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proved during the year. Miscellaneous construction work, including the 

 erection of a residence for the supervisor at the southwestern or Nis- 

 qually River gateway, was accomplished. . . . 



CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK 



Wild animals are becoming more numerous in the park, and it was ob- 

 served this summer that a very few wild flowers are returning. There 

 have been no wild flowers in the park since it was established, the sheep 

 that ranged over this region before the creation of the park having ut- 

 terly destroyed the wild-flower growth. 



SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS 



The most important work accomplished in Sequoia National Park dur- 

 ing the past year has been the assumption of control of the Giant Forest 

 lands by the National Park Service and the preparation of these lands 

 for the use of the traveling public, especially the camper and angler. . . . 

 During the past season the park enjoyed an astonishing increase in pat- 

 ronage. The largest increase was in the number of people visiting the 

 park in private automobiles, . . . The road which is just being extended 

 to the Marble Fork River should be continued in the next year or two 

 to the north boundary of the park, where connection may be made with 

 the road which Tulare County is now building to connect the General 

 Grant Park with the Sequoia Park. I inspected the county road during 

 the past summer, and found that an excellent highway is being con- 

 structed between the two parks. The road traverses a scenic region, and 

 the engineers who are building the highway are disturbing natural con- 

 ditions as little as possible. When this county road and the Federal con- 

 nection in Sequoia Park are completed, the circle route through the two 

 National Parks will afford one of the most interesting scenic trips of 

 the National Park system. Few park roads will enjoy a larger patron- 

 age than this new road because every party that goes into either Gener- 

 al Grant or Sequoia Park will visit both before leaving this scenic re- 

 gion. I cannot too strongly recommend the continuance of the Govern- 

 ment road work in order that the two National Parks may be connected 

 by the automobile highway as soon as possible. 



Summarizing travel to the Sequoia Park for the 1917 season, there 

 were 18,510 visitors to the park as against 10,780 last year; 2334 auto- 

 mobiles this year as against 736 last. The revenues for the year were 

 higher than ever before, $10,326.60, as against $5,169.86 for 1916. 



Travel to the General Grant National Park this year is 17,390, as 

 against 15,360 last year. Automobile travel was also heavier, 2158 cars 

 having entered the park as against 1778 last year. 



YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 



The following Yosemite Park notes are quoted from the report of the 

 supervisor, Mr. W. B. Lewis. If space permitted we should quote still 



[Crater Lake National Park was created in 1902. Fifteen years of protection 

 have not sufficed to bring back the flowers. — Editor's note.] 



