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Studies In The Formation Of The Mountains In The Sierra Nevada, California., John Muir Nov 1874

Studies In The Formation Of The Mountains In The Sierra Nevada, California., John Muir

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

I-.. NAM li.VI. Ill- i' -i.'l . f., \ ,\ !".'l I'- !!Kll'll-illi.-tl l.i-i T ;. -. [t i-.-in - - :.-.- -ii:i - - t-a-i and sometimes west, in North ( there :-: ' ' '|'i,:' "'*'' dip- i-. these dikes occur en a \a-!lv I :i i -j i-r Sf-.-sh in North Carol hi.-!, in (he tm- case formii ; in-idefablc exti !:'. and in/the "flu r. limit -d cut uji !' tra|j i in ( irtirti-eticul \ li.. ..iiitaili -!i:i. -1- to i..ili'ou ;i i..= -- h._ a mile ill -nt iiW-n ion-1! n-ilea! i-Jcnl: and in …

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Salmon Breeding. The Establishment Of Mccloud River. John Muir, The Naturalist Gives A Graphic Description Of What Is Being Done. (Special Correspondent Of The Bulletin.) U.S. Salmon Breeding Establishment On The Mccloud River, Shasta Co., John Muir Oct 1874

Salmon Breeding. The Establishment Of Mccloud River. John Muir, The Naturalist Gives A Graphic Description Of What Is Being Done. (Special Correspondent Of The Bulletin.) U.S. Salmon Breeding Establishment On The Mccloud River, Shasta Co., John Muir

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

o, eels, and hornpouts, hogs and cattle.. OBJECTS OF THE COHMISSIONV-. e objects ofjthe United t ly stated, are r First—To prevent tlij 'f destruction of food-flshes; second; '' id #aters to then- primitive or noBt__J " 'jat'fnlness; and, third—To extend -:iUc ' 1- range of the more important food-A -hn-i ciTv,rtn „„,- ,wn., by naturalizing' ._ ...3 New o Ash sand build, it seepied. . ..— .,- ,, cies l iHi.ivim.i could' BSdfto tell upon forests - u a boandSess- me ... Le or. river fisheries arevr"-' Sd as-iaexhanstible. 1 seldom manifests any disposi . ._„ .__j the future; …

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Studies In The Sierra. No. V. - Post-Glacial Denudation., John Muir Aug 1874

Studies In The Sierra. No. V. - Post-Glacial Denudation., John Muir

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

I THE Overland Monthly DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. Vol. 13.—NOVEMBER, 1874.—No. 5. v STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. NO. V. —POST-GLACIAL DENUDATION. WHEN Nature'lifted the ice-slieet from the mountains/she may well be saidy not to have turned a new leaf, but to have made a new one of the old. Throughout the unnumbered seasons of the glacial epoch the range lay crushed and sunless. In the stupendous denudation to which it was then subjected, all its pre-glacial features disappeared '"plants, animals, and landscapes were wiped from its flanks like drawings from a blackboard, and the vast page left …

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By-Ways Of Yosemite Travel. Bloody Canon., John Muir Aug 1874

By-Ways Of Yosemite Travel. Bloody Canon., John Muir

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

I u 1874.] BY-WAYS OF YOSEMITE TRAVEL. 267 grass!' I — in whose veins runs the blood of a hundred knights that chased his ancestors, when the Wallace, the Douglas, and the Bruce, swept Scotland clean of them—I! " The silver butt of the pistol was lifted, the muzzle pressed the frieze over his breast. There was a fizzle of dull priming, and then a flash and report. It was too late, though I threw myself upon the laird. He smiled calmly and contentedly. I tore away the blackened, burning cloak, the white coat, the white shirt. Not a drop …

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Studies In The Sierra, No. Iv. - Glacial Denudation., John Muir Jul 1874

Studies In The Sierra, No. Iv. - Glacial Denudation., John Muir

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

. \ \ 0 " \ 1 174 '. STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. [Aug. I have discovered that Mademoiselle Ida Gilmore was an inmate of the pension of a Madame Ganil, and that you' (here I put my hand in the drawer and grasped the skull)—'and that you, her most miserable son, are the sham vicomte and sham Duplessis that you are Miss Gilmore's murderer, and that this is the skull of your victim!' "I dashed the white thing down in front of him, and leaped up. He eyed it for a moment as if fascinated, then, with a shudder …

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Letter From Joanna [Muir] To Mary [Muir], 1874 Jul 10., Joanna G. Muir Jul 1874

Letter From Joanna [Muir] To Mary [Muir], 1874 Jul 10., Joanna G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portage July 10. ’74.Mary Dear I feel quite good natured this afternoon and think I had better siege the opportunity of writing to you that I may not again treat you to a shower of cold water. Well Mary I like your picture much, and thank you most cordially for it. it is truly beautiful and the more I look at it the more it looks like you and the more I love you for I can see all your soul in it.. By the way I showed it to a young gentleman the other day who seemed spell bound …

