Letter from John Muir to [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1897 Nov 16.

3This is the northmost point at which I saw it about Lat. 60. I also saw it in abundance on the east side of the Stickeen Canon about 40 miles from the sea at a height of 3000 feet. I also found Abris subalpina & Pinus alba on the head waters of the Stickeen & Mackenzie river but as I did no...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-43715 2023-05-15T17:09:41+02:00 Letter from John Muir to [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1897 Nov 16. Muir, John 1897-11-16T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/18780 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/43715/type/native/viewcontent eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/18780 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/43715/type/native/viewcontent The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1897 ftunivpacificmsl 2022-04-10T21:37:59Z 3This is the northmost point at which I saw it about Lat. 60. I also saw it in abundance on the east side of the Stickeen Canon about 40 miles from the sea at a height of 3000 feet. I also found Abris subalpina & Pinus alba on the head waters of the Stickeen & Mackenzie river but as I did not know these trees at the time I first saw them I will copy out a few of the original notes & let you judge for yourself."On the inland side of the general Coast Range (on the Stickeen) a marked change of climate & consequently of forests occurs. The woods are Younger & composed of smaller trees--a foot to 18 inches diameter & average height of about 70 feet. Here the woods are dry at times & whole mountainsides are burned & covered with dead gray masts. The Cottonwood are small & the birch with a few pines, contorta - mingle freely with the coast hemlock & Menzies spruce. The birch is best on shady hillsides & is very effective, giving striking character to the forest--their rounded, free, leafy, wind-obeying https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/43715/thumbnail.jpg Text Mackenzie river University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Mackenzie River Menzies ENVELOPE(61.911,61.911,-73.437,-73.437)
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Letter from John Muir to [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1897 Nov 16.
topic_facet John Muir
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mail
message
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missive
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epistle
description 3This is the northmost point at which I saw it about Lat. 60. I also saw it in abundance on the east side of the Stickeen Canon about 40 miles from the sea at a height of 3000 feet. I also found Abris subalpina & Pinus alba on the head waters of the Stickeen & Mackenzie river but as I did not know these trees at the time I first saw them I will copy out a few of the original notes & let you judge for yourself."On the inland side of the general Coast Range (on the Stickeen) a marked change of climate & consequently of forests occurs. The woods are Younger & composed of smaller trees--a foot to 18 inches diameter & average height of about 70 feet. Here the woods are dry at times & whole mountainsides are burned & covered with dead gray masts. The Cottonwood are small & the birch with a few pines, contorta - mingle freely with the coast hemlock & Menzies spruce. The birch is best on shady hillsides & is very effective, giving striking character to the forest--their rounded, free, leafy, wind-obeying https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/43715/thumbnail.jpg
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op_rights 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 )
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