Soda Springs Property in Tuolumne Meadows. 39 



The southwest corner of the property, which is also the 

 corner between sections 7, 6, 5, and 8, is in the meadow land. 

 Mr. Jas. Hutchinson and I visited it in the summer of 

 1912 and found the original corner post gone, but one of the 

 bearing trees was identified : tamarack 16 inches in 

 diameter, bears S. 49° W., 3.29 chains distant, marked T. i 

 S., R. 24 E., S. 7 B. T." The other was not identified in our 

 hasty examination without instruments. 



The southeast corner of the property is identified by a 

 large monument of stones in the meadow land. The original 

 post seems to be gone, but one of the bearing trees was 

 easily identified as : tamarack 20 inches in diameter 

 bears S. 17i^° W., 1.80 chains distant, marked % S. B. T." 



From these two known corners, we were able to establish 

 roughly the boundaries by pacing, and to prepare the ac- 

 companying sketch map. It will be seen that two-thirds 

 of the area is meadow land. The Tuolumne River flows 

 directly across it from east to west, and then follows the 

 westerly boundary in a southerly direction, the southwest 

 corner being in or very nearly in the river. The northern 

 part is on the hillside and is covered with a scattering 

 growth of tamarack pine. The two main groups of soda 

 springs and the McCauley cabin are on the property near 

 the western boundary. 



The Club should have the property surveyed and the 

 corners accurately established at once, for the original posts 

 are lost and the bearing trees old and liable to be destroyed 

 by storm or fire. The ponds and marshes near the soda 

 spring should be drained so as to reduce the mosquito 

 trouble, which is the chief objectionable feature in the early 

 summer. The cabin should be repaired and kept in good 

 condition for the use of members of the Club, and a supply 

 of good water brought to a point near the cabin. Some 

 time in the future we should have a permanent lodge there 

 w^ith a regular attendant in charge. It is certain that in the 

 near future, when the old Tioga Road is reopened, hun- 

 dreds of persons will visit the soda springs where tens do 

 now. 



