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near Windy Cliffs and then kept on the north side of the river 

 to the end of the survey near the Cedar Grove Hotel, in the floor 

 of the King's River Canon. A total length of 32.8 miles gives a 

 road from the General Grant National Park to the floor of the 

 wonderful cafion of the South Fork of the King's River. 



For nearly the whole distance of this road some of the most 

 deHghtful scenery of California is passed. Leaving the big trees 

 at the General Grant National Park and skirting the west slope 

 of the ridge a panoramic view of the San Joaquin Valley is 

 seen. Then crossing the summit of the ridge and descending 

 into Ten-Mile is, for the last two miles, in full view of the main 

 King's River Cafion and Tehipite from Indian Point. Crossing 

 Ten-Mile Creek and gradually descending until Lockwood Creek 

 is passed, suddenly the road emerges on the crest directly over- 

 looking the confluence of the Middle and South Forks of the 

 King's River. Here a rough, rugged, and rocky country is 

 traversed until past Redwood Creek, when the ground encountered 

 is very good for the construction of a road. This continues until 

 within one half mile of the river crossing. It is on this side of 

 the mountain, of good road ground, that may be seen the great 

 gorge of Windy Cliffs. Where the road switches back on a 

 turn on the crest of a ridge, the view of a deep chasm fifteen 

 hundred feet deep is, perhaps, unsurpassed in beauty, and at the 

 foot of this gorge, where the road survey is along the river, is a 

 cave of unknown dimensions. The mouth of this cave is very 

 close to the road, about one hundred feet, and extends into the 

 limestone of Windy Cliffs. Continuing on the north side of the 

 river until Grizzly Creek is reached, a wild river gorge is tra- 

 versed. Beyond Grizzly Creek the ground gradually flattens 

 out into the floor of the canon. 



Niagara Falls Saved Again. 

 Congress Recognises Wishes of the People by Re-enacting Legis- 

 lation for Preservation of the Great Cataract. 



Niagara Falls has been saved again for "all the people." Con- 

 gress has again exercised its rights in controlling the water of 

 the falls and recognized the expressed desire of the American 

 people that the great scenic wonder be guarded from the diversion 

 of its waters for purely commercial activities. 



The story of the latest effort to secure legislation in behalf of 

 the people at large by the preservation of the falls is an unusually 

 interesting one. Under the provisions of the Burton Law the 

 amount of water that could be diverted from the river above the 

 falls for the great power plants was regulated by governmental 

 control. That bill was to expire by limitation June 30th of this 



