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Letter From W. H. Trout To John Muir, 1878 Feb 14., William H. Trout

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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I am not certain that I mentioned anything about father’s death in my previous notes It occurred on Dec 2d 1878 his illness lasted near three months his death was not untimely or unexpected his labor was done and he was awaiting the rest that remaineth for the people of God I send you a pamphlet with a notice about a month since one of my aunts died 3 day after fathers death Mrs Trouts brother died and two weeks ago we attended her father’s funeral Altogether makes up quite a record of family mortality in quite a short …

Letter From John Muir To [Annie Kennedy] Bidwell, 1878 Feb 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[stamped: Bidwell Papers Bancroft Library]

1419 Taylor St S. F. Feb 13th 1878

Dear Mr Bidwell,

Your letter of the 9th [ alt?] is received. I see by Sallies note that our estimate of Prof G’[illegible] was a pretty correct one, But I will not make any further use of Gray’s exposure of him. For however peruicious & deplorable the effects of unfaithful teaching, it is best opposed & controverted by a patient presentation of the truth, rather than by pursuing & giving battle to individual [ humbeys?]. Life is too short to waste in hunting such poor game, the …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.7, February 12, 1878

American Christian Review

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Letter From Dan[Iel H. Muir] To Mary [Muir], 1878 Feb 11., Daniel H. Muir

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read to Annie and give her my compliments My love to all Affectionately your Bro Dan


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Racine Feb 11th 1878

Dear Mary

We shall look for you next month according to promise and we do want you to come So you must try [underlined: awful hard] to come before_____ We are quite well Hattie having now four teeth is quite happy and judging from her actions is [underlined: the] one of the family What a mild winter we are having we have only had

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four days of sleighing we rather miss the sleighing …

Letter From John Mc Landburgh To John Muir, 1878 Feb 11., John Mclandburgh

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No. 90 LaSalle St Chicago [ Feby?] 11th 1878

Mr. John Muir, San Francisco, Cal. My dear Sir: I want to thank you for the pleasure your “Humming Bird of the California Waterfalls” in Scribner has given me. We have read and re-read it at home with increasing pleasure and can abound with it music poetry and artistic expression. You are one of the [underlined: true] poets, I [illegible] there were more such in [ our world?]. In this [ busy?] mate- sail age we are too often blind and deaf to the sights and sounds of nature. The harmonies …

Letter From Annie K[Ennedy] Bidwell To John Muir, 1878 Feb 9., Annie Kennedy Bidwell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Rancho Chico,
Feb. 9th, 1878.

My dear Mr. Muir:

I have but a few moments at my command this morning, but feel impelled to use them in writing you a few lines of thanks for the beautiful and highly prized specimen of sand carved wood, and for your views regarding Prof. G[unning]. In the meantime I had written Sallie [Kennedy] to ascertain from Dr. Gray, visiting Washington, his opinion of the professor's ability, the latter professing the most cordial and intimate relations with Prof. Gray. Her reply I enclose, which you are at liberty, if you desire, to shew confidentially …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.6, February 5, 1878

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Letter From Asa Gray To John Muir, 1878 Feb 5., Asa Gray

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Herbarium of Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.,
Feb. 5, 1878.

My dear Mr. Muir:

I meant to have acknowledged your kind letter of 13th ult.--took it with me to Washington to write there, but found no time. Had long talk with Miss [Sallie] Kennedy, about the glorious time after we separated. What a pity we did not go on with you!
I am going to send your letter to-day to [Sir Joseph] Hooker. When we talk about which is species and which variety, we don't venture to suppose we can tell which came from the other, or first divided from some …

The Humming-Bird Of The California Water-Falls., John Muir

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

THE HUMMING-BIRD OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER-FALLS. 545 THE HUMMING-BIRD OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER-FALLS. WATER-OUZEL DIVING AND FEEDING. The water-falls of the Sierra Nevada are frequented by only one bird, the ouzel or water-thrush (Cinches Mexicanus, Sw.). He is a singularly joyous and lovable little fellow, about the size of a robin, clad in a plain water-proof suit of a blackish, bluish gray, with a tinge of chocolate on the head and shoulders. In form he is about as smoothly plump and compact as a pot-hole pebble; the flowing contour of his body being interrupted only by his strong feet and …

Letter From [Ann G. Muir] To Dan[Iel] And Emma [Muir], 1878 Feb 1., Ann G. Muir

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Portage Feb 1st 1878.

Dear Danl & Emma.

