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The Yosemite Valley. 



In August, 1900, while makino; ex- 

 aminations of the forests in CaHfornia. 

 there was a meeting of a club of mer- 

 chants, who were to discuss the subject, 

 "Our Vanishing Forests." Mr. J. S. 

 Bunnell, auditor of Wells, Fargo & Co., 

 express company, had an exhaustive pa- 



At the close of the meeting I was 

 handed a letter and card, which proved 

 to be a ticket and seat reservation in the 

 stage line to Yosemite Valley, and the 

 big tree grove of Mariposa County. 

 Leaving San Francisco in the evening by 

 a Southern Pacitic train, I found even 



Permission of Southern Pacific Railway. 



THE THREE BROTHERS. YOSEMITE V.\LLEY. 



per, most ably prepared, and, I having 

 been invited to be present at the meeting, 

 was called upon for some remarks. I 

 emphasized the rights of the constituted 

 authorities representing the people to 

 prohibit the destruction of the forests 

 where such act would make barren for-^ 

 ever a tract of land, as was being done 

 throughout that state. 



the sleeping car reservation had been 

 made. 



Arriving at Raymond during the night 

 we were not disturbed until morning, 

 when, after an excellent breakfast, the 

 stage drove up and seven passengers be- 

 gan the trip up the mountains. 



As it was midsummer, the season ex- 

 tremelv drv. and hot as well, there was 



