The log bridge over Yosemite Creek near Camp Yosemite will be replaced this fall by a new one. The foot suspension bridge over the Merced near Camp Ahwahnee was badly damaged by the high water in the river and floating logs, but has been repaired.

Part of the bridge over the Tuolumne in the Hetch Hetchy Valley was carried away by high water and floating logs and has not yet been repaired.

CONCESSIONS.

The following concessions were held in the park during the period from November 1, 1910, to October 31, 1911:

There is only one hotel in Yosemite Valley, and it was built years ago for summer use only, possesses few conveniences, and does not admit even of being remodeled to advantage. A new hotel with all conveniences for winter and summer travel and located on the north side of the valley is much needed.

Camp Ahwahnee, Camp Lost Arrow, and Camp Curry were all operated satisfactorily during the summer, and with the hotel and its annexes accommodated comfortably all visitors during the sea

son.

The sewer systems of Camps Ahwahnee and Curry were enlarged and gave no trouble this year.

SAN FRANCISCO WATER SUPPLY.

In 1907 the Secretary of the Interior granted a hearing at San Francisco in regard to reopening the matter of granting reservoir rights of way in the Hetch Hetchy Valley and at Lake Eleanor, in the Yosemite National Park, for the furnishing of an adequate supply

of Sierra water for the city of San Francisco, under an application of James D. Phelan, former mayor of the city, which had been filed October 15, 1901, later assigned to the city, and denied by the department.

Mr. Marsden Manson, city engineer, department of public works, was given authority to act for the city, and after extended hearings, conferences, and the submission of briefs for and against the proposition, the Secretary, in the exercise of the discretion vested in him by the act of February 15, 1901, reinstated the Phelan application on May 11, 1908, and granted the option which the city of San Francisco desired until the matter could be submitted to the voters and definite action taken upon the filing of certain stipulations affording ample protection to the park lands and to the rights of the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts to the use of the flow of the Tuolumne River. The stipulations provide, among other things, that the Lake Eleanor site shall be developed to its full capacity before beginning the development of the Hetch Hetchy site. The city will be required to pay for timber cut or used in the exploitation of the reservoir site or rights of way for conduits, etc., and for any power which may be generated in the future and sold commercially.

The city's representatives have surveyed a dam site in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 19 E., at Lake Eleanor, and have taken preliminary steps to clear and explore for foundations for the dam, the timber on the site having been first appraised by a forest officer of the Department of Agriculture, at the request of the Secretary of the Interior. A camp site and temporary buildings for laborers were also established. Preliminary surveys of the Lake Eleanor main canal, running from the dam above mentioned to a junction with the Hetch Hetchy main canal, and of the Cherry Creek diversion canal, running from Cherry Creek, in sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 19 E., to the Lake Eleanor dam site, were approved by the department on February 25, 1909.

The sum of $13,128.77 has been accepted from the city as payment in full for timber and forest growth in the reservoir space of Lake Eleanor, Tuolumne County, Cal., upon the land under control of the United States to be flooded by the first reservoir level constructed under the grant to the city of May 11, 1908.

On February 25, 1910, the Secretary of the Interior issued a citation to the mayor and supervisors of the city and county of San Francisco to show cause why the Hetch Hetchy Valley and reservoir site should not be eliminated from the permit granted May 11, 1908, for a water supply for the said city and county. A board of Army engineers, consisting of Col. John Biddle, Lieut. Col. Harry Taylor, and Maj. Spencer Cosby, United States Engineer Corps, were detailed at the request of the Secretary of the Interior as advisory to him in the disposition of the question. Congress appropriated $12,000 to defray the expenses of this board.

An application having been made by the city for an extension of time to secure further data, a continuance for such purpose was granted for one year, or until June 1, 1911, and the advisory board of Army engineers was authorized to receive such data as might be furnished by the city to establish its claims for the necessity for the use of the Hetch Hetchy site, and secure such further information on the subject as might be advisable. On application a further continuance was granted until December 1, 1911.

BUILDINGS.

The building occupied by the superintendent as a residence and office was remodeled and enlarged, but it is unsuitable as a residence and should be used entirely for administrative purposes. It is recommended that a separate residence be constructed for the superintendent.

The recommendation that cottages be built for the resident engineer, the clerk, and for each of the two electricians having been approved by the department, proposals for the construction of the cottages were invited and received, but all were rejected as excessive, and it was decided to build them by day labor under the supervision of the resident engineer.

