Letter from John Muir to [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1897 Nov 16.
7 between the head of Dease Lake & Telegraph Creek in great part give place to handsome fir around the lake, & upward to the north & on the mountains. The tallest about a hundred feet, one foot diameter at ground, feathered with short branches from top to bottom. The cones are 3 inches l...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Scholarly Commons
1897
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/18784 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/43719/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg |
| Summary: | 7 between the head of Dease Lake & Telegraph Creek in great part give place to handsome fir around the lake, & upward to the north & on the mountains. The tallest about a hundred feet, one foot diameter at ground, feathered with short branches from top to bottom. The cones are 3 inches long, one in diameter, dark purple, bracts short, dark colored, wings of seeds very dark. leaves 5/8 to 7/8 inch long, falcate, blunt, excepting those of leading shoots which are quite sharp. Mostly pale yellow-green. The mountain-side on the west side of the lake is forested with this tree. _ leaves all around the branches."This I guess is enough Goodbye. Remember me to good lively boyish [Cicuta?] CanbyEver YoursJohn Muir https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/43719/thumbnail.jpg |
|---|