“Sec. 2. The State of California does hereby recede and regrant unto the United States of America the tracts embracing what is known as the ‘Mariposa Big Tree Grove,’ planted unto the State of California in trust for public use, resort, and recreation by the act of Congress referred to in section one of this act, and the State of California does hereby relinquish unto the United States of America and resign the trusts created and granted by the said act of Congress.
“Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from and after acceptance by the United States of America of the recessions and regrants herein made thereby forever releasing the State of California from further cost of maintaining the said premises, the same to be held for all time by the United States of America for public use, resort, and recreation and imposing on the United States of America the cost of maintaining the same as a national park: Provided, however, That the recession and regrant hereby made shall not affect vested rights and interests of third persons.”
Appendix B
Table of Distances
From the Guardian’s office, in the village, the distances to various points are in miles as follows:
Miles.
Bridal Veil Fall 4.04
Cascade Falls 7.67
Cloud’s Rest, Summit 11.81
Columbia Rock, on Eagle Peak Trail 1.98
Dana, Mt., Summit 40.34
Eagle Peak 6.59
El Capitan Bridge 3.63
Glacier Point, direct trail 4.45
Glacier Point, by Nevada Falls 16.98
Lyell, Mt., Summit 38.20
Merced Bridge 2.03
Mirror Lake, by Hunt’s avenue 2.91
Nevada Fall (Hotel) 4.63
Nevada Fall, Bridge above 5.45
Pohono Bridge 5.29
Register Rock 3.24
Ribbon Fall 3.99
Rocky Point (base of Three Brothers) 1.45
Tenayah Creek Bridge 2.26
Tenayah Lake 16.00
Yosemite Falls, foot 0.90
Yosemite Falls, foot Upper Fall 2.67
Yosemite Falls, top 4.33
Soda Springs (Eagle Peak Trail) 24.50
Sentinel Dome 5.57
Union Point, on Glacier Point Trail 3.13
Vernal Fall 3.50
Appendix C
Maximum Rates for Transportation
The following rates for transportation in and about the Valley have been established by the Board of Commissioners:
SADDLE-HORSES
From Route to Amount
Valley Glacier Point and Sentinel Dome, and return, $3.00
direct, same day
Valley Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, and Fissures, 3.75
and return, direct, same day
Valley Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, and Fissures, 3.00
passing night at Glacier Point
Valley Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall, 3.00
and Casa Nevada, passing night at Casa Nevada
Valley Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall, 4.00
Vernal Fall, and thence to Valley same day
Glacier Point Valley direct 2.00
Glacier Point Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall, and Casa Nevada, 2.00
passing night at Casa Nevada
Glacier Point Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall, Vernal Fall, 3.00
and thence to Valley same day
Valley Summits, Vernal and Nevada Falls, direct, 3.00
and return to Valley same day
Valley Glacier Point by Casa Nevada, passing night 3.00
at Glacier Point
Valley Summits, Vernal and Nevada Falls, Sentinel Dome, 4.00
Glacier Point, and thence to Valley same day
Valley Cloud’s Rest and return to Casa Nevada 3.00
Valley Cloud’s Rest and return to Valley same day 5.00
Casa Nevada Cloud’s Rest and return to Casa Nevada or 3.00
Valley same day
Casa Nevada Valley direct 2.00
Casa Nevada Nevada Fall, Sentinel Dome, and Glacier Point, 2.00
passing night at Glacier Point
Valley Nevada Fall, Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, 3.00
and Valley same day
Upper Yosemite Fall, Eagle Peak, and return 3.00
Charge for guide (including horse), when furnished 3.00
Saddle-horses, on level of Valley, per day 2.50
1. The above charges do not include feed for horses when passing night at Casa Nevada or Glacier Point.
2. Where Valley is specified as starting-point, the above rates prevail from any hotel in Valley, or from the foot of any trail.