September 1928

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HUBERT WORK, SECRETARY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEPHEN T. MA I HER, DIRECTGR YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES VOL. VII

September 1928

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This is the official publication of the Educational Department of Yosemite National Park It is published each month by the National Park Service with the cooperation of the Yosemite Natural History Association, and. its purpose is to supply dependable information on the natural history and scientific features of Yosemite).National Park. The articles published herein are not copyrightedasat :is intended that they shall,•be freely used by the_press.,' Communication should be addresses to C P RussellPark-.Natura:1st, Yo em.te National Park, California P.

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YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES THE PUBLICATION OF THE YOSEMITE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT AND THE YOSEMITE NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION

Published monthly olume V1I September 1928 Number q

LITTLE YOSEMITE, THE BEAUTIFUL

By C. H. Oneal Few of the thousands of visitors heavenward as if striving to reach • Yosemite Valley ever behold the the unknown, while around about ntrancing beauties of Little Yoyou great sugar pines are extendemite, Lost Valley and the Gorge. ing their arms in silent benediction. he stupendous majesty and granRuby-crowned kinglets, canyon dour of the towering walls and the wrens, hermit thrushes and countundering waterfalls of the larger less other singers regale you with osemite are here reflected in the their ethereal music. • ually beautiful and none the less Sierra creepers, nuthatches and pressive cliffs and glistening, chickadees bob about in the trees (ding cascades. The huge, vigorindustriously searching for insects. s booming masculinity of the lowPlacid, cool pools of the river hold valley is here replaced by more darting, dark shadows that would elicate, more refined and serene tempt any angler. Tumbling, silminine beauty Here quiet, peace very aprons of water glide along nd rest prevail. over long slides and finally lose Beyond Sunrise creek you penethemselves in clear, dimpling green ate this wonderland by a trail depths. Narrow canyons with nearanked on either side by lodge-pole ly perpendicular walls restrain the Ines. Merging suddenly upon a turbulent stream as it rushes Dellry lake, you may be favored by a mell over boulders, filling the air eeting vision of a dozen or more with music. Here all nature seems eer that have come to satisfy their tuned to heighten the delight of the raving at the salt lick hole at the sojourner. •wer end of the lake. The present trail extends several A short distance farther you come miles into this wonderland. Withpon a log cabin constructed by out great expense it could be cone pioneer Washburn brothers. Its tinued along the granite cliffs t, oldy, decaying walls and sagging connect with Merced lake. Thi • roof stimulate your imagination to would shorten the present route by scenes of privation, hunting, fronseveral miles, it would eliminate a tier strife, and possibly Indian warthousand feet of useless climbing, fare. and it would bring all this wonderAs you continue you pass domes ful scenery before the admiring and cliffs that rear their heads eyes of the wayfarer

AN EARLY MORNING BIRD REVUE

By George M. Wright Water is a precious boon in the anything else this bird was like a Mariposa Grove of Sig Trees dursmall child, whose attempts to aping the fall of the year. Each day pear grown up are the more Iudiscores of birds congregate at the crous because of the exaggerated spring above the Lodge for early effort. We strongly suspected that morning refreshment. Such was the his hunt for breakfast food was avian concourse we observed during nearly all bluff and that all the the short half hour between 7 :20 while he was keeping watch out of and 7:50 one clear day in early the corner of his eye for the blessed August. dispensation of a parental larva. About the cool spring is a damp Presently, the rest of the family bed of azaleas and creek dogwoods, came sliding around the tree. Then the whole watched over by four sethe sleek, trim form of the parent quoias, solemn sentinels of great bird, with its white nun-like hood, grandeur. White firs, sugar pines presented a strong contrast to the and Douglas firs complete the corshort-tailed bodies of the fluffy. don around this sanctuary. Ordimussy babies. naaily impressive, these other trees In the meantime, there was an look dwarfed in the presence of invasion of the azaleas at our very those giants of an ancient race. feet. The inquisitive yellow faces As we approached the sacred cirof hermit warblers seemed to peer cle, a forked-horn buck and two at us from out the bushes on every yearling does moved off up the side. And wonder of wonders, one slope through alternating patches of of them came so close as to brush shade and early morning sunlight. against my trousers in its agitated They were gracefully alert and unflutterings. It was a breathless easy, not quite so sure of themmoment and one to be always memselves as the goat-like deer which ory treasured. beg at Yosemite back doors and Just then the arrival of a goldencater to tourist chocolates. crowned kinglet added to the exFrom a ringside seat on the ashen citement. The golden orange crown gray trunk of a fallen sentinel of with black bordering lines on an another day, we waited for the olive-green body, all set off against show. And, indeed, there were the drab background of mud, was many acts to this avian circus, all like an intense pin point of glory. taking place under the one big Sparrow Spreads Fear leafy tent. A. lumbering fox sparrow invaded A mother quail was ballyhooing the sanctum, and the more timid to her family in the thicket, now small birds quickly faded away into warning, now encouraging, and ever the deeper shadows. All this while and anon calling them all together the quail were talking softly, while as she led the march to water. For the jays eternally scolded one an. a brief moment the old bird came other and all the world, somewhere into view, scuttling over a swelling up in the dome of blue sky and Sig Tree root. lacy green branches. A female The plump form of a young whitetanager came sedately and soberly headed woodpecker appeared on the through the branches, as though trunk of a fir nearby. More than busily preoccupied with thoughts of

