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pride in their unique wonderland, the Yosemite National Park. It can 

 now be reached by train and auto stage in a dozen hours from the Ex- 

 position City. The Department of the Interior is spending large sums 

 in putting this great public playground in order for the enjoyment of 

 probably 100,000 visitors who will view its glories in 1915. Few there 

 are who have not dreamed of making a pilgrimage to Nature's most awe- 

 inspiring shrine at least once in their lives. Tourists to the Exposition 

 at San Francisco will have the double opportunity of seeing all of its 

 varied attractions and at the same time include the Yosemite in their 

 itineraries. With notably reduced rates to the Pacific Coast through- 

 out 1915, they will have the chance of a life time to see the Yosemite 

 and other scenic wonders of the west under the best possible traveling 

 and tarrying conditions. The riddle of this Sphinx of the Sierras is 

 still far from being solved; therefore, geologists will find an unlimited 

 field for special investigations and study following in the footsteps of 

 John Muir and Joseph Le Conte. 



