Letter from J[ohn] M. Vanderbilt to John Muir, 1881 May 5.
[1]Sitka Alaska May 5th 1881Dear Mr. MuirHave just returned from our second trip to Chile at this season and I am very glad to say that business & prospects are better than we anticipated. We have given up on [Iakatat?] trip owning to the amount of work we have to attend to this season besides w...
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ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-1635 2023-10-01T03:56:07+02:00 Letter from J[ohn] M. Vanderbilt to John Muir, 1881 May 5. Vanderbilt, John M. 1881-05-05T07:52:58Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/636 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/1635/viewcontent/muir04_0529_md_1.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/636 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/1635/viewcontent/muir04_0529_md_1.pdf 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 (PDFs) Environmentalist naturalist travel conservation national parks John Muir history correspondence letters text 1881 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-09-02T22:29:34Z [1]Sitka Alaska May 5th 1881Dear Mr. MuirHave just returned from our second trip to Chile at this season and I am very glad to say that business & prospects are better than we anticipated. We have given up on [Iakatat?] trip owning to the amount of work we have to attend to this season besides we learn that the [Iakatat?] Indians are expected to come down to Cross Sound to trade at our Hoonyah stove. The next steamer from Portland will bring boiler &c for our oil works which we will establish in Cross Sound. A Capt Almy has arrived here from Newport R.I. to [illegible] the same. We have now six stores in operation – the east one established is at the new town of Harrisburg or Rockwell in the Auk country about 8 miles below the Auk Glacier – the00996[Page 2][2]town contains about 50 houses & a white population of some 200 – very rich looking rock has been found in that vicinity, new finds are daily made & there is every prospect of that section being well prospected. I met Mr. Young about three weeks ago at the new town – he was on his way to Portland where he intends placing a number of indian boys at the Government School. Young said he would take a dun down to California to see you if he had time. The Glaciers are looking fine this spring and I am sure would be pleased to see you – I anticipate a fine trip this month up Glacier Bay Cross Sound where I will remain with the steamer eight or ten days prospecting the [hair seal ground?]. We have had a good deal of lovely weather this spring giving our numerous passengers opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery and above all[3]the noble Glaciers invariably enchanting all beholders. About a month ago I was down in Icy Straits near Cape Spencer with a party of mining expects on board who wanted to see Dick Willoughbys locations of ledges in that direction. We went up [illegible] for about twelve miles I estimated; the Inlet is about eight miles north of Cap Spencer. U.S. Signal Stations have just been established at our posts with one at Sitka – a ... Text glacier glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Glacier Bay Indian Dun ENVELOPE(11.266,11.266,64.658,64.658) Cape Spencer ENVELOPE(-148.067,-148.067,-77.150,-77.150) Seal Ground ENVELOPE(-55.598,-55.598,49.567,49.567) |
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[1]Sitka Alaska May 5th 1881Dear Mr. MuirHave just returned from our second trip to Chile at this season and I am very glad to say that business & prospects are better than we anticipated. We have given up on [Iakatat?] trip owning to the amount of work we have to attend to this season besides we learn that the [Iakatat?] Indians are expected to come down to Cross Sound to trade at our Hoonyah stove. The next steamer from Portland will bring boiler &c for our oil works which we will establish in Cross Sound. A Capt Almy has arrived here from Newport R.I. to [illegible] the same. We have now six stores in operation – the east one established is at the new town of Harrisburg or Rockwell in the Auk country about 8 miles below the Auk Glacier – the00996[Page 2][2]town contains about 50 houses & a white population of some 200 – very rich looking rock has been found in that vicinity, new finds are daily made & there is every prospect of that section being well prospected. I met Mr. Young about three weeks ago at the new town – he was on his way to Portland where he intends placing a number of indian boys at the Government School. Young said he would take a dun down to California to see you if he had time. The Glaciers are looking fine this spring and I am sure would be pleased to see you – I anticipate a fine trip this month up Glacier Bay Cross Sound where I will remain with the steamer eight or ten days prospecting the [hair seal ground?]. We have had a good deal of lovely weather this spring giving our numerous passengers opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery and above all[3]the noble Glaciers invariably enchanting all beholders. About a month ago I was down in Icy Straits near Cape Spencer with a party of mining expects on board who wanted to see Dick Willoughbys locations of ledges in that direction. We went up [illegible] for about twelve miles I estimated; the Inlet is about eight miles north of Cap Spencer. U.S. Signal Stations have just been established at our posts with one at Sitka – a ... |
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