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Geological and Natural History Survey, Alfred R.C. Selwyn, Director, Museum and Office, Sussex St., Ottawa. 19 January,
1888. Dear Sir: Last summer, in the course of my work, I had occasion to make a partial examination of the Stickeen or
Stikine River, in northern B.C. while Mr. McCowell of my staff made a survey of the river, to Telegraph Creek. As I am now
reporting on the work, and understand that you have published various observations made on the Stikine, I take the liberty
of writing to ask whether you will be so good as to give me references to such publications. So little has been done on the
river heretofore that it is desirable to chronicle all previous work. Yours truly, George M. Dawson John Muir, Esq.,
Martinez, Cal. Following rough draft of a letter, written in Muir's hand, found on back of above letter Dear Sir: In
the year 1879 I spent a few weeks on the Stickeen River, but most of my notes are still unpublished. I explored in a very
imperfect way some of the larger glaciers flowing into the main canyon. Only a few letters published in the San Francisco
Bulletin, written in a popular style and not likely to prove of much interest to you in the work you are engaged upon. I have
seen nothing of the upper main affluents of the river save what came in my way in my journey to the Cassiar(?) gold mines
on the upper Mackenzie.