President Hayes with party of twelve visited Yosemite Valley.
1884
Tioga Mine closed after expenditure of $300,000 and no production. Calif. State Mineralogist.
Mr. and Mrs. John Degnan established bakery and store, the oldest business among Yosemite concessions. USNPS, 1941, p. 9; Degnan, p. 1.
Hutchings removed as guardian, and W. E. Dennison appointed. YVC, 1883-84, p. 14.
1885
Legislature appropriated $40,000 to build Stoneman House. YVC, 1885-86, p. 6.
John B. Lembert took up homestead in Tuolumne Meadows. Stornoway, p. 64; Farquhar, 1925, pp. 40-41; YNP, 1903, p. 23.
“Echo Wall Trail” (Nevada Fall to Glacier Point) built. YVC, 1885-86, p. 9.
Log Cabin built in Mariposa Grove. YVC, 1885-86, p. 10.