75.be fast-approaching day of departbut for the arrival of a new contire. It is a long road to winter tingent headed by two small brown Quarters in Central America. birds. They proved to be a pair of The arrow-like flight of a robin house wrens, unobtrusive and quiet down the long forest aisle directed like Cinderellas in this gay crowd. our gaze towards a spot of flaming A business-like drink, and they tailor. Perched erect and motionwere gone. One lone juco followed. loss on a downed log, the redThen a flip of his long tail dived breasted sapsucker might well have back down into the bushes. passed for a snowplant of brilliant By this time a mountain chickamae. And just then as always, when dee family had dropped to the lowthere is any likelihood of his being est branches of the tree nearest the forgotten, a blue-fronted jay glided spring and were excitedly considerdown from above and clung to the ing the next move. Very evidently vortical trunk of a fir, right where they felt that a journey to the a little circle of sunlight made a ground and water was fraught with dramatic setting. The intense deep great danger and that it required red of the sapsucker in the shade a fine display of chickadee courage. was a complement to the iridescent As we hurried away, the insistent, blue of the jaybird's coat. sad call of the wood pewees laA golden-mantled ground squirrel mented our departure with exactly was scurrying up the hill as though the same world-weary intonations late to work. This jogged our own that these birds use in commenting sonaoienees, and we would have left upon all of life's events.

A NATURE GUIDE PARTY CONQUERS MT. LYELL

By C. A. Harwell I consider the Mount Lyell trip only two places; one of 300 feet n n excellent side trip from Boothe dropping down to Ireland Lake and Lake. The mountain offers much the other of 250 feet dropping over to the lover of higher places. It a ridge into a cirque of Simmons Is the highest peak in the park Peak. Leaving Boothe Lake, you (13,090 feet), has the largest and are soon above timber line so that most spectacular active glacier in your view is unobstructed and landour region, is difficult enough of marks are easily seen. Trails are ascent to challenge the mountain not so necessary at this altitud s, climbing ability of even the exbecause there is no brush to make perienced, and yet is perfectly safe going difficult. Rubber soled sheer for the average hiker with a cornare desirable to some hikers, It s petent guide. cause most of the work is ovi The distance from Boothe Lake granite that is snow and vatei Is approximately ten miles; so washed and ice polished. should require more than one day. I first made this climb with Dr. When at Boothe Lake, you are at George Ruhle, nature guide, in 1926. 10.000 feet altitude. The route Upon our return to Boothe Lake, I [chosen to Lyell loses altitude in left a written description, which