I hope you and the children are well, and hope you are both passing down the stream of time happily and profitably – Since you were here, I have often wished to know how you all were – and if your being from home caused you much discomfort or inconvenience – Mary is still with us and is very busy with crayon work – for a few days I have been at Sarahs home, and I enjoyed my visit – John Reid has changed his mind about going west this month, …

Letter From John Muir To [Annie Kennedy] Bidwell, 1878 Feb 1., John Muir

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1419 [illegible] St. San Francisco, Cal [ Feb. 1st, 1878?]

My dear Mrs Bidwell

I was delighted with your fine long sparkling letter of Jan’ 21, which reached me just after posting a short note to you. Your account of your scientific [ discussions?] with Gunning is very amusing & I could not help being pleased to know that he had caught a truth-loving Tartar, the only kind of which such so- called scientists are afraid. You ask my opinion of this gentleman. I know very little about him nor will I be likely to know much more, because I …

Letter From Sallie J. Kennedy To John Muir, 1878 Jan 31., Sallie J. Kennedy

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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boldly declaring that the Douglass, did not enjoy Old Hundred: [ Now?] I am sure you struck the wrong note, and offended his delicate ear. If ever I am so happy as to reach the wilds again I will experiment. I am not going to condemn him on your I fear some-what preap[illegible] pr[illegible]. He certainly in every other par ticular received full p[illegible] at f[illegible] hand. These seem cold words to give for my enjoyment of “Douglass Squirrels”. The Sequoia was full of solid information and interest. the March Scribner we only



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got today. But I know …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.5, January 29, 1878

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Letter From Sallie J. Kennedy To John Muir, 1878 Jan 24., Sallie J. Kennedy

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at this little pile of treasures give me. How strange and still how pleasant to think of you having gone to Lake Tahoe so soon after we left it. How exquisitely beautiful it is, Did you ever before see such contrasting color in the same sheet of water? and even the quality of the water appeared different, from water usually. Yes I have read Walden, What shall I say; Vexed one minute -enchanted the next; I was seldom thrown into sympathy with [illegible] Do you recall his chapter on “Sounds” and “Solitude”, - these were my favorite parts of …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.4, January 22, 1878

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Letter From Annie K[Ennedy] Bidwell To John Muir, 1878 Jan 21., Annie Kennedy Bidwell

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attach your autograph. Did you know I accompanied my sister as far as Battle Mountain on her journey home. Well I did, and we stopped at Lake Tahoe, and sailed over these wonderful wa- ters from nine A.M. until four P.M. ever amazed at the varied beauties thereof. Beautiful gems seemed to sparkle in the sunlight as the spray was strown up by the boat. Even saphires of exquisite brilliancy, and emeralds, & innumerable gems. I sit now and closing my eyes see it all, and look down into the wondrous beauty of the water; silver, pearl, blue, green, …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.3, January 15, 1878

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Letter From John Muir To [Asa] Gray 1878 Jan 13, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

1419 Taylor St San Francisco Jan 13th '78 My Dear Prof' Gray, I had intended writing you concerning the forests we passed through after parting, but the exploration of the Middle Fork Canyon of Kings River prevented me. We travelled through more than 150 miles of yellow pine, and though I had already made up my mind concerning its varieties, our Shasta discussions provoked fresh interests and I accordingly reviewed the whole question. In many places the most widely varied forms were found growing together and I examined several hundred of them with the utmost care. Nothing within the range …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.2, January 8, 1878

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Letter From Charles Scribner's Sons To John Muir, 1878., Charles Scribner's Sons

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J. BLAIR SCRIBNER. CHARLES SCRINBER.


CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, Publishers, SUCCESSORS TO SCRIBNER, ARMSTRONG & CO., 743 & 745 Broadway.

New York, 1878.

John Muir Esq.

Dear Sir: We have read with much in- terest your paper in the November number of [underlined: Scribners] entitled “A Wind Storm in the Forests of the Yuba”. We understand that it is the first of a [ series?] of articles that have been [ arranged?] for publication in the magazine. We wish particularly to say that should


you intend [illegible] bringing these papers together in a volume together with other articles that have appeared …

American Christian Review, Vol.21, No.1, January 1, 1878

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A Treatise On The Constitutional Limitations Which Rest Upon The Legislative Power Of The States Of The American Union, Thomas M. Cooley

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In the Preface to the first edition of this work. the author stated its purpose to be, to furnish to the practitioner and the student of the law such a presentation of elementary constitutional principles as should serve, with the aid of its references to judicial decisions, legal treatises, and historical events, as a convenient guide in the examination of questions respecting the constitutional limitations which rest upon the power of the several State legislatures. …

