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Studies In The Sierra. No. Vi. - Formation Of Soils., John Muir Dec 1874

Studies In The Sierra. No. Vi. - Formation Of Soils., John Muir

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

eLj mo. }7tf K |3 D6 S3o 1 STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. [Dec S*/ V- it into the next sage, and gittin' over and down on my elbows agin, I crawled along the road after it. And so I worked on till sunrise; and at sunrise, I went to sleep, like a snake, in my own trail. I would have jined church for a drink, or half a drink, o' water; and I knowed' there was a big spring down in the middle o' the valley, about two miles away. But I knowed, jest as well, that I could never …


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 …


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 …


Letter From Anne W. Cheney To John Muir, 1874 May 14., Anne W. Cheney May 1874

Letter From Anne W. Cheney To John Muir, 1874 May 14., Anne W. Cheney

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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arrived safely, & only made us long more for their native climate, but now journeying seems in the dim distance, I now plan for another fall are not yet made — That a work you have laid out for yourself! & I hate to think of your leaving Yo Semite, it will not seem like the same place when you are away, you are so much a part of the Valley in our


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[in margin: minds - I hear Charlie Stoddard has had a special interview with the Pope - how happy that must make him - …


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. …


Letter From Benj [Amin] P. Avery To John Muir, 1874 Mar 4., Benjamin P. Avery Mar 1874

Letter From Benj [Amin] P. Avery To John Muir, 1874 Mar 4., Benjamin P. Avery

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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[Letterhead: ROOMS OF THE OVERLAND MONTHLY, San Francisco, March 4th 1874.]

Dear Mr. Muir:

I am delighted with your very original and clearly written paper on “Mountain Sculpture”, which reveals the land beneath the beauty of mountain and rock forms. It is sure to attract wide attention. On [consultation?] with Mr. [Callaway?] and the Engravers I f[illegible] that it will be physically impossible to have the fourteen illustrations done in time for the April [number?], which must be [illegible] the last f[illegible] of contributions on the 10th. We can, however, have them done in time to print your article …


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 …


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 …


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 …


American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.48, November 26, 1872 Nov 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.48, November 26, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.47, November 19, 1872 Nov 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.47, November 19, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.43, October 22, 1872 Oct 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.43, October 22, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.36, September 3, 1872 Sep 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.36, September 3, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.33, August 13, 1872 Aug 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.33, August 13, 1872

American Christian Review

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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 …


American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.26, June 25, 1872 Jun 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.26, June 25, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.23, June 4, 1872 Jun 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.23, June 4, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.20, May 14, 1872 May 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.20, May 14, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.17, April 23, 1872 Apr 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.17, April 23, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.14, April 2, 1872 Apr 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.14, April 2, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.11, March 12, 1872 Mar 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.11, March 12, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.10, March 5, 1872 Mar 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.10, March 5, 1872

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.1, January 2, 1872 Jan 1872

American Christian Review, Vol.15, No.1, January 2, 1872

American Christian Review

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[The Yosemite Glaciers.], Samuel Kneeland Dec 1871

[The Yosemite Glaciers.], Samuel Kneeland

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

[page 1 not transcribed} qo THE WONDERS OF THE YOSBMITE VALLEY, the head of the Merced river was not high enough for the formation of a glacier into the Valley. Now comes the question, which Mr. Muir discusses: Was the Valley once occupied by a glacier? The following are Mr. Muir's observations, almost in his own words, in a recent letter: v I have been over my glacial territory, and am surprised to find that it is so small and fragmentary. The work of ancient ice, which we proposed to christen ' glacial system of the Merced,' is only a …


American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.49, December 5, 1871 Dec 1871

American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.49, December 5, 1871

American Christian Review

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Yosemite Glaciers. The Ice Streams Of The Great Valley. Their Progress And Present Condition. Scenes Among The Glacier Beds. (From An Occasional Correspondent Of The Tribune.) Yosemite Valley, Cal., September28, 1871., John Muir Dec 1871

Yosemite Glaciers. The Ice Streams Of The Great Valley. Their Progress And Present Condition. Scenes Among The Glacier Beds. (From An Occasional Correspondent Of The Tribune.) Yosemite Valley, Cal., September28, 1871., John Muir

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

First Published Article of John Muir on Glacial Origin of Yosemite Valley and the Glaciaticn of the Surrounding Regions (from New York Daily Tribune, Tuesday, Dec 5, 1871) Yosemite Glaciers. The Ice Streams of the Great Valley. Their Progress and present condition Scenes among the Glacier Beds. Yosemite Valley, Gal. Sept. 28 - Two years ago -when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley, I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly, the paper seeming to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried; but many …


Letter From John Muir To [James] Cross, 1871 Dec 4., John Muir Dec 1871

Letter From John Muir To [James] Cross, 1871 Dec 4., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible] 1981 Yosemite Valley Dec 24th 71

Dear Cross. I have just written a line to Maxwell & of course you are in lively remember- ance as one third of the pleasant [illegible] of the Hoffman excursion. I suppose that you are now bravely housed in Merrie England, & in looking back upon the many broad fields of terrestrial grandeur & beauty, you behold our Yosemite sharply defined, peerless & companionless, would that you might see our mountains now, they are glorious with the generous snows of four days storm, every dome & spire, & every nitch & tablet, has …


American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.47, November 21, 1871 Nov 1871

American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.47, November 21, 1871

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.46, November 14, 1871 Nov 1871

American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.46, November 14, 1871

American Christian Review

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American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.44, October 31, 1871 Oct 1871

American Christian Review, Vol.14, No.44, October 31, 1871

American Christian Review

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