Title:
Letter from Alexander G. Mc Adie to William E. Colby, 1910 Dec 29.
Creator:
Alexander G. Mc Adie
Publisher:
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Contributor:
William E. Colby
Date:
1910 Dec 29
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir19_1027-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
San Francisco
Rights:
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Transcription:
Address correspondence to Official In Charge Local Office. Weather Bureau U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOCAL OFFICE
OF THE WEATHER BUREAU SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Merchants Exchange, Rooms 1500-5 Dec. 29, 1910. Mr. William E. Colby, Sierra
Club, Mills Building, San Francisco. My dear Colby:- Mr. W. C. Hodge, Assistant State Forester, Sacramento, was in to
see me a few days ago and wants to get into closer touch with the Sierra Club. Hodge is a fine fellow and with Stirling began
the Forest work on this coast some ten years or so ago. I think you might suggest to Bade that he get him to send some notes
on forest matters in this State. Possibly he has already done this. You might also tell Bade that I am thinking of writing
a short paper sometime on The Mountains of the Sky and the Cascades of Cloudland . Some months ago Mr. Muir got after me to
do this, saying that some of his keenest pleasure in the mountains came from the beauty of the cloudscapes and that he has
always regretted not knowing more of the clouds. From his descriptions, he has seen some wonderful sky pictures and I have
no doubt many Sierrans have shared in part his joy of watching the crags of cloudland. What do you think of it? Wishing
you and yours all the happiness of the season. Sincerely illegible Professor 06261