Preface to the 4th Edition: "New topics in State Constitutional Law are not numerous; but such as are suggested by recent decisions have been …

Limits To State Control Of Private Business, Thomas M. Cooley

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The present purpose is to inquire whether, in the matter of the regulation of property rights and of business, legislation has not of late been occupying doubtful, possibly unconstitutional grounds. The discussion in the main must be limited to fundamental.-principles, aided by such light as legal and constitutional history may throw upon them, since the express provisions of the constitutions can give little assistance. They always contain the general guaranty of due process of law to life, liberty, and property, but in other particulars they for the most part leave protection to principles which have come from the common law. …

The Method Of Electing The President, Thomas M. Cooley, Abram S. Hewitt

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Twice in the history of the United States the nation has been brought to the verge of civil war by difficulties growing out of presidential elections. And yet no system was ever devised with more care to preclude any reasonable complaint.

Letter From John Muir To Emily [O. Pelton], 1877 Dec 30., John Muir

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ans Jan 1419 Taylor St. S F. 9th or so. Dec 30th 77 [circled: ‘77]

My dear runaway sister Emily.

I have just chanced to learn your return to the Yaba hills through McChesney. Since you left here on your visit to the old East you have not sent me a single word, at least I have not received one from you. What has your poor mountaineer brother done to deserve such blank desertion. come now. What is my short coming or over coming that you leave me thus silently to the bears, & snow-storms, & wild sheep? What kind …

Letter From Annie K[Ennedy] Bidwell To John Muir, 1877 Dec 17., Annie Kennedy Bidwell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Rancho Chico,
Dec. 18th, 1877.

Dear Mr. Muir:

I cannot resist dropping you a few lines expressive of the great pleasure your charming letter afforded us, and promising to reply as soon as possible. Just now my time is so occupied with preparing Christmas gifts for our Sabbath School, that it is impossible to do much else, and when I write you I want plenty of time at my command, as I have questions to ask, and also wish to give you some items from Mrs. Gray's letter. (Dr. and Mrs. Gray both express a hope that you will write …

Letter From Ed. S[Cribner's] M[Onthly] [Robert Underwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1877 Dec 13., Robert Underwood Johnson, Editors Scribner's Monthly

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Editorial Rooms of Scribner’s Monthly, 743 Broadway, New York. Dec. 13. 1877.

Mr John Muir; Dear Sir, Your frank letter of the 4” gives us a great deal of pleasure. We hasten to reply, in hopes that this letter may reach you before you send the Ms. of the paper on Farm Life. Mrs Arthur Foote nee Miss May [ Hallah?] (the artist) is now in Santa Cruz Cal. and we are in hopes that you and she may be able to work in [ concert?] in the illus- tration of the paper. She has been living at New …

Letter From John Muir To [Strentzel Family], 1877 Dec 5., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

1419 Taylor St San Francisco Dec 5th 77Friends Three, I made a capitol little excursion over your Mount Diablo & arrived in good order in San Fran’ after that fine rest in your wee white home. I s[illegible]tered on leisurely after bidding you goodbye enjoying the landscape as it was gradually unrolled in the evening light. One charming bit of picture after another came into view at every turn of the road & while the sunset fires were burning brightest I had attained an elevation sufficient for a grand comprehensive feast. I reached the summit a little after dark & …

Letter From John Muir To [John Bidwell], 1877 Dec 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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1419 Taylor St San Francisco Dec 3d 1877

My dear General.

I arrived in my old winter quarters here a week ago, My seasons field- -work done, & I was just sitting down to write to Mrs Bidwell when your letter of Nov 29th came in. The tardiness of my Kings River post. is easily explained. I committed it to the care of a mountaineer who was about to descend to the lowlands, & he probably carried it for a month or so in his breeches pocket in accordance with the well known business habits of that class …

Letter From [John Muir] To Sarah [Muir Galloway], [1877 Nov 29]., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Thanksgiving eve at old 1419 Taylor St

My dear Sister Sarah – I find an unanswered letter [illegible] yrs dated Sep 23d & though I have been very hungry on the mtns a few weeks ago I have just been making bountiful amends at a regular turkey thank feast of the old New England type I must make an effort to answer it however incapacitated by “stuffing” for [illegible] upon it this Turkish method of thanks does make the simplest kind of literary effort hard, - ones brains go heavily along the easiest lines like a laden …