Leaving carap after lunch we plowed our way up to the j'rench Can- 

 yon bridge and removed the flooring for the winter. The snow 

 was three feet deep at the bridge. 



Tliere being no feed for the stock, we left Blanoy the 

 following noraing and rede to Mono. Bven here there was al- 

 most a foot of snow, henoe no horsefeoC. As It was still 

 stomy the next morning, we broke canp and started for lower 

 altitudes . 



inly a few of the cattlemen had drive:: their stool: to the 

 winter ranges prior to the storm, and ouch difficulty was en- 

 countered la gathering and driving over the sunr.it. Bfctrreen $ 

 three and four feet of anow fell on the main trailofwr Zalser, 

 making the work very disagreeable. 



Kings River District. 



State Engineer I'.cClure visited the Muir Trail job on the 

 Middle 7ork about the 20th of August, He and Supervisor Bene- 

 dict walked via Hulr Pass from evolution Lake to Siopson Meadow 

 while Kr.Tully accompanied the llather party of Jark officials , 

 railroad men, etc., via Hell-for-stire Pass and Orown Valley 

 to Simpson Meadow. 



Hr.KcClure was well pleased with the country throu^i 

 which the trail is being built, but desires a higher standard 

 of trail. In no case should the maximum grade exceed 15 ,';, no 

 grade should be lost that can possibly be helped, and a wider 

 tread should be maintained. 



Deputy Supervisor and Hrs. Jordan visited the Kings River 

 District and with District Ranger Bccthe covered the district 

 pretty thoroughly, including all the cattle ranges , the lild- 

 dle ?ork canyon and the Hulr Trail, A hiking trip was taken 

 to the head of Palisade Creek, looking over the proposed route 

 of the trail which will ultimately go up this way and down a 

 branch of the South Tork of Kings. He made it to Doo.Hogue's 

 oanp about 6:30 P.M. , where he and Ranger Glees Crow were In 

 camp with a sheep nan from the Inyo who had brought over a 

 bunch of sheep to finish out the season. Their camp looked 

 better to us than the soft side of any of thoae granite bould- 

 ers, and we spent the night very comfortably. Both llr.and Mrs. 

 Jor^dan enjoyed th experience of getting their first golden 

 trout , besides some real scenery. 



An eleotrlcal storm on August 28 started a nunber of fires 



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