Notes and Correspondence 



307 



diate direction of John Peyton of Sanger, California. The tread is 

 wide and the trail, where complete, of good grade, absolutely safe for 

 saddle horses and pack-animals. Of course, since the way traverses 

 so much rocky country, it is bound to be a hard trail on animals, but 

 in this respect it will be considerably better than the present trail from 

 Tehipite to Simpson Meadow. Some seven days' time was spent by the 

 trail crew in September (as they came out) on the trail from the 

 mouth of Cartridge Creek to the Tehipite Valley, and the rangers report 

 the dangerous places in that trail taken out and that it is now much 

 improved over what the Supervisors of Fresno County encountered on 

 their trip earlier in the season. 



Our estimate of the cost of completion of the trail is $2,000. We 

 shall not need tools to any extent, since we purchased adequate equip- 

 ment this year and left it in a cache up above Cartridge Creek at the 

 completion of this season's work. We shall, however, need much more 

 powder next year, and the going will be slow, involving a larger labor 

 charge than this year. I have made the estimate high in order to cover 

 all contingencies of unusual weather, high transportation charge, heavy 

 rock work, etc. If all the amount estimated is not used on this piece 

 of trail, any balance remaining can very well be devoted to the im- 

 provement of the trail from Cartridge Creek down the river to Tehipite 

 Valley. I expect to recommend that the Forest Service allot $500 to 

 this project next year. I also expect to call upon the Sierra Club to 

 help out, to a maximum of $500 if possible. I shall give myself the 

 pleasure of asking this winter for the opportunity to appear before your 

 board to request further assistance on this project, and to outline my 

 plans for taking care of the stock of the travelers in the mountains 

 through the establishment of a series of tourist or public pastures. 



Approximately 4^ miles of trail were constructed, making the cost, 

 aside from ranger supervision and the original laying out of the course 

 to be taken, $211.84 per mile. 



It will be but a few years before the general region in which this 

 trail is located is visited by hundreds of travelers. I believe the money 

 spent by the county and the Sierra Club in co-operation with the 

 Service is exceedingly well spent, and I sincerely hope the project can 

 be completed. Very truly yours, 



Paul G. Redington, 



Forest Supervisor 



Trail Notes 



The completion of a trail from Simpson Meadow to Grouse Meadows 

 will complete another and a very interesting trail across the Sierra. 

 From Grouse Meadows a fair trail already exists up the Middle Fork 

 of Kings River to Dusy Branch, then up the latter and finally to the 

 left and over Bishop Pass to the head of the South Fork of Bishop 

 Creek. (See Mt. Goddard Quadrangle of U. S. G. S.) Bishop Pass 



