John Muirs Newspaper Articles 



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two circumstances : In the first place, Mr. Muir's articles were 

 dated letters^ apparently without title or heading. The newspa- 

 per headings were therefore the work of the editor, and not at 

 all likely to correspond with Mr. Muir's private memoranda. 

 In the second place, through irregularities of the mails, or 

 through accidents in the office, the letters did not always appear 

 in the order in which they were written. In some cases they 

 were delayed for months. Nevertheless the search was fairly 

 successful. In the Californian files only four articles out of 

 eighty-three remain undiscovered. Two of these, written in the 

 Alaskan wilderness, probably never reached their destination. 

 Files of the eastern newspapers concerned were not to be found 

 in California, and, so far, attempts to have them searched in the 

 East have not been successful. Four articles assigned to them 

 must therefore remain for the present without verification. 



The alphabetical arrangement of the older list having proved 

 unsatisfactory for the present purpose, it has been replaced by 

 a serial arrangement in chronological sequence. The titles have 

 been revised to correspond in general with the published head- 

 ings, though, in certain cases where these seemed to give insuf- 

 ficient characterization, a more fitting title from Mr. Muir's list 

 has been added or substituted. 



Dates in round brackets are the dates of writing, square 

 brackets indicate that the article so included could not be found 

 after diligent search. An asterisk indicates that the reference 

 has not been verified because the files of the publication were 

 not available for examination. 



I. Serial Letters to the ''New York Tribune" 



[Yosemite Glaciers, Sept., 1871.] 

 [Yosemite in Winter. Jan. i, 1872.] 



[Yosemite in Spring. May 7, 1872] — The dates are Mr. Muir's. 

 II. Serial Letters to the "San Francisco Bulletin" 

 First Series — The Shasta Region. 5 letters, Oct., 1874- Jan., 

 1875- 



Salmon-breeding on the McCloud River. (Oct. 24.) Oct. 29, 1874. 

 Shasta in Winter. (Nov. 24.) Dec. 2, 1874. 

 Shasta Game. (Nov. 29.) Dec. 12, 1874. 



Modoc Memories — The Lava Beds. (No date.) Dec. 28, 1874. 

 Shasta Bees. (Dec. 17, 1874.) Jan 5, 1875. 



