Articles by John Muir

Although Muir's books are more well-known today, during his lifetime, his articles enjoyed an enormous following. Many of these articles are illustrated by engravings and artwork of interest.

"American Forests" , (Off-site link to University of the Pacific) - Atlantic Monthly , No. 80, 1897 August. (Muir revised this article as chapter 10 of Our National Parks )
"Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park," by John Muir, The Century Magazine, September 1890.
"The Hetch Hetchy Valley," by John Muir, Boston Weekly Transcript, March 25, 1873. (Muir's first essay about Hetch Hetchy - quite different from other Hetch Hetchy writings.)
"The Hetch-Hetchy Valley," (off-site link) by John Muir, Sierra Club Bulletin January, 1908. (Later revised and included as Chapter 16 of Muir's 1912 book, The Yosemite.)
Lake Tahoe in Winter, Published in Sierra Club Bulletin,Vol. 3, No. 2, May, 1900, pp. 119 - 126.
A Letter from John Muir to S. Hall Young, 1910 May 31
Mount Shasta and John Muir, his writings from the Mount Shasta Collection at College of the Siskiyous Library:
- A Conversation with John Muir (1906)Â (PDF)Â - John Muir talks about leaving Sisson's Tavern for a morning walk and ending up going all the way around Mount Shasta and returning seven days later.
- Modoc Memories (1874) (PDF) A visit to the Lava Beds in northeastern California by John Muir. Subheadings include: "The Lake--The Lava-Plain," "A Tragic Spot--The Modoc Stronghold," "The Modoc Capture," and "Captain Jack's Cave--Geological Phenomona."
- Notes from Shasta (1877) (PDF) Muir reports from Sisson's Station, Calif. (Mount Shasta City) on the weather, livestock, tourists and other conditions around Mount Shasta.
- Salmon Breeding (1874) (PDF) John Muir describes his trip to the Mount Shasta region and especially the United States Salmon-Breeding Establishment on the McCloud River.
- Shasta Bees (1874) (PDF) John Muir describes the variety of bees and their habitat on the slopes of Mount Shasta, Calif.
- Shasta Game (1874) (PDF) Muir accompanies a hunting expedition for wild sheep and mule deer northeast of Mount Shasta, Calif. Subheadings include: "Sheep Rock," "Mount Bremer," "On Bremer Ranch," "A Day's Hunt and Wearied Hunters--Mule Deer," "The Hunt Continued," "Sisson Joins the Hunt Among the Lava Cliffs," "The Savage Elements in Man--Some Results," and "Last Day of the Hunt--A Storm."
- Shasta in Winter (1874) (PDF) John Muir tells of his November 1874 solo ascent of Mount Shasta in a snowstorm. This ascent should not be confused with his April 30, 1875 ascent with Jerome Fay, when both were trapped overnight on the mountain by a storm.
- Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta (1877) (PDF) John Muir describes the singular beauty of Mount Shasta, discusses the botanical zones, then relates his April 30, 1875 ascent with Jerome Fay where they are caught near the summit in a snowstorm and survive by lying in the hot sulphur springs.
The National Parks and Forest Reservations by John Muir (Proceedings of the Meeting of the Sierra Club Held November 23, 1895.) Published in Sierra Club Bulletin, 1896.
"A Rival of the Yosemite; The Cañon of the South Fork of Kings River, California," by John Muir, The Century Magazine, November 1891.
Save the Redwoods by John Muir, Sierra Club Bulletin, Volume XI Number 1 - January, 1920
"Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta" , by John Muir, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1877 September (with illustrations)
"The Treasures of the Yosemite," by John Muir, The Century Magazine, August 1890.
Victorians and Meadowlarks: Two Muir Letters Rediscovered
"Wild Wool" , by John Muir, Overland Monthly, 1875 April
"Yosemite Glaciers," by John Muir, New York Tribune, December 5, 1871.
"Yosemite in Winter," by John Muir, New York Tribune, May 7, 1872.
"Yosemite in Spring," by John Muir, New York Tribune, December 5, 1872.

Writings of John Muir

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