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Studies In The Sierra. No. Iii. - Ancient Glaciers And Their Pathways., John Muir Jun 1874

Studies In The Sierra. No. Iii. - Ancient Glaciers And Their Pathways., John Muir

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

1874-] STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. Beneath their wings, awaiting night; Then great striped lizards, with eyes bright As jet, shot through the brown, thin grass Made gray with dust of alkali, Then stopped, then looked, then lifted high On crooked legs, and looked and looked. 67 STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. NO. III.-ANCIENT GLACIERS AND. THEIR PATHWAYS. THOUGH the gigantic glaciers of the Sierra are dead, their history is indelibly recorded in characters of rock, mountain, canon, and forest; and, although other hieroglyphics are being incessantly engraved over these, "line upon line" the glacial characters are so enormously emphasized that they …

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[Tribute To Keith's Latest Creation, The California Alps.], John Muir Jun 1874

[Tribute To Keith's Latest Creation, The California Alps.], John Muir

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

ART NOTES. ! At U*e Art Aai-cittiBS t-uicry-A 'e4f3z Tribute (o a.viiWn Latent (*** .!: uHiiilii'act-n nuti.t'rrmx notaftl" puriting* ri.d other * rks of art that bit' uiiJ bo Kuan by .ili who rieair to r* :'. tivate or jtr-itif ,'atawr forart. iCor t) art is do! as f ally representee) a* we could debire, ou account of a cjjwo DaUon of adverse circumstances, but the home produ--- tiODM displayed are worthy of the author!! "THE CALIFORNIA ALPS.** In regard to this picture, which Wsa. Eeith reoanUy fli.iahed, and j. T Best exhibit*, the geologist Muir writ U& follows: "The …

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Studies In The Sierra. No. Ii - Mountain Sculpture. - Origin Of Yosemite Valleys., John Muir May 1874

Studies In The Sierra. No. Ii - Mountain Sculpture. - Origin Of Yosemite Valleys., John Muir

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

THE Overland Monthly DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. Vol. i2.—JUNE,. 1874.—No. 6. STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. NO. II. —MOUNTAIN SCULPTURE. —ORIGIN OF YOSEMITE VALLEYS. ALL the valleys and canons of the western flank of the Sierra, between 360 and 390 north latitude, naturally classify themselves under two enera, each containing two species, 'genus comprehends all the slate valleys; the other all that are built of granite. The latter is far the more important, both on account of the greater extent of its' geographical range and the grandeur and simplicity of its phenomena. .wAll the valleys of both genera …

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On Mountin Sculpture In The Sierra Nevada, And The Method Of Glacial Erosion., Ezra S. Carr Apr 1874

On Mountin Sculpture In The Sierra Nevada, And The Method Of Glacial Erosion., Ezra S. Carr

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

Geology and Natural History. 615 eated layer was then placed at such an angle that the re- Sriion of the sound-wave was sent through a second tin the same dimensions as the above), and its action rendered Syits causing a second sensitive flame, placed at the end STtube, to become violently affected. This action continued ''ill'.the heated layer intervened; but upon its withdrawal, \ mentioned sensitive flame, receiving the whole of the direct became again violently agitated, and at the same moment ond sensitive flame, ceasing to be affected" returned to its anquility.—Nature, ix, 334. e. c. p. IP 41. …

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On Actual Glaciers In California., John Muir Mar 1874

On Actual Glaciers In California., John Muir

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

Geology and Natural History. 69 gravelly clay so slightly eroded as to forbid the belief that they have been transported to any considerable distance from the place of their origin. The fragments of strata referred to have been recognized, so far, only at Lime Springs, but their presence there, as well as the condition in which they are found, inspires the confident hope that we may yet find some of these Cretaceous strata in situ in that vicinity. These discoveries also suggest that we should scan more closely than ever before, not only the character and contents of the drift …

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Wild Sheep Of California., John Muir Mar 1874

Wild Sheep Of California., John Muir

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

358 THE WILD SHEEP OF CALIFORNIA. [April, THE WILD SHEEP OF CALIFORNIA. N"EARLY all of the lofty mountain chains of the globe are inhabited by wild sheep, which are ordinarily classified under five or six distinct species. These are the argali (Ovis amnion, Lin.), found throughout all the principal mountains of Asia; the burrhal (Ov. burrhel), of the upper Himalayas; the Corsican wild sheep (Ov. musimon, Pal.); the African (Ov. tragelephus, Cuv.); and the American bighorn (Ov. Montana, Cuv.). This last, also called the Rocky Mountain sheep, is identical with the wild sheep of the Sierra Nevada. Its range, according …

