Letter from Beth Averell to John Muir, [1900 ?] Sep 26.
[2]has been a joyous one - for in view has always been the thought if your beautiful inscription. I fear you will never know how much that means to me - except that "where your treasure is there will your heart be also". And yesterday came your letter and little pamphlet containing the fir...
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ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-5324 2023-10-01T03:56:07+02:00 Letter from Beth Averell to John Muir, [1900 ?] Sep 26. Averell, Beth 1900-09-26T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4308 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/5324/viewcontent/muir11_0363_let.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4308 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/5324/viewcontent/muir11_0363_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 1900 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-09-02T22:33:52Z [2]has been a joyous one - for in view has always been the thought if your beautiful inscription. I fear you will never know how much that means to me - except that "where your treasure is there will your heart be also". And yesterday came your letter and little pamphlet containing the first[1]September 26325 East AvenueRochesterMy dear Mr. MuirSince Saturday last I have kept close to your delightful "Mountains of California" and have travelled with you over their glaciers, through their forests and along their streams. And each step towards these [summits?]02729 [3]accounts of you and your doings that have reached me since we said "auf widersehn" in Portlan - for as yet "the rhyming tail" has not wagged in my direction. But Mary wrote me she would keep it [still?] for me until I reached Arden, and so I am hurrying down there the end of this week. In New York at Uncle Henry's home we are to have a grand celebration of the H.A.E.C. on Dewey Day. You see the Eastern half must try to keep up with the Western, for from your letter I should judge you had meetings nearly every day. Some day I hope we can combine forces - but until then the corresponding club must do its very best to bring that about. From Dr. [illegible][5]so you see you are ever with us in thoughts and in all happy memories of the H.A.E. Yes, Dr. Converse has returned from the West but whether he lost track of the deer and goals I do no know. Doubtless he gained much else - though his successful trip would I fear be to you a most unsuccessful one. But if he learned[4]and the Captain I learned of their visit with you, of how you bumped into memories icebergs and listened to the hum of glacier artillery again. Last evening Mr. Fernow spent with us - and when speaking of the recent Alaska earthquake he said: "Why, where is Mr. Muir - some other force besides glaciers must have been at work"!02729 [6]to know the animals as I have the birds certainly he would never kill anymore - no, not even for science! Of course, I am anxious to see you and your Big ... Text glacier glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Dewey ENVELOPE(-64.320,-64.320,-65.907,-65.907) Arden ENVELOPE(24.917,24.917,-72.250,-72.250) |
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[2]has been a joyous one - for in view has always been the thought if your beautiful inscription. I fear you will never know how much that means to me - except that "where your treasure is there will your heart be also". And yesterday came your letter and little pamphlet containing the first[1]September 26325 East AvenueRochesterMy dear Mr. MuirSince Saturday last I have kept close to your delightful "Mountains of California" and have travelled with you over their glaciers, through their forests and along their streams. And each step towards these [summits?]02729 [3]accounts of you and your doings that have reached me since we said "auf widersehn" in Portlan - for as yet "the rhyming tail" has not wagged in my direction. But Mary wrote me she would keep it [still?] for me until I reached Arden, and so I am hurrying down there the end of this week. In New York at Uncle Henry's home we are to have a grand celebration of the H.A.E.C. on Dewey Day. You see the Eastern half must try to keep up with the Western, for from your letter I should judge you had meetings nearly every day. Some day I hope we can combine forces - but until then the corresponding club must do its very best to bring that about. From Dr. [illegible][5]so you see you are ever with us in thoughts and in all happy memories of the H.A.E. Yes, Dr. Converse has returned from the West but whether he lost track of the deer and goals I do no know. Doubtless he gained much else - though his successful trip would I fear be to you a most unsuccessful one. But if he learned[4]and the Captain I learned of their visit with you, of how you bumped into memories icebergs and listened to the hum of glacier artillery again. Last evening Mr. Fernow spent with us - and when speaking of the recent Alaska earthquake he said: "Why, where is Mr. Muir - some other force besides glaciers must have been at work"!02729 [6]to know the animals as I have the birds certainly he would never kill anymore - no, not even for science! Of course, I am anxious to see you and your Big ... |
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