Letter from John Muir to [Asa] Gray, 1881 Oct 31.
Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California Oct 31, 1881.My dear friend Gray:Parry was here the other day & brought the news that you were likely to be home by the end of this month, What a fine big eventful trip you must have had, & how many interesting plants & people & place you must ha...
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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-1677 2023-10-01T03:54:03+02:00 Letter from John Muir to [Asa] Gray, 1881 Oct 31. Muir, John 1881-10-31T07:52:58Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/678 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/1677/viewcontent/muir04_0717_md_1.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/678 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/1677/viewcontent/muir04_0717_md_1.pdf The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies. ) John Muir Correspondence (PDFs) Environmentalist naturalist travel conservation national parks John Muir history correspondence letters text 1881 ftunivpacificdc 2023-09-02T22:29:20Z Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California Oct 31, 1881.My dear friend Gray:Parry was here the other day & brought the news that you were likely to be home by the end of this month, What a fine big eventful trip you must have had, & how many interesting plants & people & place you must have seen. I returned a week ago from the polar region about Wrangel Land & Herald Island, & brought a few plants from there which I wish you[Page 2]you would name as soon as convenient, as I have to write a report on the flora for the Expedition I had a fine [icy time?] & gathered a lot of exceedingly interesting facts concerning the formation of Behring Sea & the Arctic Ocean & the configuration of the shores of Siberia & Alaska Also concerning the forests that used to grow there, etc, which I hope someday to discuss with you. With cordial regards to Mrs Gray I am ever your friend John Muir. Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Herald Island Alaska Siberia University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Arctic Arctic Ocean Herald Island ENVELOPE(-175.637,-175.637,71.378,71.378) |
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Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California Oct 31, 1881.My dear friend Gray:Parry was here the other day & brought the news that you were likely to be home by the end of this month, What a fine big eventful trip you must have had, & how many interesting plants & people & place you must have seen. I returned a week ago from the polar region about Wrangel Land & Herald Island, & brought a few plants from there which I wish you[Page 2]you would name as soon as convenient, as I have to write a report on the flora for the Expedition I had a fine [icy time?] & gathered a lot of exceedingly interesting facts concerning the formation of Behring Sea & the Arctic Ocean & the configuration of the shores of Siberia & Alaska Also concerning the forests that used to grow there, etc, which I hope someday to discuss with you. With cordial regards to Mrs Gray I am ever your friend John Muir. |
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