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Exploration In The Great Tuolumne Canon., John Muir Aug 1873

Exploration In The Great Tuolumne Canon., John Muir

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

r 1873.] . THE GREAT TUOLUMNE CANON. 139 by a millennium of startling experiences compressed within eight - and - seventy years - until Death, not to be cajoled, nor charmed, nor caressed away, touched the body that had been so beautiful, the heart that had been so false, the lips that had been so eloquent, and made them as ghastly and loathsome as was in saddest truth the corruscating life of Giovanni Casanova. 1 f) ' ' L c EXPLORATIONS IN THE GREAT TUOLUMNE CANON. THE rivers of the Sierra Nevada are very young. They are only childrerjleaping and …

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Hetch Hetchyvalley., John Muir Jul 1873

Hetch Hetchyvalley., John Muir

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

I873-] JUSTIFIABLE FICTION. 41 out, ' Don't shoot this way!' When the barrels of both revolvers are emptied, the combatants clinch, and, as they imagine, cut each other all to pieces with bowie-knives; although, when lights are brought, it turns out to be somebody else. Then the two royal Bengals shake hands, fraternize over a drink, and go off together to the gunsmith's to get their pistols reloaded. The survivors pick up the dead and wounded. There is a great deal of talk over the affair for several days. The bodies are kept until Sunday. Then there is a splendid …

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A Geologist's Winter Walk., John Muir Mar 1873

A Geologist's Winter Walk., John Muir

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

IS, I f H 10. W3-] ].6p+*l A GEOLOGIST'S WINTER WALK. 3SS V6 A GEOLOGIST'S WINTER WALK.* I AFTER reaching Turlock, I sped afoot over the stubble-fields, and through miles of brown Hemizonia and purple Erigeron, to Hopeton, conscious of little more than that the town was behind and beneath me, and the mountains above and before me ; von through the oaks and chaparral of the foothills to Coulterville, and then ascended the first great mountain, step upon which grows the sugar-pine. Here I slackened pace, for I drank the spicy, resiny wind, and was at home—never did pine- …

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Hetch Hetchyvalley., John Muir Mar 1873

Hetch Hetchyvalley., John Muir

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

MARCH 25, 1873. BOSTON,WEEKLY TRANSCRIPT. Tu based upoir the admirable Government, coast survey. , At present hardly a town in the State ; has its limits defined with anything approach tog- accuracy,, many.relying npon the "iralii aroundV, of the ayepge selectman* . . ;.;' j ,v, ApowdermiB/Tjlcw; up at Scltico, Saturday afternoon, a charge of four hundred pounds In one of the double wheeling mill* exploding. The watchman ATM within a few yards of the builoThgy going to;st"6p;the tnachiQ'eryj-ana'was saved.from death by being thrown'against a fence, which sheltered him, from the falling rubbish.-'Not three rnlnutes before he "was in the …

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Letter From J[Eanne] C. C[Arr] To John Muir, [1873] Feb 3., Jeanne C. Carr Feb 1873

Letter From J[Eanne] C. C[Arr] To John Muir, [1873] Feb 3., Jeanne C. Carr

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Oakland, Feb. 3, [1873].

See [illegible] Journal

Dear John:

I enclose a letter from that dear old man. Dr. Stebbins, -- perhaps you already have its counterpart.
I have been having such perfect days at Berkeley, coming home exhausted in body but clarified in spirit. One night coming thus I found more of you than ever before, and have you around with me constantly since, as I am planting my pine orchard, especially. On the highest point of the grounds, but not the driest, I have put as tenderly and carefully as ever I put my babies into their cradles, …

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Winter Phenomena Of The Yosemite Valley., John Muir Dec 1872

Winter Phenomena Of The Yosemite Valley., John Muir

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

f I f Copied from the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. XV.,pp. 148-151. March 6, 1872 Dr. Kneeland read the following extracts from letters written by Mr. John Muir, on the winter phenomena of the Yosemite Valley* On the cold, south, or eclipsed side of valley, average from January 1 "to 24, 1872, at Black's Hotel: Average morning temperature 32° Fahr. noon ii 40 5 Maximum morning t! K noon tl 22 Minimum morning !! " noon 11 :s::° Mild and delightful weether, wholly unlike the stormy December, with a little rain and snow, but mostly …

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On The Glaciers Of The Yosemite Valley., John Muir Dec 1872

On The Glaciers Of The Yosemite Valley., John Muir

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

Kneeland.; 36 On the Glacieks of the Yosemite Valley. Samuel Kneeland. [February 21, By De. There have lately come into my possession some interesting, and I think, conclusive observations as to tlie former great extent of the glacier system of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the neighborliood of the Yosemite Valley. They seem to throw light upon the causes Avhich formed the valley, or rather, by way of exclusion, upon the forces which, did not form it. Before calling your attention to these observations, which have recently been made by Mr. John Muir, a gentleman who has made the region …

