Excerpt from Yosemite, the Park and Its Resources, Vol. 1 of 3: A History of the Discovery, Management, and Physical Development of Yosemite National Park, California; Historical Narrative This Historic Resource Study had been prepared in accordance with the approved task directive for Package No. 806, Yosemite National Park. It accomplishes the inventory, identification, and evaluation of historical resources within the park to comply with Executive Order 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment, and with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. It is also intended as a complete narrative history of the park, providing basic reference material. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.