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Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1912 ?] Sep 26., Katharine Hooker Sep 1912

Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1912 ?] Sep 26., Katharine Hooker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]the week I think.Affectionately yoursKatharineDon't you think you had better call me Katharine instead of Mrs Hooker?426[1][letterhead]Sept 26My dear Mr MuirThere is quite a pile of manuscript of yours in the "Palace-Garret" as you used to call it. I judge it is all a part of the book I like to think you wrote there. "My Boyhood and Youth."Shall I send it to you by package post?05279

[2]I am working slowly through the dismantling of this old house, and now it is almost empty, swept, but not garnished.I sit in the room you used to have and am sometimes a …

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Letter From S. L. Foster To W[Illiam] E. Colby, 1912 Sep 25., S. L. Foster Sep 1912

Letter From S. L. Foster To W[Illiam] E. Colby, 1912 Sep 25., S. L. Foster

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

UNITED. RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCOOFFICE OF CHIEF ELECTRICIAN1140 FILLMORE STRUTIN REPLY REPER TONOTIFICATION OF WATER[illegible]San Francisco,Sept. 25th, 1912.W. E. Colby,Secretary, Sierra club,302 Mills Building, City.Dear Sir:- It may seem rather "far fetched" and visionary to advance the argument in the Ketch Hetchy matter that the water of the Tuolumne o any on is too pure and is so free ofcalcium salts from having run over only granite, that its useis liable to lead to tuberculosis and dental Caries but I amgoing to give you an apparent justification for the argument andleave it to your Judgment aided by the advice of …

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The Pacific Weekly, September 25, 1912, University Of The Pacific Sep 1912

The Pacific Weekly, September 25, 1912, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From Henry Fairfield Osborn To John Muir, 1912 Sep 23., Henry Fairfield Osborn Sep 1912

Letter From Henry Fairfield Osborn To John Muir, 1912 Sep 23., Henry Fairfield Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTFOR THE PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION FOR SCIENCETHE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NEW YORK23 September,1912My dear Mr. Muir:I found your welcome letter of July 2nd on my return. You will be glad to hear that all the Osborns are splendidly well, especially Mrs, Osborn who comes back from our tour through the historic caverns of Europe in better health and spirits than ever.It has now proved impossible to get any permit from Madame Hancock "Ross for any institutions outside of California, but Dr. Merriam who has the matter in charge has promised to give us some of …

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Letter From M. T. Stevens To William F. Bade, 1912 Sep 21., M. T. Stevens Sep 1912

Letter From M. T. Stevens To William F. Bade, 1912 Sep 21., M. T. Stevens

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

M. T. STEVENS, Chief Sanitary EngineerFLETCHER E. SMITH, D. V. S., Chief Meet Inspector A. N. HENDERSON, Chief Milk InspectorJ. E. CRICHTON, M. D.,COMMISSIONER OF HEALTHA. A. BRAYMER, Chief Clerk end SecretaryJAMES MclNTTRE. Chief Plumbing InspectorJAMES F. MeOEE, Chief Quarantine OfficerThe City of SeattleWashingtonDEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND SANITATIONSeptember 21, 1912.Prof. William JT. Bade,Sierra caul), 402 Mills Bldg., San iEransisco. California.Dear Sir:-in response to your letter of recent date to Dr. Crichton, our Commissioner of Health, I take pleasure in sending you herewith copies of our state laws, and city regulations governing the Cedar River water-shed.Trusting the same will reach you promptly, …

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Letter From Mary Frances Kellogg To John Muir, 1912 Sep 21., Mary Frances Kellogg Sep 1912

Letter From Mary Frances Kellogg To John Muir, 1912 Sep 21., Mary Frances Kellogg

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4][con-]sideration, it occurred to me again. But the suggestion being made to me that a word from you would help the sale of the book, if published, has kept me putting off asking you, for I did not want that idea to come in at all. My first idea was that a thought from you would be especially in keeping with my aim in writing and illustrating the story, however far short I might have fallen of my goal.When you have seen the book, if you approve of it, perhaps you would be willing to[1][letterhead]Sept. 21, 1912Dear Mr. Muir:Our visit …

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Letter From Fay H. Sellers To John Muir, 1912 Sep 19., Fay H. Sellers Sep 1912

Letter From Fay H. Sellers To John Muir, 1912 Sep 19., Fay H. Sellers

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[2]days, and will then see Helen, In your letter to me your say "Helen's husband and her eldest boy have been ill." I do not understand it quite, for I had not heard that the stork had visited Helen and her husband for the second time. I am so sorry to learn that Mr. Buell and dear little Muir have been ill.[1][letterhead]Sept 19-12Dear Mr. Muir,I have just gotten up from a sick bed where I have been for two weeks. Was threatened with pneumonia and other complications. However I am now rapidly recovering and hope to be out again in …