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On The Effects Of The Earthquake Of March, 1872, In The Yosemite Valley., John Muir Dec 1872

On The Effects Of The Earthquake Of March, 1872, In The Yosemite Valley., John Muir

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

Copied from the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, / ; Vol. XV., pp. 185-187. May 15, 1872. Dr. S. Kneeland read extracts from a letter from Mr. John Muir, on the effects of the earthquake of March 26, 1872, in the Yosemite Valley. The earthquake storm in the Yosemite began Tuesday, March 26, 1872, at 2 1/2 A.M. People were shaken out of bed, and the floors shook like the deck of a vessel at sea. First shock lasted about three minutes and with great energy and motion, undiminished to the end. For the first minute no …

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.52, December 24, 1872 Dec 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.52, December 24, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.51, December 17, 1872 Dec 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.51, December 17, 1872

American Christian Review

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Living Glaciers Of California., John Muir Nov 1872

Living Glaciers Of California., John Muir

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

(j**SUv*L. 1872.] LIVING GLACIE. ttSOE California. "L*~ 547 the distance, a water-fall, rippling from the rocks, Avith a sense of motion so Avonderfully conveyed as to arrest the attention even of the most casual beholder. Near by, a cabin of logs. In the foreground a woman, with her hand resting on the arched neck of a young horse, which is the most conspicuous figure on the canvas. A jockey and a boy complete the group. Its catalogued title is simply, " Nelly." . As a work of art, it is a revelation of symmetrical outline and warmth of coloring, delicate …

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Letter From N. D. Stebbins To John Muir, 1872 Oct 4 ., N. D. Stebbins Oct 1872

Letter From N. D. Stebbins To John Muir, 1872 Oct 4 ., N. D. Stebbins

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)



I thought these extracts would interest you if you had not seem them - Now I want you to find if possible about the time of the Oolitic period some evidences of the deposits of [coral deleted] cretaceous coral reefs - If any where I should look in the neighborhood of San Luis Obispo where those monstrous marine shells are found - If I can remember I am old fellow & it is not uncommon to find old fools at the present day - The words underscored are found in Prof. Danas' work - I see by an extract from …

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.37, September 10, 1872 Sep 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.37, September 10, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.32, August 6, 1872 Aug 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.32, August 6, 1872

American Christian Review

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Letter From John Muir To Sarah [Muir Galloway], 1872 Jul 16., John Muir Jul 1872

Letter From John Muir To Sarah [Muir Galloway], 1872 Jul 16., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Original letter in possession of Sarah Muir Galloway]

John Muir School, Scottie, mash.

Yosemite Valley.
July 16th, 1872.

Dear Sister Sarah:

Your bundle composed of socks and letters has arrived.for which I am much indebted. I had not seen the [n.y.] Tribune letter you sent. I want you to see all I write, good or bad. I may some time write regularly for some journal or other. My scientific friends are clamorous for glaciers, etc.
I have had a great day in meeting Dr. Asa Gray, the first botanist in the world. My Boston friends made him know me before …

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Twenty Hill Hollow, John Muir Jun 1872

Twenty Hill Hollow, John Muir

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

8o TWENTY HILL HOLLOW. [July, Mademoiselle Deligny remained but a Aveek in Brittany. She never recovered from her surprise at finding the Marquis de Bridal so changed; and life in one of these old castles was a very tiresome affair, she said to Louison; adding, by way of comfort: " Don't fret, Louison; we will return to Paris at once. Ah! we poor women are always disappointed, when we—follow the dictates of our hearts !" During the week of her stay, the Marquis never once raised his eyes. A month after her departure, Marion and Gilbert were married in the …

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Rambles Of A Botanist Among The Plants And Climates Of California, John Muir May 1872

Rambles Of A Botanist Among The Plants And Climates Of California, John Muir

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

Horticulture, RAMBLES OF A BOTANIST AMONG THE PLANTS AND CLIMATES OF CALIFORNIA. With reference to biglrt-seeing on the Pacific coast, our so-called transcontinental railroad is a big gun; charged with steam and cars it belches many a tourist against the targets of the golden State, — geysers, big trees, Yosemite, &c, among which they hump and ricochet, and rebound to their Atlantic homes, bruised and blurred, their memories made up of a motley jam of cascades and deserts and mountain domes, each traveller voluntarily compacting himself into the fastest cartridge of car and coach, as if resolved to see, little …

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Yosemite In Spring, John Muir May 1872

Yosemite In Spring, John Muir

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

"IS EARTHQUAKE—-THE I siTIES OB.THS;Eir,I.-rTHB-TIME-FOR.TQUEISTS. ~ f-,-SisaEMi'EE:;'VM,iiET.Mar - 7*-tisa:solans". flfcourState Capital have

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