Letter from [John Muir] to [Gertrude F.] Boyle, 1905 Jan 27.
43[First draft of letter, in note-book]Martinez, Jan. 27, '05.Dear Mr. Roid:I failed to meet any of the geologists interested in N[ew]z[ealand] glaciers on account of their being away on their summer vacations. These interesting glaciers are like those of Switzerland. The largest (the Tesmanian...
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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-28475 2023-08-27T04:09:37+02:00 Letter from [John Muir] to [Gertrude F.] Boyle, 1905 Jan 27. Muir, John 1905-01-27T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/3542 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/28475/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/3542 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/28475/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1905 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:21:07Z 43[First draft of letter, in note-book]Martinez, Jan. 27, '05.Dear Mr. Roid:I failed to meet any of the geologists interested in N[ew]z[ealand] glaciers on account of their being away on their summer vacations. These interesting glaciers are like those of Switzerland. The largest (the Tesmanian g.) is 16 or 18 miles long. The lowest descending of the group reaches to within about 700 feet of sea level. The vegetation along their banks is extremely novel and interesting. All are receding, as far as I saw. I have heard nothing new about the Alaska glaciers.Please send me a photo of that fine boy of yours. He, at least, must be advancing and increasing.Faithfully yours,[John Muir]Prof. H. Fielding Reid,Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, [Maryland].03098[first draft of letter, in note-book] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/28475/thumbnail.jpg Text glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Gertrude ENVELOPE(70.217,70.217,-49.517,-49.517) |
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43[First draft of letter, in note-book]Martinez, Jan. 27, '05.Dear Mr. Roid:I failed to meet any of the geologists interested in N[ew]z[ealand] glaciers on account of their being away on their summer vacations. These interesting glaciers are like those of Switzerland. The largest (the Tesmanian g.) is 16 or 18 miles long. The lowest descending of the group reaches to within about 700 feet of sea level. The vegetation along their banks is extremely novel and interesting. All are receding, as far as I saw. I have heard nothing new about the Alaska glaciers.Please send me a photo of that fine boy of yours. He, at least, must be advancing and increasing.Faithfully yours,[John Muir]Prof. H. Fielding Reid,Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, [Maryland].03098[first draft of letter, in note-book] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/28475/thumbnail.jpg |
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