Letter from John Muir to Louie, [Wanda & Helen], 1899 Jun 24.
To Mrs. MuirOff Prince William-Sound,June 24, 1899Dear Louie and darlings:We are just approaching Prince William Sound - the place above all others I have long wished to see. The snow and ice-laden mountains loom grandly in crowded ranks above the dark, heaving sea, and I can already trace the cours...
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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-27511 2023-08-27T04:11:26+02:00 Letter from John Muir to Louie, [Wanda & Helen], 1899 Jun 24. Muir, John 1899-06-24T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/2578 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/27511/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/2578 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/27511/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html John Muir Correspondence John Muir correspondence letters author writing naturalist California correspondent mail message post exchange of letters missive notes epistle text 1899 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T20:23:22Z To Mrs. MuirOff Prince William-Sound,June 24, 1899Dear Louie and darlings:We are just approaching Prince William Sound - the place above all others I have long wished to see. The snow and ice-laden mountains loom grandly in crowded ranks above the dark, heaving sea, and I can already trace the courses of some of the largest of the glaciers. It is two P.M., and in 3or 4 hours we shall be at Orca, near the mouth of the bay, where I will mail this note. We had a glorious view of the mountains and glaciers in sailing up the coast along the Fairweather Range from Sitka to Yakutat Bay. In Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays we spent 4 days, and I saw their 3 great glaciers discharging bergs and hundreds of others to best advantage. Also the loveliest flower gardens. Here are a few of the most beautiful of the rubuses. This charming plant covers acres like a carpet. One of the islands we landed on, in front of the largest thundering glacier, was so flower-covered that I could smell the fragrance from the boat among the bergs half a mile away.I'm getting strong fast, and can walk and climb about as well as ever, and eat everything with prodigious appetite.I hope to have a good view of the grand glaciers here, though some of the party are eager to push on to Cook Inlet. I think I'll have a chance to mail another letter are we leave the Sound.Love to all,J.M.73702597 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/27511/thumbnail.jpg Text Orca University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Fairweather ENVELOPE(-61.083,-61.083,-65.017,-65.017) |
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To Mrs. MuirOff Prince William-Sound,June 24, 1899Dear Louie and darlings:We are just approaching Prince William Sound - the place above all others I have long wished to see. The snow and ice-laden mountains loom grandly in crowded ranks above the dark, heaving sea, and I can already trace the courses of some of the largest of the glaciers. It is two P.M., and in 3or 4 hours we shall be at Orca, near the mouth of the bay, where I will mail this note. We had a glorious view of the mountains and glaciers in sailing up the coast along the Fairweather Range from Sitka to Yakutat Bay. In Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays we spent 4 days, and I saw their 3 great glaciers discharging bergs and hundreds of others to best advantage. Also the loveliest flower gardens. Here are a few of the most beautiful of the rubuses. This charming plant covers acres like a carpet. One of the islands we landed on, in front of the largest thundering glacier, was so flower-covered that I could smell the fragrance from the boat among the bergs half a mile away.I'm getting strong fast, and can walk and climb about as well as ever, and eat everything with prodigious appetite.I hope to have a good view of the grand glaciers here, though some of the party are eager to push on to Cook Inlet. I think I'll have a chance to mail another letter are we leave the Sound.Love to all,J.M.73702597 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/27511/thumbnail.jpg |
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