Letter from Israel C. Russell to John Muir, 1892 Feb 5.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORUNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEYGEOLOGIC BRANCHWashington, D. C, February 5, 1892.Prof. John Muir,Martinez, California.My dear Sir:Prof. Ch. Dufour, of the University of Lausanne, Morges, Switzerland, has recently addressed a letter to the Director of the U. S. Geological Su...

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Main Author:	Russell, Israel C
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Language:	English
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Subjects:	John Muir correspondence letters author writing naturalist California correspondent mail message post exchange of letters missive notes epistle glaciers Alaska
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spelling	ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-39181 2023-06-11T04:12:00+02:00 Letter from Israel C. Russell to John Muir, 1892 Feb 5. Russell, Israel C 1892-02-05T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/14246 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/39181/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/14246 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/39181/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. John Muir Correspondence John Muir correspondence letters author writing naturalist California correspondent mail message post exchange of letters missive notes epistle text 1892 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-05-06T22:53:43Z DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORUNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEYGEOLOGIC BRANCHWashington, D. C, February 5, 1892.Prof. John Muir,Martinez, California.My dear Sir:Prof. Ch. Dufour, of the University of Lausanne, Morges, Switzerland, has recently addressed a letter to the Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, asking for information regarding recent changes in the glaciers of America. Prof. Dufour's letter has been referred to me, with request that I assemble all available data bearing on the advance and retreat of the glaciers of this country.As you are more familiar than any one else with the glaciers of the Sierra Nevada, I wish to ask if you will kindly inform me if they have advanced or retreated since you first became acquainted with them. I should like also to obtain similar information concerning the glaciers of Alaska. The more definite this information can be made the better it will be for the purposes in view.Prof. Dufour has published a brochure on the glaciers of Europe in which it is shown that they are now retreating, and wishes especially to learn if a similar charge is taking place in the01552 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/39181/thumbnail.jpg Text glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons
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description	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORUNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEYGEOLOGIC BRANCHWashington, D. C, February 5, 1892.Prof. John Muir,Martinez, California.My dear Sir:Prof. Ch. Dufour, of the University of Lausanne, Morges, Switzerland, has recently addressed a letter to the Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, asking for information regarding recent changes in the glaciers of America. Prof. Dufour's letter has been referred to me, with request that I assemble all available data bearing on the advance and retreat of the glaciers of this country.As you are more familiar than any one else with the glaciers of the Sierra Nevada, I wish to ask if you will kindly inform me if they have advanced or retreated since you first became acquainted with them. I should like also to obtain similar information concerning the glaciers of Alaska. The more definite this information can be made the better it will be for the purposes in view.Prof. Dufour has published a brochure on the glaciers of Europe in which it is shown that they are now retreating, and wishes especially to learn if a similar charge is taking place in the01552 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/39181/thumbnail.jpg
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Letter from Israel C. Russell to John Muir, 1892 Feb 5.

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