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John Muir On California Alps., John Muir Dec 1882

John Muir On California Alps., John Muir

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

[no transcription for page 1] 116 GRAND AND SUBLIME SCENERY. reflecting only rocks, snow, and the sky. But neither these nor the glaciers, nor the bits of brown meadow and moorland that occur here and there, are large enough to make any marked impression upon the mighty wilderness of Alps." Speaking of the "Palisades" he says: "The eye is first caught by a row of exceedingly sharp and slender spires, which rise openly to a height of about a thousand feet, from a series of short, residual glaciers that lean back against their bases; their fantastic sculpture and the unrelieved …

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The Universal Self Instructor: An Epitome Of Forms And General Reference Manual - Illustrated (Part Two), Albert Ellery Berg Dec 1882

The Universal Self Instructor: An Epitome Of Forms And General Reference Manual - Illustrated (Part Two), Albert Ellery Berg

Mother Home & Heaven

The Universal Self Instructor is an extensive, "universal" guide for life that was published in 1883. In the preface, the author writes, "The Reading Public has been amply supplied for years with reference books of every description, but the present volume may be said to occupy a field peculiarly its own, as the people have never before been furnished with a publication embracing in a single volume such a quantity of practical information, and treating the wants of every-day life in a lucid, instructive and agreeable manner." After this, the author writes, "It has been the aim of the Publishers …

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Letter From John Muir To Mary And Willis Hand, 1883 Jan 1., John Muir Dec 1882

Letter From John Muir To Mary And Willis Hand, 1883 Jan 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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Dont wear your strength to souly with your art work nor yet allow yourself to neglect it altogether I anticipate much pleasure in looking over your work. I am acquainted with quite a number of artists here. And that wonderful boy of yours Wheeler What a traveler he will be – on wheel, hand, or feet. He surely will westward roll following himself the [son?], Wanda no doubt will kiss him when he comes & may possibly even revolve around him. Louie says she is a fine dancer already. With brotherly love & more New Years wishes I …

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Letter From M[ Illicent ] W. Shinn [Editor Overland] To John Muir, 1882 Dec 30., Millicent W. Shinn Dec 1882

Letter From M[ Illicent ] W. Shinn [Editor Overland] To John Muir, 1882 Dec 30., Millicent W. Shinn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


[letterhead]

San Francisco, Dec. 30 1882

Dear Mr Muir:

When you kindly promised me something from your pen during the year, I did not mean to hurry you at all, but to leave it entirely according to your own convenience. But if you do happen to have anything in shape such that you could send it, it would be particularly acceptable now: for Noah Brooks and W. H. Rideing, both of whom solemnly and repeatedly promised to get copy to me in time for February issue, have neither of them appeared, and I do not see how I can possibly …

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Letter From Annie L. [Muir] To Maggie & Saharah [Muir], [Ca. 1882? ] Dec 29., Annie L. Muir Dec 1882

Letter From Annie L. [Muir] To Maggie & Saharah [Muir], [Ca. 1882? ] Dec 29., Annie L. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


Friday Eve. Dec. 29-

Dear Sisters, Maggie & Sarah:

I would have written to you before but expected each day to hear that you had started for home. I am glad however that you are staying long enough to get a benefit health word, as well as in other respects. I should judge from your letters that you are in a sort of Enchanted Land. I can scarcely conceive of so delightful a sport sublunar. And I long to be there also. Maybe I shall some day, who knows. — Our Christmas Day has come and gone, with a much …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.53, December 28, 1882 Dec 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.53, December 28, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To John Muir & Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1882 Dec 24., Mary Muir Hand Dec 1882

Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To John Muir & Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1882 Dec 24., Mary Muir Hand

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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Thus far we have had a very pleasant winter at present it is very mild The snow melts some every day — Our boy sends his cousin Wanda a kiss – so he says – He is getting to be as full of pranks as the day is long — We both join in love and good wishes to you —,

Affectionately, Sister Mary.

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[Phillips?], Wis. Dec, 24/82—

John and Louie,

Dear brother & Sister We wish you a “Merry Christmas” Perhaps the wish may reach you in season – although this letter may not find you …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.52, December 21, 1882 Dec 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.52, December 21, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To Maggie [Margaret Muir Reid], & Sharah [Muir Galloway], 1882 Dec 19., Mary Muir Hand Dec 1882

Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To Maggie [Margaret Muir Reid], & Sharah [Muir Galloway], 1882 Dec 19., Mary Muir Hand

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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and awkward and unsatisfactory in the art . Nature is always so superior to art that pictures are usually the most satisfactory the more we forget the real beauty in Nature or are ignorant of it — I hope to make a winter picture in oils – before the snows go away – and I have one or two other little oil pieces in my mind but whether I can accomplish all I plan in that direction time alone can disclose Your telling of fruits and flowers and green leaves and grasses — at this season but shows us …

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Letter From Mrs. Sarah D. Hobert To John Muir, 1882 Dec 19., Sarah D. Hobert Dec 1882

Letter From Mrs. Sarah D. Hobert To John Muir, 1882 Dec 19., Sarah D. Hobert

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Fall River, Col. Co., Wisconsin,

Dec. 19th, 1882.

