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Letter From James B. Adams To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1906 Aug 11., James B. Adams Aug 1906

Letter From James B. Adams To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1906 Aug 11., James B. Adams

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF THE FORESTER

August 11, 1906.,br>
Mr. R. U. Johnson,
Associate Editor Century Magazine,
Union Square, New York City,

Dear sir:

Your letter of August 9, addressed to Mr. Pinchot's Secretary, is received in his absence.
Mr. Lacey's Bill to create The Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona failed to pass at the last session of Congress. It was reported from the House Committee with certain amendments, a copy of which, together with the report, I enclose for your information.

Very truly yours,

[illegible]

Acting Forester.

Enclosure.

06409.

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Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1906 Jul 30., Ferris Greenslet Jul 1906

Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1906 Jul 30., Ferris Greenslet

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

July 30, 1906.

Dear Mr. Muir,

A few days ago I had a most breezy and delightful call from our friend, Mr. C.F. Lummis. Several things which came up in the course of conversation with him reminded me that you had promised us, if I mistake not, some time ago a paper dealing with your experiences in your trip to the Orient two years ago.
As Mr. Perry is now in Europe enjoying a sabbatical six months, I do not know precisely what correspondence he may have had with you in the matter, and I do not find any recent …

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The Liberty Boys Dead Shot Band, Or, General Wayne And The Mutineers, Harry Moore Jul 1906

The Liberty Boys Dead Shot Band, Or, General Wayne And The Mutineers, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1906 Jul 16., John Muir Jul 1906

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1906 Jul 16., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: quoted [illegible]] 97 [RUJ Cousin]

Adamana, Arizona

July 16/06

Yes my dear Johnson sound the loud timbrel & let every Yosemite tree & stream rejoice.
You may be sure I knew when the big bill passed. Getting Congress to accept the Valley brought on strange to say, a desperate fight both in the House & Senate Sometime I'll tell you all the story. You dont know how accomplished a lobbyiest Ive become under your guidance.
The fight you planned by that famous Tuolumne campfire seventeen years

ago is at last fairly gloriously won, every enemy down derry down …

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Letter From John Muir To [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1906 Jul 14., John Muir Jul 1906

Letter From John Muir To [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1906 Jul 14., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Congratulations on my marriage to the Queen of the world

[letterhead]

ADAMANA, ARIZ., July 14 1906

Dear Mr Lukens.- I heartily congratulate you on your marriage & wish you all happiness as you deserve No doubt I'll like your wife & hope to see you both ere long. My daughter Wanda was married less than a month ago, you will probably meet her in Yosemite.
I had hoped to spend a few days with you last winter but never could get free enough from business & care. Helen I'm glad to say is much better & we hope to get …

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Letter From John Muir To W[Illia]M Newton, 1906 Jul 13., John Muir Jul 1906

Letter From John Muir To W[Illia]M Newton, 1906 Jul 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Original in possession of Mr. William Newton, Omaha[illegible], Neb.

Adamana, Ariz.
July 13, 1906.

Mr. Wm. Newton,
Omaha, Neb.

My dear Sir;

I am the John Muir you saw at Prairie du Chien when you were a small boy in the Auld lang syne. I remember your father and mother with pleasure, and have their photographs at home in California. The only person from the company of those old days I have oftentimes seen is Mrs. Wilson (Emily Pelton).
I am studying the petrified forests hereabouts, but hope to be at home in a few days, and will be glad …

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Letter From John Muir To Mr Newton, 1906 July 13, John Muir Jul 1906

Letter From John Muir To Mr Newton, 1906 July 13, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Adamana, Ariz. July 13, 1906 Mr. Wm. Newton Omaha, Neb. My dear sir, I am the John Muir you saw at Prairie du Chien when you were a small boy in the auld lang syne. I remember your father and mother with pleasure and have their photographs at home in California. The only person from the company of those old days I have oftentimes seen is Mrs. Wilson (Emily Pelton). I am studying the petrified forests hereabouts but hope to be at home in a few days, and will be glad to see you when you come West and am …

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Letter From John Muir To Charlie [A. Keeler], 1906 Jul 12., John Muir Jul 1906

Letter From John Muir To Charlie [A. Keeler], 1906 Jul 12., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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ADAMANA, ARIZ., July 12 1906

Dear Charlie I'm very sorry to learn that Louise is so sadly weary & faint under her many burdens, but fondly hope Heaven's peace & rest in the woods will speedily restore her.
Helen I hope will soon be strong enough to venture home.
It is very kind of Prof Rolfe to take so much interest in my stone tree studies, I'll write to him telling my thanks & that his kind offer of books, from Harvard or Washington I'll not avail myself of at present as I have a lot of books coming …

