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Skyline westward from Dana Meadows 



Peak. This crest partially covered with 

 snow even through the summer, is prob- 

 ably named from the Shoshonean Indian 

 word "Kuna," used in the Mono Indian 

 dialect of this vicinity to mean "fire 

 wood." 



J TIOGA ENTRANCE STATION. 



m a Tioga Pass Entrance Station, one of 

 ™ * four entrances to Yosemite Na- 

 tional Park, is the highest automobile 

 pass in the Sierra and in California, 9941 

 feet. To your right is the rock forma- 

 tion at the base of Mt. Dana known 

 locally as the "Lion's Head." As you 



leave Yosemite National Park you enter 

 Inyo National Forest. The management 

 of these two areas differ in that in na- 

 tional forests are economic and recrea- 

 tional pursuits such as lumbering, graz- 

 ing, mining, hunting, and resorts, while 

 in national parks the purpose is "... to 

 conserve the scenery, the natural and 

 historical objects, and the wildlife there- 

 in .. . and to provide for the enjoyment 

 of the same in such manner and by such 

 means as will leave them unimpaired for 

 the enjoyment of future generations." 

 Come again! 



INTERESTING POINTS BETWEEN MERCED AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL 



PARK 



(Total driving distance to park boundary 68.5 miles) 



CITY OF MERCED — Located 

 in the San Joaquin Valley just south 

 of the Merced River, this city of 

 about 20,000 takes its name from that 

 stream. It is a center of extensive farm- 

 ing and dairy industry. Merced came 

 into existence on February 8, 1872, 

 when a subsidiary corporation of the 

 Central Pacific Railroad auctioned off 

 building lots. The site was deliberately 

 selected as being centrally located in the 

 San Joaquin Valley and as the gateway to 

 Yosemite. The desirability of moving 

 county seats to the railroad was also 

 foreseen and was realized when the 

 county government moved from Snell- 

 ing to Merced in 1872. The early inhabi- 

 tants expected Merced to be the impor- 

 tant town in the valley and for a while 

 it surpassed Fresno in population. 



(4.5 miles from So. Pac. R. R. Depot) 



FTLICE & PEREI.T.T CANNERY — 



The large establishment across the 

 Santa Fe Railroad tracks is the Filice 

 & Perrelli Cannery and Kadota Fig or- 

 chards. In addition to the Kadota figs, 

 the plant packs Elberta peaches, apricots, 

 boysenberries and green gage plums. This 

 cannery has the distinction of being the 

 world's largest canner and packer of Ka- 

 dota figs. 



MERCED COUNTY — Formed 

 from a part of Mariposa County, "Moth- 

 er of Counties," in 188 5. Merced County 

 covers an area of some 1,995 square 

 miles with a population of 80,000. It is 

 known for its fruit, cotton, beef cattle 

 and dairy products. 



