Letter from John S. Gray to John Muir, 1903 Jul 26.

[letterhead]U.S. Spokane Near Killisnoo AlaskaJuly 26th 1903Dear Friend Mr. MuirHaving just come away from Glacier Bay where I had a distant view of the great glacier named after yourself it seemed to me that I might take the liberty of writing you a few lines, before we leave this great country of...

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Main Author: Gray, John S
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-41463 2023-06-11T04:11:52+02:00 Letter from John S. Gray to John Muir, 1903 Jul 26. Gray, John S 1903-07-26T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/16528 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/41463/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/16528 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/41463/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 1903 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-05-06T22:55:31Z [letterhead]U.S. Spokane Near Killisnoo AlaskaJuly 26th 1903Dear Friend Mr. MuirHaving just come away from Glacier Bay where I had a distant view of the great glacier named after yourself it seemed to me that I might take the liberty of writing you a few lines, before we leave this great country of Alaska. What a wonderful country it is, and how I have had to correct preconceived ideas regarding it, its climate, its vegetation and its grandure of mountain scenery. Perhaps in the first item we have been more than favored, by having delightful sunshine all the time. The luxuriance of vegetation I had demonstrated last evening in penetrating the thicket in front of Davidsons glacier which was well-nigh impenetrable- And then these glacier mountains and snow capped peaks in such unending succession have been more than all else, a surprise.We left Detroit two weeks ago and at Milwaukee were joined by Mr & Mrs. Edward Lindsay. For a time while there, we were in doubt whether to continue or turn back, as we heard there of the death of a grand child only an hour or two previous- but the use of the long distance phone helped us to decide in favor continuing on and so coming by C[illegible]an Pacific we came out at Seattle & were soon on board this good Str bound for the North- We are hoping to meet Isabella in Portland & return to the Yellowstone together and it is possible she may have called at your place ere now as she was coming up from Southern California-03276 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41463/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Glacier Bay Pacific Detroit ENVELOPE(-60.000,-60.000,-64.167,-64.167) Great Glacier ENVELOPE(-131.887,-131.887,56.850,56.850)
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Letter from John S. Gray to John Muir, 1903 Jul 26.
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description [letterhead]U.S. Spokane Near Killisnoo AlaskaJuly 26th 1903Dear Friend Mr. MuirHaving just come away from Glacier Bay where I had a distant view of the great glacier named after yourself it seemed to me that I might take the liberty of writing you a few lines, before we leave this great country of Alaska. What a wonderful country it is, and how I have had to correct preconceived ideas regarding it, its climate, its vegetation and its grandure of mountain scenery. Perhaps in the first item we have been more than favored, by having delightful sunshine all the time. The luxuriance of vegetation I had demonstrated last evening in penetrating the thicket in front of Davidsons glacier which was well-nigh impenetrable- And then these glacier mountains and snow capped peaks in such unending succession have been more than all else, a surprise.We left Detroit two weeks ago and at Milwaukee were joined by Mr & Mrs. Edward Lindsay. For a time while there, we were in doubt whether to continue or turn back, as we heard there of the death of a grand child only an hour or two previous- but the use of the long distance phone helped us to decide in favor continuing on and so coming by C[illegible]an Pacific we came out at Seattle & were soon on board this good Str bound for the North- We are hoping to meet Isabella in Portland & return to the Yellowstone together and it is possible she may have called at your place ere now as she was coming up from Southern California-03276 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41463/thumbnail.jpg
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