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President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Garfield to look at a letter from John Muir. Roosevelt believes it is not necessary to decide about the Hetch Hetchy Valley at present.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-27
Theodore Roosevelt looks at issues related to Hetch Hetchy Valley, California. He will consider the options that John Muir presented: damming Lake Eleanor and letting San Francisco get water from the Tuolumne tributaries.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-27
President Roosevelt examined San Francisco’s application for permission to obtain its water supply from Yosemite National Park. He wants Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s thoughts on using other water sources.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-08