Prof. John Muir,

Through my friend Superintendent Henry Neill I learned that you were from our county. I have followed your literary course with much interest and have collected considerable literary matter regarding yourself and work which I should like to use,if you do not object,in an article for some of the eastern periodicals to which I am a contributor.
I desire to write a series of articles on western literature. The first of the series entitled "A Western Capital" (Madison) was published in the Christian Register of Boston last summer.The sketch …

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Letter From Milicent W. Shinn [Editor Overland] To John Muir, 1882 Dec 18., Milicent W. Shinn Dec 1882

Letter From Milicent W. Shinn [Editor Overland] To John Muir, 1882 Dec 18., Milicent W. Shinn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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[1882]

Overland Office, Dec. 18 th

Dear Mr Muir:

I hope you will be very sure to come to Mr Scott’s Overland dinner, for which you rec’d a card I believe, a day or two since. You will like to meet Mr Scott, and to dine in a picture-gallery, and there will be some very pleasant people there. And you will say a few words, will you not? [deleted: about] in answer to a toast on “Nature and Literature”? Dr Jo Le Conte has promised to speak of “Science and Literature”, and we shall try to …

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Letter From D[Avid ] G[Ilrye] Muir To John Muir [Et. Al. ], 1882 Dec 17., David Gilrye Muir Dec 1882

Letter From D[Avid ] G[Ilrye] Muir To John Muir [Et. Al. ], 1882 Dec 17., David Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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Portage Wis Dec [7?] / 82

Maggie Sarah Louie & John yr before beauty

Dear sisters & brother I have long intended to write to you but a convenient time never seems to come, Katie says I must write today or never so that explains my position, I have to write eight or ten letters nearly every day & it seems as though I could not find time for my ‘foreign correspondence’! We are very busy in the store at present, lots of business, folks are all well, as usual as far as I know Katie is about as …

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Letter From N. D. Stebbins To John Muir, 1882 Dec 15., N. D. Stebbins Dec 1882

Letter From N. D. Stebbins To John Muir, 1882 Dec 15., N. D. Stebbins

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


Santa Barbara [/Cala.?] Dec 15/82

My good friend Muir’

Your postal did not reach me till five days after date. After receiving it as you are away I telegraphed to know of your whereabouts - & found you at San Jose & probably would call on your return – I [xtended?] my ticket (ship) to the next Boat a day or two before leaving I visited the Nat[illegible] [illegible] Room then found Dr. Kellog. on my mentioning your name he said you had been in S.F. & took dinner with him. It would have been a [illegible] to see a …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.51, December 14, 1882 Dec 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.51, December 14, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.50, December 7, 1882 Dec 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.50, December 7, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.49, November 30, 1882 Nov 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.49, November 30, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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Letter From [Ann Gilrye Muir] To Margaret & Sarah [Muir], 1882 Nov 23., Ann Gilrye Muir Nov 1882

Letter From [Ann Gilrye Muir] To Margaret & Sarah [Muir], 1882 Nov 23., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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Box 356 Portage 23d Novr. 1882

Dear Margt. & Sarah

Excuse me for being so long in writing to you after received such kind interesting letters from both of you – But to think of you both being in Cal – seems wonderful indeed. How thankful I am that you have got to your journey end in safty. I expect you would be frightened some what when the accident to the train occurred – how very fortunate it was that no one was hurt

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and now you both feel that you have got to the promised …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.48, November 23, 1882 Nov 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.48, November 23, 1882

American Christian Review

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Letter From Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] To John Muir, 1882 Nov 23., Ann Gilrye Muir Nov 1882

Letter From Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] To John Muir, 1882 Nov 23., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


Box [356?] Portage 23d Nov 1882

Dear John

I hope this will find you and your family well – I am much pleased to think that Margt. & Sarah has reached you in your distant home – after having been separated for so many years – Yes – it does seem very long since you left us – but the time may come when you can revisit us again. I suppose your work still goes on – while here everything is covered with snow – Winter seems to be fairly begun now, although we have had a pleasant fall - …

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Letter From Wm. Adams To [John Muir], 1882 Nov 18., William Adams Nov 1882

Letter From Wm. Adams To [John Muir], 1882 Nov 18., William Adams

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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18 November 1882

Dear Sir,

A short time back I read with much interest your paper on the Pine Forests of California and was much struck with the beauty of the specimens as seen by the engravings illustrating the paper. Not having any correspondent in America

