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From the head of the Big Arroyo to Moraine Lake it is a fairly simple 

 proposition, entailing no heavy construction, except about one and one- 

 half miles in getting from the Arroyo to the plateau. 

 The appended sheet shows the estimated cost of the project. 



Very truly yours, S.W.Wynne, 



Forest Supervisor 



ESTIMATE ON COST OF CONSTRUCTING A TRAIL FROM BEARPAW MEADOW 

 TO BIG ARROYO 



Two miles earth trail, covered with heavy brush and 

 loose rock, some wall building and blasting, at $60 

 per mile $120.00 



Four miles earth trail, covered with brush and loose 



rock, at $40 per mile 160.00 



Three miles rock work, walling up, blasting, at $200 per 



mile 600.00 



One mile heavy blasting and rock walls at $500 500.00 



Total cost for the ten miles $1,380.00 



TRAIL — HEAD OF BIG ARROYO TO MORAINE LAKE 

 LENGTH, ELEVEN MILES 



Five and one-half miles clearing loose rock and some 



grading, at $40 $220.00 



One and one-half miles, in slide-rock on grade, at $180. 270.00 

 Four miles, clearing loose rock and marking, at $30. . . 120.00 



610.00 



Total $1,990.00 



Climbing Mount Clark from Merced Lake 



Of all the splendid mountain peaks in the upper regions of Yosemite 

 National Park, none can surpass Mount Clark in beauty of form. From 

 whatever point it may be seen it is always the most striking feature of 

 the landscape. From Glacier Point it looks like an isolated section of 

 some huge palisade; from the Merced Lake trail it is seen as a thin 

 sharp peak rising from slender buttresses; while from the Vogelsang 

 Pass trail it appears as a fine pyramid. In any one of its many aspects 

 it is an inspiring sight to the mountaineer. 



Yet, notwithstanding its attractiveness and its nearness to Yosemite 

 Valley, Mount Clark has not been ascended as often as one would sup- 

 pose. The first ascent is a matter of classic record. Those who are 

 familiar with Clarence King's Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada 

 will remember the thrilling account of the final leap that brought him 



