Title:
Letter from John Muir to [C. Hart] Merriam, 1908 Jan 8.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[C. Hart] Merriam
Date:
1908 Jan 8
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_0038-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez [Calif.]
Rights:
Copyrighted
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Martinez, Jan. 8, 1908Dear Dr. Merriam,The doctors have banished Helen to the dry deserts for at least 2 years. I took her
to the Mohave desert near Daggett where I built a cottage for her and companion on the Van Dyke alfalfa ranch. She is delighted
with the climate and grand desert scenery and seems as jolly as ever. I have just arrived here and will return in a week or
so with some needed house supplies. I wish you would write her a note now and then as you are one of her favorites. As for
my Washington visit it must be indefinitely postponed. If you can find out just how the Hetch Hetchy matter now is with the
Secretary I wish you would let me know.Wishing you all a happy New Year I amFaithfully your friendJOHN MUIR04017