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Letter From M. S. Husted To John Muir , 1906 Jul 12., M. S. Husted Jul 1906

Letter From M. S. Husted To John Muir , 1906 Jul 12., M. S. Husted

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]

Haukow

12. July. 1906

Dear Mr. Muir:-

I guess it is decreed that I am never to send you the things you wanted from South China. Shortly before I received your letter I was transfered from Canton to Haukow and will in all probability stay here until my leave is due in about 18 months time.
This place is as you know about 600 miles from Shanghai on the Yangtsz River and in my opinion one of the prettiest places in China, at least, as far as I have seen. The climate here is much like the state of …

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Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1906 Jul 12., Harry Fielding Reid Jul 1906

Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1906 Jul 12., Harry Fielding Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Faculty Club, Berkeley

July 12, 1906

My dear Mr. Muir,

I have come out to this region as a member of the Earthquake Commission, and find that we are not very far apart. It has been a long time since I have seen you. Mr. Reid & I were much distressed by the bad news in your letter last winter, and I have been wanting to write you ever since; but you know how easy it is to neglect writing.

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Are you to be at home on Sunday? & would it be convenient to you if I should go …

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Letter From [Annie] Wanda Muir Hanna To [John Muir], 1906 Jul 9., Annie Wanda Muir Hanna Jul 1906

Letter From [Annie] Wanda Muir Hanna To [John Muir], 1906 Jul 9., Annie Wanda Muir Hanna

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]

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typed &

Sequoia, Cal. July 9 1906

Dear Papa-

From Tuolumne where I wrote to Helen from last, we went to Headquarters Camp on Cherry River and from there to Lake Eleanor and now we are at Crockers on our way to Yosemite.
We are having a glorious trip, just going where we want to, when we want to with out any definite plans, and camping wherever we happen to be. I had the best time of all at Lake Eleanor. I'll be so glad when you and Helen can get up here in the pines again. It …

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Letter From Charles [A.] Keeler To John Muir, 1906 Jul 6., Charles A. Keeler Jul 1906

Letter From Charles [A.] Keeler To John Muir, 1906 Jul 6., Charles A. Keeler

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Ridge Road and Highland Place

Berkeley, Cal. July 6th 1906

My dear Mr. Muir:-

The day after you left us Louise became very ill - the strain under which she has been laboring so long having resulted in a collapse. It will probably mean several months of complete rest before she is herself again, but we hope she will get up stronger and better than ever. I have now taken her to the country where she can be away from the children and have a complete change.

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[in margin: survived the perils of the Fourth without accident. All send …

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The Liberty Boys Beaten, Or, The Fight At "Cock Hill Fort", Harry Moore Jul 1906

The Liberty Boys Beaten, Or, The Fight At "Cock Hill Fort", Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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Letter From H. W. Rolfe To John Muir, 1906 Jul 5 ., H. W. Rolfe Jul 1906

Letter From H. W. Rolfe To John Muir, 1906 Jul 5 ., H. W. Rolfe

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Stanford University,
July 5, 1906.

Dear Mr. Muir:
When you were in Palo Alto you bad the kindness to say that my brother might stop and see you a bit on his way out to us. He leaves New York on the- 5th, and spends probably two days at the Canon. If you are at liberty for an hour he will be very glad, and also if you can tell him. how to get guidance to the Forest. But if you are busy, do say so. He is a very easy person, and would rather be told if you were …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1906 Jul 5 ., Robert Underwood Johnson Jul 1906

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1906 Jul 5 ., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Players,
Sixteen Gramercy Park
[New York], July 5, 1906.

/Dear Muir:

Sound the loud timbrel o'er Yosemit-ee!
Jehovah hath triumphed: His forests are free!

You have perhaps noticed that the bill to accept the recession of the Valley trust became a law on the 11th of June. Finis coronat opus! I hope there is no darkey in that woodpile! You remember that when in the month of June, 1889, you and I planned the details of the campaign for a Yosemite National Park, one of the chief objects in our mind was to create a reserve which should be …

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Letter From [F.] Bailey Millard To John Muir, 1906 Jul 3., F. Bailey Millard Jul 1906

Letter From [F.] Bailey Millard To John Muir, 1906 Jul 3., F. Bailey Millard

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE
1789 BROADWAY
New York, July 3 1906

