Title:
Letter from John Muir to Editor of the [Oakland] Tribune, 1890 Sep 11.
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:
Editor of the [Oakland] Tribune
Date:
1890 Sep 11
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir06_0640-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez, [Calif.]
Rights:
Copyrighted
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Martinez, September 11, 1890. To the Editor of The Tribune --- Sir: Referring to a discussion of Yosemite affairs in your
columns, I would state that twenty years ago I was employed by the month, by Mr. Hutchings, to saw lumber from fallen timber,
with which to build cottages in the valley. I never cut down a single tree in the Yosemite, nor sawed a tree cut down by any
other person there. Furthermore, I never held, or tried hold any sort of claim in the valley, or sold a foot of lumber there
or elsewhere. At the time of my first visit to the valley, and while I lived there Galen Clark was guardian. He is guardian
now, and to that gentlemen I would refer you for further information should you require it. Respectfully, John Muir