John Muir — President of the Sierra Club 



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thanks to Mr. William Kent in testimony of its appreciation of 

 his noble gift to the Federal Government of the Redwood Cafi- 

 on on Mount Tamalpais, with its magnificent primeval groves 

 of Sequoia sempervirens, to be devoted as a public park and 

 pleasure-ground to the people forever.' " 



Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. i6, 191 1 : "Thanks for your kind let- 

 ter and the book which you forwarded. 



am now at work on the Kings River yosemites, and I 

 would like to have the part of the Kings River region which 

 ought to be added to the General Grant and Sequoia National 

 parks definitely described, because I wish to recommend the 

 preservation of the region in the Yosemite Guide-book. ..." 



New York City, May 26, 191 1 : "I have just received a copy 

 of 'My First Summer in the Sierra.' It is dedicated 'To The Si- 

 erra Club, Faithful Defender of the People's Playgrounds.' Am 

 stopping with the Harrimans. The above will be my address un- 

 til the first of July. 



"The American Alpine Club is arranging to give me a din- 

 ner, at which you may be sure there will be a lot of Hetch Het- 

 chy work 



"We may lose this particular fight, but truth and right must 

 prevail at last. Anyhow we must be true to ourselves and the 

 Lord." 



Castle Rock, Garrisons on Hudson, N. Y., June 27, 191 1: 

 "I've just written to Mr. McFarland assuring him of my help 

 in the Niagara fight and my eagerness to meet him. I had not 

 in the least forgotten him or his magnificent work, but since 

 coming here I've had so much Hetch Hetchy and book work to 

 do, besides planning for S, America, and have also been tousled 

 and tumbled hither thither, dinnered, honored, etc., almost out 

 of my wits, I could never set a day to see him. The society 

 weather is now growing calm as the thermometer rises, and I 

 hope to get a quiet week or two to see friends and finish my Yo- 

 semite book. . . . 



"The American Alpine Club gave me a fine dinner, so did the 

 Appalachian, and a great time at the Yale Commencement, get- 

 ting honor for helping to save Hetch Hetchy. Glad you hke the 

 Sierra Club summer book. I'll get the publishers to send some. 

 Remember me to Mrs. Colby and Parsons and your brave pair 