To the writer of the Pine Forests of California In the Century Magazine

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I take the liberty of writing to you to ascertain from whom I could procure seeds of the various sorts of pines you write about By answering this you will lay me under an obligation which I will …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.47, November 16, 1882 Nov 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.47, November 16, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Robt. Paterson To John Muir, 1882 Nov 13., Robert Paterson Nov 1882

Letter From Robt. Paterson To John Muir, 1882 Nov 13., Robert Paterson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


30 Kelly Street Greenock, Scotland, 13th Nov [r?] 1882.

Mr [deleted Robert] John Muir,

Sir,

I hope you will pardon the presumption of addressing you, whom I do not know, except through your writings. – I can fancy you deluged with enquiries of this sort, and so, if you do not find time to reply, I will make for you, that excuse. I have been casting about for some time, for some means of entering upon a rustic life, as I find confinement does not suit my health, and besides I have a little of that lore for

nature, for …

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Letter From Annie L. [Muir] To John Muir, Maggie [Margaret Muir Reid] & Sarah [M. Galloway], 1882 Nov 10., Annie L. Muir Nov 1882

Letter From Annie L. [Muir] To John Muir, Maggie [Margaret Muir Reid] & Sarah [M. Galloway], 1882 Nov 10., Annie L. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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In the store here of late, I hear nothing but politics. And now that the election is past and Parry elected to the Senate [illegible] from all directions keep coming in to [form?] his acquaintance and to congratulate him — How is my little niece Wanda, Kiss her for me, I hope I shall see her and her mamma some day. Now Sisters please write to us soon and give us your “experience.” Mother and myself will be delighted to hear from you all soon.

Lovingly Yours Annie L—

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Portage Wis— Nov. 10. 1882

Dear Maggie, Sarah …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.46, November 9, 1882 Nov 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.46, November 9, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Wm. C. Bartlett To John Muir, 1882 Nov 6., William C. Bartlett Nov 1882

Letter From Wm. C. Bartlett To John Muir, 1882 Nov 6., William C. Bartlett

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


[letterhead]

San Francisco, Novemb 6 1882

John Muir Esq.

My Dear Friend;

I delayed making an acknowledgement [by?] note for the box of grapes hoping to get time to run up to Martinez and thank you in person. But as I see no [illegible] of getting off just now, let me say that the grapes came to hand and a new attractive assortment I never saw. The bright colored leaves made them more attractive. Oh that I had a vineyard – a few acres [where?] the everlasting [illegible] and din of making newspapers would not be known. Some day I …

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Letter From John Bagnall To John Muir, 1882 Nov 6., John Bagnall Nov 1882

Letter From John Bagnall To John Muir, 1882 Nov 6., John Bagnall

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


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Hamilton Gram. School, Geary St. near Scott, San Francisco, Nov. 6, 1882.

Mr. John Muir,

Dear Sir and Kind Friend:

That “Box of Grapes” you so Kindly sent, has come to hand. How can I sufficiently thank you for your many kindnesses? It is not the least of my grief, that, by missing that chance to make a fortune 4 years ago; [deleted: that] I put it out of my own power (perhaps Forever,) to reward my faithful, generous friends as they deserve.

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But if God does look down upon mortals, with loving will and power to …

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.45, November 2, 1882 Nov 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.45, November 2, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.44, October 26, 1882 Oct 1882

American Christian Review, Vol.25, No.44, October 26, 1882

American Christian Review

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Peter H. Burnett To Louie Strentzel Muir, 1882 Oct 23., Peter H. Burnett Oct 1882

Letter From Peter H. Burnett To Louie Strentzel Muir, 1882 Oct 23., Peter H. Burnett

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


[in margin: 578 Old Peter Burnett Peter Burnett to Louie]

San Francisco 610 Jones Street, Oct. 23, 1882.

Mrs. Louis Strentzel Muir-

My dear Madam

The present of a box of choice grapes you kindly sent me arrived on Saturday last, for which let me return you my appreciation acknowledgement. I [illegible] several bunches of very small, beautiful, and delicious blue grapes among the others, which I had never seen before. My grandchildren came to see me yesterday, and enjoyed the feast. My Sister, Mrs. E. A. Cain, is now at my house, and will remain during the winter. She …

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Letter From Milicent W. Shinn Editor Overland… To John Muir, 1882 Oct 21., Milicent W. Shinn Oct 1882

Letter From Milicent W. Shinn Editor Overland… To John Muir, 1882 Oct 21., Milicent W. Shinn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)


Overland (California) Office Oct. 21st ‘82

Mr John Muir,

Dear sir:

You have probably heard of the revival of the Overland Magazine about to take place. I want very much to talk with you about it, and as I understand you do not come to San Francisco, I will so far intrude on you as to come to Martinez, next Monday, the 23d. I enclose this in a note of introduction from Mr Bartlett. I am told that your house is too distant from the station for me to find my own way thither, but that there are teams going …

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