has since directed several parties. very summit of Lyell. This is the In 1927 I took my high country former usual approach to the hiking party of ten over this route mountain. Parties work their way to the 12,000-foot level on Lyell and across the snow covered glacier, then down the Lyell Fork to Tuolcross the bergschrund over the umne. This year I took an enthusibridge of snow, and so up this astic party of seven to the top of finger of snow to the granite and Lyell, returning to Boothe Lake. I thence to the top. will first outline the route followed, From your position at the cirque as there are no trails. of Simmons, note the knife-blade How to Get There of granite extending down the Climb from Boothe Lake to mountain between McClure and Fletcher and Townsley lakes, keepLyell. You will keep to the left of ing them on your right. Above them this. you will see Parson Peak. Between Wonderful Surroundings you and Ireland Lake rises a ridge Now without losing altitude, keep of granite. Keep to the left of the to your right, leaving the small ridge and cross it at 10,800 feet lakes of the McClure Fork to your elevation. Ireland Lake lies 300 left and 600 feet below you in the feet below you, plainly seen on your meadow. In a hundred yards you right. Head straight for its outwill come to Bert Lake, named by let, cross Ireland creek, and, keepDr. Ruhle and me in 1926. Leaving ing the lake on your right, follow Bert Lake, head left and climb a the natural "roadways" to a small bit to cross the outlet of McClure creek that feeds the lake. Cross Lake on its snow bridge. Crossing this and climb the granite which is this, head for the lower edge of the in front of you and to the south. knife blade of granite, which you After this 100-foot climb you are reach at 12,000 feet. Now you see on a fairly level plateau. Cross glacial lakes, moraines, the wonderthis, keeping Simmons Peak to ful glacier of Lyell, and, of course, your right. Ahead and to your left the mountain. I believe in rubber extends a long "knife-blade" of soles and so keep off the snow, granite. Head for its lowest spot, keeping my rubber dry for the last where I have left a monument. and harder part of thee limb. I From this point you look down into keep to the right of the glacier, a cirque of Simmons Peak. This reaching the last pile of granite cirque is broadly U-shaped. Go blocks composing the mountain top down directly 250 feet and head for with comparatively dry shoes. To the opposite point of the U. Now, niy way of thinking, it is better to front this point you obtain a grand climb from block to block of view of Lyell and McCIure with granite up the northwestern edge their glaciers spreading before you. of the peak to the top than to McClure is to your right; Lyell to break trails through snow and your left. There are three peaks climb up thee himney with its loose bordering the Lyell glacier, and and rolling rocks. In the beginning nikers may be confused as to which of the climb, keep as close to the to climb. Lyell is the most westsnow covered glacier as possible. erly of the three. From this point You, of course, will register in the..,ote the chimney up which a long splendid book provided by the Califinger of snow extends towards the fornia Alpine Club of San Fran- (Contin',ed on page 83)

Mt. Lyell is the highest peak in the Yosemite Section It carries one of the most spectacular glaciers in the Sierra Nevada Range

A NEW MAMMAL FOR YOSEMITE

By C. P. Russell In this day of numerous nature A few days ago Ranger Billy Neilovers and interested observers son reported that he had found a within Yosemite National Park it is dead otter on the shores of Babcock to be expected that many of Nalake. Because, to Billy Nelson, seeture's secrets will be divulged. Some ing is believing and because the years ago a staff of field workers carcass was disagreeably putrid, he from the Museum of Vertebrate left the "tangible evidence" where Zoology, University of California, he found it. However, because the applied themselves to a serious skuII of this dead animal would study of the animal life of the park. comprise an important accession at The results of their several years of the Yosemite museum, staff memwork was published in a splendid hers and students of the Yosemite volume of 752 pages, "Animal Life School of Field Natural History in the Yosemite," by Joseph Grinwere urged to take advantage of nell and Tracy Storer, University of any opportunity that might be preCalifornia Press, 1924. This refersented, and search for the otter's ence is, of course, of utmost imremains. portance to all who are concerned On August 6 the class of Yosemwith the comings and goings of the ite field school students was en animals of Yosemite, and more route to Boothe lake and since the than slight excitement results when reported otter was but a short dieit becomes apparent that worthtance from the trail, one student, while discoveries may be added to Miss Ruth Ashton, detoured and the comprehensive records consearched the shores of Babcock tained in that book. lake. She found the carcass and Not long ago rangers of Yosemite salvaged the head. The next day reported that they had seen river George Wright, assistant park natotter at some of the high country uralist, found himself in the same lakes within the park. Other emlocality and he also located the ployes maintained that they had dead body. He secured other parts witnessed river otters catching of the remains and brought them to trout below the dam at Lake Eleathe museum. nor. When these reports were preThe skull has been thoroughly seated at the Yosemite museum, cleaned and bleached and is now a they were received with skepticism, part of the museum mammal colfor no record of the animal was to lection. It proves to be Lutra canabe found in "Animal Life in the densis pacifica, the Pacific river Yosemite " or any other dependable otter, The teeth are so greatly worn publication. Evidence of tangible as to expose the pulp cavity, and it form must be had before the Aresis reasonable to believe that this ence of otter might be recordee for first authenticated otter from YoYosemite. semite National Park died of old age.