Dear Mr. Muir

Jack London is about to undertake an adventurous voyage aroundthe world in a 45-foot boat, accompanied only by Mrs London, a male friend, a cook and cabin boy. He will write a series of articles about his voyage for the Cosmopolitan. A feature of his articles will be quotations from sealed letters to be opened while at sea. These letters will be written by well-known persons. They are to be of two hundred to three hundred words each, and are supposed to contain brief sentiments, words of cheer, …

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Letter From Ellie Mosgrove To John Muir, 1906 Jun 18., Ellie Mosgrove Jun 1906

Letter From Ellie Mosgrove To John Muir, 1906 Jun 18., Ellie Mosgrove

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

Yosemite Valley, Cal. June 18, 1906

My dear Mr. Muir:-

This will surprise you but also explain our not going to see you again in Berkeley. We started for the valley in a few hours notice and are to be here three weeks have been here almost a week now.
It is all as you have expressed it and so much wonder confined in a few miles is "[illegible] od". One of these water-falls and one cliff would be enough but it is as [nature?] usually does things [most lavishly done?].
The water is very high the whole valley …

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Letter From J. Helder To John Muir, 1906 Jun 18., J. Helder Jun 1906

Letter From J. Helder To John Muir, 1906 Jun 18., J. Helder

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Personal

Port Washington, Ohio

June 18, 1906

My dear Mr. Muir:-

I expected to attend the N.E.A. meeting at San Francisco this summer, and hence, have the great pleasure of paying you a visit before leaving California. But the sad misfortune which befell your city has also caused us to postpone our meeting. I have not seen you for a long time, and I am also very anxious to talk over with you a matter concerning my present welfare. Under the circumstances may I present the matter by letter? - The present wide-spread disbelief in individual immortality has disturbed me …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1906 Jun 17., John Muir Jun 1906

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1906 Jun 17., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: Helen
June 17, 1906]

[1]

May's June 17/06

Darling Helen.

I'm getting ready for Adamana once more. I intend starting on the 20th of the Wedding Day month, so if all goes well I'll be with you about noon next Friday & we will have a lot more fine good bad land trips together ere the coming of [zero?] & final farewell to the obi one & coal bunkers
I'll bring you some oranges & dainties etc. & lots of Sig [lore?].
Yesterday I met the two men you took to the N. Forest & Blue. They said …

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Letter From Francis George To John Muir, 1906 Jun 12, Francis George Jun 1906

Letter From Francis George To John Muir, 1906 Jun 12, Francis George

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Valona June 12th 06 Mr John Muir Martinez Calif Dear Sir Your favor of the 10th received. The $300 is for interest on my $5000.00 note. Another $700.00 is as part payment on my $5000.00 note & mortgage.

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1906 Jun 10., John Muir Jun 1906

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1906 Jun 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

May's, June 10, 06-

Darling Helen.

It's delightful to get your cheery reassuring letters looking forward to home coming sounds well. I was in your room this afternoon & the sunlight which somehow always seems richest & best in that room was softly glowing on the pa[illegible]tings fairly glorifying them especially the Shasta & Eucalyptus flower & I thought of the happy days you are to spend there. Oh my darling Heaven realize these fond fond hopes. Wanda letter shows she is to be here tomorrow. I trust after the trouble is over & done that Tom will buckle down …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, [19]06 Jun 10., John Muir Jun 1906

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, [19]06 Jun 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez June 10/06

Dear Mr Johnson

I'm very glad to hear from you again. Mr Gilder told me you were managing the Vesuvius lava floods & thunders & in the midst of all this hard exciting nerve trying work was seeking tidings of me & mine
We are all pretty well Helen who has been in Arizona nearly a year hopes to get back home in the fall about as sound & well as ever, all the pain gone from the sick lung at last. Wanda is with her but is coming home soon to be married. Then I ll …

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Letter From [Annie] Wanda [Muir] To [John Muir], 1906 Jun 6 ., Annie Wanda Muir Jun 1906

Letter From [Annie] Wanda [Muir] To [John Muir], 1906 Jun 6 ., Annie Wanda Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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copied &

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ADAMANA, ARIZ., June 6 1906

Dear Papa-

Your last Sunday's letter reached us this morning. Im afraid you are working entirely too hard in that stuffy old "Library Its awful to let yourself get still thinner just before coming down here where you cant get the right sort of things to eat. Even Sig isn't worth getting sick for.
It has been cold and dusty and now it is very hot and dusty here but Helen and I are both feeling fine but are badly burned and freckled
There have been only a few people here …

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Letter From John Muir To [Helen & Wanda Muir], 1906 Jun 4., John Muir Jun 1906

Letter From John Muir To [Helen & Wanda Muir], 1906 Jun 4., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Mays June 4. 6 A.M. 1906

