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Valley to Vermilion Valley; thence by the way of the present trav- 

 eled trail southeasterly and southerly to Marie Lake and to and over 

 Seldon Pass; thence continuing southerly and southeasterly along 

 the valley of the south fork of the San Joaquin River to the mouth 

 of Evolution Creek ; thence continuing in a general southeasterly di- 

 rection up Evolution Creek Valley, past Evolution Lake, Wanda 

 Lake, over Muir Pass, down Le Conte Cainon to Grouse Meadow and 

 the mouth of Palisade Creek ; thence easterly up Palisade Creek Val- 

 ley and over the pass between the waters of Palisade Creek and the 

 drainage of the south fork of Kings River ; thence through the Se- 

 quoia National Forest, Upper Basin, and traversing headwaters of 

 the south fork of Kings River to the pass about one and one-half 

 miles southwest of Mount Pinchot; thence southerly and southwest- 

 erly along. Woods Creek and the south fork of same; thence by the 

 way of Rae Lake, Glenn Pass, Bullfrog Lake and Bubbs Creek to 

 and over an unnamed pass near Junction Peak ; thence into the water- 

 shed of Tyndall Creek, and over and along the high sandy plateau 

 and to Crabtree Meadows; thence in a general easterly direction to 

 Mount Whitney. 



For carrying on construction work, Mr. McClure wisely availed him- 

 self of the splendid organization which the Forest Service had available 

 for supervising the work. Thus neither time nor money was spent in 

 exploration by those unfamiliar with the region. In short, every dollar 

 spent bought the greatest possible value. In addition considerable valu- 

 able supervision was given by forest supervisors and rangers without cost 

 from the fund available for the John Muir Trail. The plans for co- 

 operation between the State Department of Engineering and the Forest 

 Service were agreed upon at a meeting held in the rooms of the Sierra 

 Club, June 4, 1915, at which were present Mr. W. F. McClure, State en- 

 gineer; Mr. Coert Du Bois, district forester; Mr. Roy Headley, assist- 

 ant district forester ; Mr. Paul G. Redington, supervisor of the Sierra 

 National Forest; Mr. A. B. Patterson, superintendent of the Sequoia 

 National Forest; Mr. W. E. Colby, secretary of the Sierra Club, and 

 Mr. Walter L. Huber of the Sierra Club's trail committee. 



The appropriation did not become available until August 8, leaving a 

 short field season for work. However, in this short season much work 

 was accomplished. Progress within the Sierra National Forest is well 

 shown by Supervisor Redington's report to the State Engineer, much of 

 which is here quoted: 



Report on John Muir Trail Work, for Season of 1915, Sierra 

 National Forest 



Route. The route which this trail will follow was outlined in a mem- 

 orandum transmitted with the State Engineer's letter of August 12, 

 1915, to the District Forester. As a result of the field investigation made 

 this year, it is believed that for the sake of economy, variety and ease 



