb 1907

Letter From Paul Elder To John Muir, 1907 Feb 4., Paul Elder

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

New York
43 and 45 East Nineteenth Street

February 4, 1907.

Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.

Dear Sir:-

I am in receipt of your letter of January 28th and greatly regret to learn that you feel unable to accept my offer for the publication of Sticken. In fact I regret this so humbly that I am venturing in [illegible] the proposal to you, with the [illegible] that your arrangement with us be for the separate book publication only, and that you be at liberty to include the story in a collected volume of sketches. We plan the publication in a …

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The Pacific Pharos, February 1907, Students Of The University Of The Pacific Feb 1907

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

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[Muir's Tribute To Robert Burns.], John Muir Jan 1907

[Muir's Tribute To Robert Burns.], John Muir

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

THE PASADENA EVEJN1NG STAR: SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1 SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE FORGOT AND NEVER BROUGHT TO MIND Robert Bums, Scotland's national bard, would have been the happy man the night could he ha' dropped in on the crowd of prominent men who assembled in the Colonial room of the Hotel Maryland last evening to do honor to his memory. It was a Burns night from start to finish and everything but the Scottish plaid was in evidence which could justly be credited to the Clans. The banquet in honor of the 148th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, given …

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Letter From Major Greene, Major Greene Jan 1907

Letter From Major Greene, Major Greene

Applications for Staff Employments Faculty, Student and Graduate

Letter concerning a position at Utah Agricultural College, includes resume.

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Letter From John Muir To [C. Hart] Merriam, [19]07 Jan 26., John Muir Jan 1907

Letter From John Muir To [C. Hart] Merriam, [19]07 Jan 26., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal., Jan.26/07.

Dear Dr. Merriam:-

Many thanks for your kind letter. Should the New York cold get worse just jump on a fast train and come straight to our house for the balance of the winter, and cure is sure.
The Paleobotany job I imposed on you is I fear, giving you lots of bother in the midst of your huge winter work-pile. I have "Studies in Fossil Botany". Scott, "Fossil Plants". Seward. Vol.1. "Fossil Botany". Solms-Laubach. and on the way from Europe I have Schimper's Paleontologie vegetale, and Brongniart's Histoire des vegetaux fossiles. But I have none of …

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Letter From W[Illia]M E. Colby To John Muir, 1907 Jan 19., William E. Colby Jan 1907

Letter From W[Illia]M E. Colby To John Muir, 1907 Jan 19., William E. Colby

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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