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the grand array of the Palisades, which average from 13,700 

 to 14,200 feet, are the finest. The southern extremity of this 

 latter range terminates at Split Mountain (14,076 ft.) near the 

 point where the Monarch Divide joins the Main Crest. South 

 of this is the great wilderness of the South Fork, where the 

 peaks are scarcely inferior in height to those of the Middle Fork. 

 The stream rises in an extremely elevated basin near the base 

 of the South Palisades, and finally falls into a beautifully tim- 

 bered valley to the north of Arrow Peak. From this it breaks 

 through a deep gorge to pour into the upper end of Paradise 

 Valley. The mountains in this region have been but little 

 explored, owing to its inaccessibihty. South of Mt. Pinchot 

 (13,471 ft.) the drainage is tributary to Wood's Creek, and the 

 region is somewhat easier of access on account of the old sawmill 

 trail which follows up its gorge. South of Wood's Creek is 

 Bubb's Creek, whose remarkable scenic features have already 

 been touched upon. 



ROUTES OF TRAVEL. 



Sanger-Millwood Route. — This is the route most generally 

 traveled for reaching the canon. The Southern Pacific Railroad 

 takes one (via Fresno) to Sanger. From this point the King's 

 River Stage Company (R. H. Gallagher, manager) runs a stage 

 line to Millwood, forty-five miles distant. Millwood is a lumber 

 camp situated at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, where there 

 is a small general merchandise store. P. A. Kanawyer runs a 

 pack-train from Millwood into the King's River Canon, which 

 is about thirty-five miles distant by either the upper or lower 

 trail. Mr. Kanawyer will provide parties with pack-animals and 

 outfit, and one may board at his camp in the canon during the 

 summer months. On the way to the cafion and but a little over 

 a mile from Millwood is the famous General Grant National 

 Park, containing a fine grove of sequoia, or big trees. The Gen- 

 eral Grant is one of the most perfect and largest specimens living. 

 The lumber-mill in this vicinity is well worth visiting. It handles 

 the largest logs in the world, some of them being over twenty 

 feet in diameter. However, it is heart-rending to see these 

 monarchs of the forest, which have stood for millenniums, cut 

 down in their prime. 



Visalia-Giant Forest Route. — Another way to reach the canon 

 is to leave the railroad at Visalia, take an electric line to Lemon 

 Cove, and thence travel in Broder & Hopping's stage to the 

 Giant Forest. Broder & Hopping maintain a camp at the latter 

 point, and will outfit parties desiring to visit the canon. The 

 Giant Forest and vicinity is a wonderful region, but it will not 

 be described here, since it is the intention of the Club to in- 