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The Pacific Weekly, September 18, 1912, University Of The Pacific Sep 1912

The Pacific Weekly, September 18, 1912, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From Howard Palmer To John Muir, 1912 Sep 17., Howard Palmer Sep 1912

Letter From Howard Palmer To John Muir, 1912 Sep 17., Howard Palmer

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

PRESIDENTHON.HARRINGTON PUTNAMVICE PRESIDENTSMR.HENRY G. BRYANTPROF.JOSEPH N. LECONTESECRETARYMR.HOWARD PALMERNEW LONDON CONN.THEAMERICAN ALPINE CLUBTREASURER MR.ALLSTON BURR60 STATE STREETBOSTONCouncilorsMR.FRANK W.FREEBORNPROF.EDWARD C.PICKERINGPROF.HARRY FIELDING REIDPROF.A LAWRENCE ROTCHNEW LONDON.CONN.,SEPT.17, 1912.John Muir.Esq.,Martinez, California.Dear Sir:-The American Alpine Club is in receipt of an invitation from theHon.Walter I.Fisher,Secretary of the Interior,to participate in a conference of superintendents of National Parks, government officials conneoted therewith,representatives of the railroads having to do with the transportation of tourists to the parks, etc., to be held at the Yosemite National Park, California, beginning on or about Oct. 7th next to continue for about three days.The Seoretary says in part, "The Chief Clerk of …

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Letter From W. S. Tinning To John Muir, 1912 Sep 13., W. S. Tinning Sep 1912

Letter From W. S. Tinning To John Muir, 1912 Sep 13., W. S. Tinning

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

W. S. TINNINGATTORNEY AT LAWMARTINEZ, CAL.Martinez, Cal., Sept. 13th,1912.Mr. John Muir, Martinez, Cal. Dear Mr. Muir: The commissioner’s deed for the church property at Valona was delivered and recorded September 12th, and I, at the same time, delivered to Pezzuto your deed of the same property to him. I then cashed the One Thousand Dollar check and paid out of it the expenses of the commissioner’s deed and of recording the same, also the cost of drawing your deed to Pezzuto, and deposited the balance amounting to $994,00 to your credit in the Bank of Martinez. You will find enclosed …

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Letter From John Muir To [Katharine] Graydon, 1912 Sep 11., John Muir Sep 1912

Letter From John Muir To [Katharine] Graydon, 1912 Sep 11., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Original letter returned to Miss Katharine M. Graydon]Martinez, Sep. 11, 1912.Dear Miss Graydon:I greatly enjoyed your good letter so full of dear lang syne times. I should have enjoyed more than I can tell a week or two with you all. But after wandering over two continents a thousand voices were calling me home. How delightful your college work must be, right at home in your own town - revelling in literature like a bee in honey bloom.No great changes are visible in our little valley - only a new house here and there and weeds in the vineyard that …

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Letter From George W. Goler To E[Dward] T. Parsons, 1912 Sep 11., George W. Goler Sep 1912

Letter From George W. Goler To E[Dward] T. Parsons, 1912 Sep 11., George W. Goler

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible]Sept. 11, 1912Mr. E. T. Parsons,#1 Mosswood Road, Berkeley, Calif. My dear. Mr. Parsons:- Mr. Adelbert Cronise has enclosed to me your letter of Sept, 4th and asked me to answer your questions. First, as to the outbreaks of typhoid occurring as a result of the polution of the Hemlock water supply: Ten years ago last March when the ground about the Henlook hills was well covered with snow, a sudden rise in the air temperature occurred and the snow melted and rapidly ran into the lake. The water at that time was found to contain some colon bacilli, but …

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The Pacific Weekly, September 11, 1912, University Of The Pacific Sep 1912

The Pacific Weekly, September 11, 1912, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From Edmond S. Meany To John Muir, 1912 Sep 10., Edmond S. Meany Sep 1912

Letter From Edmond S. Meany To John Muir, 1912 Sep 10., Edmond S. Meany

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

10 Sept. 1912Mr. John MuirMartinezCaliforniaMy dear Friend:Three friends desire me to send you their greetings: Robert Moran who was one of the crew of the Steamer Gertrude on the Stickeen River in 1879. He remembers you, Rev. S. H. Young and the dog. E. S. Ingraham was with you during the ascent of Mount Rainier in August 1888. when the now famous Camp Muir was named. He is now a leader of the Boy Scount movement in this part of the world. He was in our camp on Mount Rainier a little while this summer. Prof. Trevor Kincaid who was …

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Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1912 Sep 9., Clara Barrus Sep 1912

Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1912 Sep 9., Clara Barrus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Mr John MuirMartinez California424 Seventh Ave. Pelham, N. Y.9/9/12.Dear John of Mountains,I wonder where you have been wandering since I saw you leave this little house that April afternoon.I was very ill this spring, but am well again now. I spent 6 weeks at Woodchuck Lodge this summer with Mr. Burroughs & friends. I wish you didn't live so far away.Clara Barrus05271

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Letter From Isabelle C. Kendall To John Muir, 1912 Sep 7., Isabelle C. Kendall Sep 1912

Letter From Isabelle C. Kendall To John Muir, 1912 Sep 7., Isabelle C. Kendall

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Seattle, September 7thm 1912.Dear Mr. Muir, My stay in the southwest was so prolonged that I was unable to stop over another day in San Francisco on my way north. I was therefore,- very regretfully I assure you,- obliged to forego the pleasure of meeting you. I had a very pleasant call with your daughter and her family the day I was unfortunate enough to have "just missed" you. I told Mrs. Hanna that in any event, whether I could return to see you later or not, I would take pleasure in sending you a few of Mr. Curtis' pictures …

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Letter From George Gove To William E. [F.] Bade, 1912 Sep 6., George Gove Sep 1912

Letter From George Gove To William E. [F.] Bade, 1912 Sep 6., George Gove

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORWASHINGTONSeptember 6, 1912.Dear Sir:The City of San Francisco has now filed with the Board of Army Engineers various reports called for by that Board in connection with the Hetch Hetchy reservoir permit. I am sending you, under separate cover, a copy of the printed report and statement of the City, outlining the project and presenting the general case upon which the City relies. The other reports are of a more technical engineering character and a copy of each such report has been filed with the Department of the Interior in Washington and with the Board of …

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Letter From E[Dward] T. Parsons To Adelbert Cronise , 1912 Sep 4., Edward T. Parsons Sep 1912

Letter From E[Dward] T. Parsons To Adelbert Cronise , 1912 Sep 4., Edward T. Parsons

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

San Francisco, Sept. 4t 1912.JAdelbert Cronies Esq., Rochester, N.Y.My Dear Cronise:-The question of water sanitation' has been debated with me by several Of ray friends, and among other instances of lake reservoirs, Rochester and Hemlock Lake were named I have a dim recollection that during mt seven years in Rochester, an epidemic of typhoid occurred through Hemlock Lake having been polluted, or was it possibly an epidemic on the water shed to Hemlock Lake that caused the city to fear an epidemic in Rochester? May I not ask you at your early convenience to write me briefly anything you recollect …

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The Pacific Weekly, September 4, 1912, University Of The Pacific Sep 1912

The Pacific Weekly, September 4, 1912, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1912 ?] Sep 2., Katharine Hooker Sep 1912

Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1912 ?] Sep 2., Katharine Hooker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]for this year.AffectionatelyKatharine Hooker[1]3277 Pacific Ave.Sept 2My dear friendThere must have been something telepathic about your thought of sending me those beautiful green things. Hardly had my letter to you left the house than the boy walked in. I think I know05269

[2]just when you gathered some of it, at least I have myself gathered this cedar with the pretty seeds, on your hilltop. The two beautiful cones I have hung in my little hall way and everyone exclaims over them.[3]I thought for a little while I should have a few days in the mountains this summer in that little …

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Letter From G. Frederick Schwarz To John Muir, 1912 Sep 1., G. Frederick Schwarz Sep 1912

Letter From G. Frederick Schwarz To John Muir, 1912 Sep 1., G. Frederick Schwarz

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Sept [1?] 1912[letterhead]My dear Mr. Muir,I have nearly finished your First Summer in the Sierra, of which I had read only the beginning when you inscribed your name, and a kind word or two, in my copy last Sunday. How many pure, uplifting, genuine and lasting impressions you have given me in the turning of these pages!05268[letterhead]2Little as I have seen of the glorious region about Yosemite, yet it has been enough to enable me to catch the spirit of your words and to enjoy the scenes which you describe and the interesting experiences which you relate of that memorable …

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Letter From [Anna R.] Dickey To John Muir, [1912 Sep 1]., Anna R. Dickey Sep 1912

Letter From [Anna R.] Dickey To John Muir, [1912 Sep 1]., Anna R. Dickey

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]Dear Mr MuirI wrote you a scrap of a note on my way to San Francisco and, Maude and Marian kept me so busy after I got into the Hooker home that I did not have a moment's time to write anyone. I expected to stay three days and remained two weeks so we had such a happy trio while Ellie and Mrs. Hooker were on business in Los Angeles. Ellie attended to details of the new school she has bought with Maude, a rival which they will thus put out of business by absorbing. I had three nice days …

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Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1912] Aug 31., Katharine Hooker Aug 1912

Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1912] Aug 31., Katharine Hooker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]3277 Pacific Ave.S. F. August 31My dear friendYour letter was a real pleasure as letters from you always are. Nobody writes just as you do, nobody says things in just your way, but then there is a warm heart behind any syllable of yours besides the strong brain.Your modesty though is droll! To urge me to writing out my small adventures and say they might in expression05246

[2]parallel yours--ah! you dear, funny friendBut I had no idea you had been traveling so far in a motor, though I did know you had been in Yosemite through Dr. Walter [Barlno?] a …

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Letter From Katharine M. Graydon To John Muir, 1912 Aug 29., Katharine M. Graydon Aug 1912

Letter From Katharine M. Graydon To John Muir, 1912 Aug 29., Katharine M. Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]"I've got the Test of Thoreau in my head and if I read Stickeen a few times more I'll be able to recite that. There's a man for you, not to mention the dog! ++++ Stickeen was only such a mite of a dog, But what a man he followed! I feel as if I should put on high-heeled slippers and carry a fan, and a lace handkerchief when I think of him, etc. etc. Evidently you have more than one admiring Hoosier friend!I should like to know how things are in the Valley, and often wish I could look …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1912 Aug 27., John Muir Aug 1912

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1912 Aug 27., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

fjAug. 27, 1912Dear JohnsonI fondly hope your cool Canada trip has revived wearied soul & body and that you found Owen far on the way to his usual good health.Ever faithfully yoursJohn Muir

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Letter From J. E. Crichton To E[Dward] T. Parsons, 1912 Aug 26., J. E. Crichton Aug 1912

Letter From J. E. Crichton To E[Dward] T. Parsons, 1912 Aug 26., J. E. Crichton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The City of SeattleWashintonDEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND SANITTIONAugust 26th, 1912.E.T. Parsons,Sierra Club,402 Mills Bldg.,San Francisco.Dear Sir:In answering your communications, received August 24th, I beg to state that your understanding of the matter regarding the Chicago - Milwaukee Railroad etc., is not exactly correct.We were opposed to the franchise being granted through a portion of our watershed. Our watershed, however, at the point of crossing by the railroad is narrow so that their camps were easily located outside of the shed. They were not to exceed a half mile from our watershed but yet entirely within the adjoining river basin.The typhoid rate …

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Letter From W[Illia]M T[Rowbridge] To John Muir, 1912 Aug 24., William Trowbridge Aug 1912

Letter From W[Illia]M T[Rowbridge] To John Muir, 1912 Aug 24., William Trowbridge

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Modern Historic Records AssociationThe National Arts Club, 14 Gramercy ParkNew York CityAugust 24, 1912Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Dear Sir;-We are greatly indebted to you for the inscription on parchment which you were kind enough to send us, and are very much pleased with nature of the selection you made. It is one of the most interesting inscriptions we have received from Americans.Very respectfully yours,[illegible]Secretary of the M.H.R.A.05562

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Letter From J[Uan] D. Hunter To John Muir, 1912 Aug 24., Juan D. Hunter Aug 1912

Letter From J[Uan] D. Hunter To John Muir, 1912 Aug 24., Juan D. Hunter

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]24 August 1912Mr John MuirMartinez, California, U. S. A.Dear Sir,In receipt of your favour of the 25th of June & copies of your books "Mountains of California" & "Stickeen" for same, I thank you most heartly. I am very glad to here you have had a very safe & pleasant voyage home. I heartly congratulate you on the successful trip you have made through south & middle Africa.By todays mail I am sending to your address under separate cover, ten prints taken from five of the negative, as you will see by them that I have overexposed the plates; that …

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Letter From John Muir To Miss [Mary Francis] Kellogg 1912 Aug 24, John Muir Aug 1912

Letter From John Muir To Miss [Mary Francis] Kellogg 1912 Aug 24, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Aug. 24, 1912 Dear Miss Kellogg Here is the missing clipping on the Eliot Havard Club dinner and another on “The Scripps Institution for Biological Research” from “Science” Aug. 9, 1912. Please tell Mrs. Kellogg that I have received her welcome letter and will reply after I get her P. O. address. Is it simply “Highlawn Altadena.”? Looking over a lot of old notes on Alaska to see what sort of a book may be made of them keeps me busy. Nevertheless I try to hope I may see you all ere long. Ever faithfully affectionately yours John Muir

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Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1912 Aug 24., John Muir Aug 1912

Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1912 Aug 24., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Aug 24, 1912Dear ColbyAs you will see by enclosed letter Johnson is anxious to get Hetch Hetchy material for a Century editorial. I hope you can send him something out of your lot of clippings that may prove useful. Tell him about the painted rocks & all about Freeman's impudence etc.Faithfully yoursJohn Muir

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