Title:
Letter from John Muir to T[heodore] P. Lukene, 1908 Dec 26 .
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
T[heodore] P. Lukene
Date:
1908 Dec 26
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_1114-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez [Calif.]
Rights:
Copyrighted
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
New Years greeting and as to Hetch Hetchy Martinez, Dec 26, 1908. Dear Mr Lukens: With all my heart I wish you your
family a happy New Year. Heaven lead you to all good. I suppose you see by the newspapers that the S.F. schemers are at work
in Washington to get Congress to confirm the H.H. bargain got from Sec. Garfield if possible to get permission to dam the
Valley at once, instead of waiting until after the Lake Eleanor basin is fully developed, perhaps 15 or 20 years. Please send
as strong a protest against the scheme as you can to the Congressmen mentioned in the circular letter enclosed get as many
of your friends as possible to do the same sending each friend a copy of the printed letter to suggest the main points but
telling them to protest in their own words according to their own views Faithfully yours John Muir in margin: Give a few
of these circulars to Col. Sellars ask him to fight. If more circulars can be used, let met know