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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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1903
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Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
Glacier Bay
Pacific
Detroit
Great Glacier
glacier
Alaska
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-3674 2023-10-01T03:56:07+02:00 Letter from John S. Gray to John Muir, 1903 Jul 26. Gray, John S. 1903-07-26T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2675 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/3674/viewcontent/muir13_0734_let.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2675 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/3674/viewcontent/muir13_0734_let.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 1903 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-09-02T22:31:59Z [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 Now I want to tell you what a disappointment it has been not to get up nearer the great Muir glacier- but it is absolutely impossible to get through that ice with a steamer. In fact for miles before reaching the Bay it did not seem at all safe- We are to be in part compensated for the disappointment by going up close to the [illegible] tomorrow or next day- While talking with the Capt. yesterday he made the statement that President Roosevelt while on this Str going up Puget Sound, said that he had not met another such entertaining man as John Muir ... 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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naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
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naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
Gray, John S.
Letter from John S. Gray to John Muir, 1903 Jul 26.
topic_facet Environmentalist
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travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
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 Now I want to tell you what a disappointment it has been not to get up nearer the great Muir glacier- but it is absolutely impossible to get through that ice with a steamer. In fact for miles before reaching the Bay it did not seem at all safe- We are to be in part compensated for the disappointment by going up close to the [illegible] tomorrow or next day- While talking with the Capt. yesterday he made the statement that President Roosevelt while on this Str going up Puget Sound, said that he had not met another such entertaining man as John Muir ...
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