Darlings I'm going to my paleontology this morning as usual but this week or next will I suppose have to be the last Berkeley work for the season
Saturday I mean to go to Stanford to see what Sig & Lep books are in the library there.
Yesterday after writing you the rain began once more to "pour in torrents" & I had to wring & mp the spacious garret floor. Tom came after that chambermaid job was done & looked at par[illegible]ons chimneys etc He is going to the city today. Tell me …

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Letter From [John Muir] To [Helen & Wanda Muir], 1906 Jun 3., John Muir Jun 1906

Letter From [John Muir] To [Helen & Wanda Muir], 1906 Jun 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

May's June 3/06 - Sunday

Darlings, I'm here as usual for a day after a hard weeks work in the University Library in the paleontology alcove where I sit silent & alone from morn til eve wandering in the deeper silence of the enchanted old, old forests of the coal age The hours & days go on neither long or short glorious for imagination & mind, but tough for the old paleontological body nearing 70. There is no fatness in this work - only leanness, I'm getting thinner though fairly well fed. I get up at six am in the …

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Letter From W. T. Reid To John Muir, 1906 Jun 3., W. T. Reid Jun 1906

Letter From W. T. Reid To John Muir, 1906 Jun 3., W. T. Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

BELMONT SCHOOL,
Belmont, Cal., June 3, 1906.

Dear Mr. Muir:-

You will remember that some years ago I had a scheme for a kind of colony at Tahoe. That has lapsed, but meanwhile we have gone ahead and built us a house there, which we are enjoying immensely. I had hardly hoped to get up this summer, after the fire, but it has come about that we are going to be able to have perhaps a month or two there after all. Can you not run up and give us two or three weeks of your time? I know you …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1906 Jun 3., Robert Underwood Johnson Jun 1906

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1906 Jun 3., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Now York,
June 3, 1906.

My dear Muir:

I hope you do not think mo indifferent to your safety in the matter of the earthquake. Immediately on hearing the news, knowing that the postal arrangements in California were disturbed, I wrote to the office for news of you. Do send me a few lines about yourself and the girls, and tell me where you were and whether Martinez suffered. And was any effect felt at Yosemite?
You see, I returned only yesterday from Europe, where I went January 6. Perhaps you saw in the S.F. papers a despatch of mine …

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Letter From W. H. Simpson To John Muir, 1906 May 31., W. H. Simpson May 1906

Letter From W. H. Simpson To John Muir, 1906 May 31., W. H. Simpson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System.
Railway Exchange, 9 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
OFFICE OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER.

W. H. SIMPSON,
Advertising Agent.
W. J. BLACK,
Passenger Traffic Manager.

Chicago, May 31,1906.
NEW DISCOVERIES PETRIFIED FOREST
Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, California.
Dear Sir:

Mr. Arthur Chapman is a newspaper syndicate writer living in Denver. He was recently asked by the Sunday editor of the Globe-Democrat-to furnish an article about the Petrified Forest, and wrote to me for particulars as to anything new there.
Have taken the liberty of briefly mentioning your discoveries, as it is good advertising for the …

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Letter From W. H. Simpson To John Muir, 1906 May 31., W. H. Simpson May 1906

Letter From W. H. Simpson To John Muir, 1906 May 31., W. H. Simpson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System.
Railway Exchange, 9 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
W. J. BLACK,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
OFFICE OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER.

W. H. SIMPSON,
Advertising Agent.
Chicago, May 31,1906.

New DISCOVERIES PETRIFIED FOREST

Mr. john Muir,

Martinez, California.

Dear Mr. Muir:

Your favor May 20th received, enclosing sketch of the various deposits in the Petrified Forest and describing the new discoveries made toy you in the vicinity of Adamana.
Am very much obliged for this information, which will be of great use in our advertising. If I go west this summer will make it a point …

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Letter From Gifford Pinchot To Marsden Manson, 1906 May 28., Gifford Pinchot May 1906

Letter From Gifford Pinchot To Marsden Manson, 1906 May 28., Gifford Pinchot

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

COPY

May 28,1906.

Mr.Marsden Manson,
San Francisco, California.

Dear Mr. Manson:-

I was very glad to learn from your letter of May 10th that the earthquake had damaged neither your activity nor your courage. I hope sincerely that in the regeneration of San Francisco its people may be able to make provision for a water supply from the Yosemite National Park,' which will probably be equal to any in the world. I will stand ready to render any assistance which lies in my power.
I Was very glad to note that the Attorney General rendered an opinion which agrees with …

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