A new barn was constructed at a cost of about $1,800.

POWER PLANT.

The improvement to the power plant reported last year as being in progress, under an allotment of $10,000, was duly completed within the allotment, and a further improvement has been made this summer by the installation of a new Pelton wheel. A power-transmission system was installed from Camp Ahwahnee to the rock quarry near Pohono Bridge, about 4 miles, and the water-tank pumps and the rock crusher were operated during the summer by electrical power. The plant is, however, generally of flimsy material and faulty construction, and should be replaced by a new one.

ROCK QUARRY.

The rock quarry has been much enlarged in capacity by the installation of a new rock crusher, and it is believed that this equipment will provide an ample supply of road material for years to come.

WATER SUPPLY.

During the winter, explorations were made with the view of determining what steps would be necessary to develop the spring that supplies Yosemite village, Camp Yosemite, and Camp Curry, and as a result it was decided to build two concrete basins in such location as would pen up the outflow and direct it all into a new system of mains and distributing pipes. An allotment of $15,000 was made to begin the project and extend it as far as practicable with that sum. The explorations made demonstrated what had long been suspected, that most of the outflow of this spring of ideal water was running to waste through the sands near the present basin, and it is believed that enough will be conserved to supply the valley with water for

many years.

SANITATION.

A septic tank was installed at Camp Lost Arrow, and additional septic tanks were added to the sewerage systems of Camps Ahwahnee and Curry, with satisfactory results in each case.

The disposal of manure from the various stables in Yosemite Valley was not satisfactory, however, and an incinerator for garbage and stable manure has become a necessity.

In cooperation with the Board of Health of the State of California, a continuous warfare has been carried on during the year against the rodents, or ground squirrels, in the park, and many hundreds have been destroyed.

UNDERGROWTH.

Gradual progress is being made in removing the undergrowth and clearing the thickets that have spread so extensively over Yosemite Valley.

GALEN CLARK MEMORIAL SEAT.

A granite memorial seat of appropriate design was completed and set in place about a quarter of a mile south of the foot of Yosemite Falls.

ACCIDENTS.

On June 3, 1911, the horses of one of the stage coaches ran away while descending into Yosemite Valley, the coach turned over, and all the passengers were badly hurt. Mr. R. S. Leisenring, of Allentown, Pa., died of his injuries a few hours later, and Mrs. Sarah Diefenderfer, of Milwaukee, Wis., died on June 8, of pneumonia, due to injuries received in the same accident.

June 13, 1911, Mr. L. Rehfuess, of Berkeley, Cal., was accidentally drowned in Illilouette Creek below the falls.

Mr. James McCauley, who had lived for many years on the southwest boundary of the park near El Portal, was found dead in the Coulterville Road near its junction with the El Portal Road, his team having run away and thrown him out, fracturing his skull.

On July 16, 1911, nine saddle animals were instantly killed by the same bolt of lightning on the trail between Illilouette Creek and Glacier Point.

CAMP YOSEMITE.

This is the camp of United States troops and is situated about onefourth mile southwest of the foot of Yosemite Falls. The War Department has begun the erection of two temporary barracks, two lavatories, and seven cottages, and the installation of a water and sewer system in this camp, all to be completed before the end of the year.

VISITORS.

Between October 1, 1910, and March 31, 1911, there were 713 visitors to the valley, and between April 1 and September 30, 1911, there were 11,817 visitors, a total for the year of 12,530 visitors, which were distributed about as follows: Sentinel Hotel, 4,286; Camp Curry, 3,622; Camp Lost Arrow, 1,900; Camp Ahwahnee, 1,213; and transient camps, 1,509. In addition to these visitors to the valley it is estimated that about 300 people visited the park during the season who did not come to Yosemite Valley.

About 10,647 of these visitors were transported by the Yosemite Valley Railroad to El Portal and by the Yosemite Transportation Co. from such terminus to Yosemite Valley. The Yosemite Transportation Co. also carried 3,087 of these visitors from Yosemite Valley to the Mariposa Big Tree Grove during the season.

The following list, though incomplete as to the full number of tourists to the Yosemite National Park, indicates the points in the United States and the foreign countries from which 9,502 of the travelers came:

The following are the estimated expenditures required during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913:

Pay of 2 rangers..

For repair of existing roads, trails, bridges, culverts, buildings, plants, and

fences, camp sanitation, and removal of undergrowth..

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2,400

25,000