RESIN AS A WATER CONSERVER: A THEORY

By LOUIS J. Henrich I was a bit discouraged the other "eating" into the polish? The tiny day to note that the water which I falling particles may easily be seen poured from a bucket upon the if one stands in a dark spot in a ground in front of my tent did not forest and looks in the direction of hasten to the lower depths to offer the sun where the glint upon the Itnclf as a bit of a drink to the resin will make the drops look like thirsty roots of nearby trees, as I falling diamonds. If the drops were had intended, but instead, remained honey dew the soil would not be so there as though it were in a greased oily early in the spring, as it is, for pan. After a not inconsiderable honey dew is soluble in water. lime it slowly disappeared. And I May I then formulate a tentative began to wonder just why the soil theory about falling resin? Not Uld not allow the water to run in satisfied with such water-conservrapidly. ing devices as erect leaves, blueThis is not an altogether new green chlorophyll, glossy stems and ',problem for me. I was first amsurfaces, etc., etc., the xerophytic pressed with the oily character of plant coats the soil with resin as an *oil beneath eucalyptus trees about extra help in water conservation. three years ago when I brought Resin falling upon the ground resome dark, porous soil to my Bersuits in a solid colloidal solution, a aeley garden and then later discovrecombination of soil particles and *red that it would not "water." resin that forms a natural mulch. Why does a farmer disk and hat.- This mulch has the additional ad1 row his soil as the dry season apvantage, to the tree, of being more preaches? Is it not to break up the empervious to escaping water. This top surface into fine particles in is in contrast to the ordinary non- ' order that the soil will not crack colloided soil mulch of the farmer. and thus expose more surface to the These questions seem pertinent: drying influences of the sun and 1—Do all trees and shrubs secrete wind? A dust blanket prevents resin? 2—Is it secreted from the evaporation. And the dusty soil of leaves or the stems? 3—Do xeroour forests is a reality. While on phytic plants secrete more resin duty here at Glacier Point there than others? 4—Is a true collodial have been days when I have had to solution formed as result of the polish my shoes five times in order combination of resin with the soil? to he presentable in the hotel lobby. 5—Are there physical characters Why is it undesirable to park an that bear on the soil charactu automobile for any length of time problem? 6—Is resin secreted a beneath a tree? Is it not said that all times of the year? 7—Wha the falling resin spots the car and physiological processes of the plant even ruin a now surface by enter into this problem?

GLEANINGS ALONG THE TRAILS IN 1928 STRANGE FEEDING HABITS OF WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS

When passing near the company winged ants hung to the tree in a stables in the Yosemite Valley on dense cluster, and, as they took to the morning of July 30 a swarm the air, the swifts scooped them in. of fast flying birds attracted our The flying swifts came from every attention. They were flying in direction and always skimmed close wide circles so directed that at one to the trunk of the tree. There point in the arc they passed close were at least fifty birds. Ants to the trunk of a yellow pine. Inwould flutter out, a swift would vestigation disclosed the fact that pass, the ants would disappear. the birds were white-throated The flight of the insects lasted swifts. We walked to within about twenty minutes, and the twenty-five feet of the birds and swifts kept swinging past the tree sat down. This did not change trunk till the last ant was gone. their action. Not a sound was Suddenly, then they disappeared, uttered by the birds, but we could and not a swift was to be seen in hear the whirr of their wings. The the sky. How did these birds of trunk of the tree was glistening in the air discover this rich harvest? the sunshine; it was the shimmer Seldom, in the past, have we seen of myriad wings. A swarm of large them flying so close to the earth. Enid Michael.

MORE NOTES ON MDVING CHICKAREES

The inquisitive nature of the bluethree babies from a cedar tree at fronted jay and its habit of shoutthe rear of the Le Conte ruins to a ing when excited, make of a noisy Kellog oak rising just above Mrs. jay congregation an excellent guide Curry's cottage. Small boys into interesting events in the tree formed us that at least one additops. Recent investigation by a tional baby was moved before our nature guide party of such an outarrival. In moving each of her cry was rewarded by the sight of a babies, the mother chose almost exDouglas squirrel, or Sierra chickaactly the same route, although this ree, in the act of moving its family. involved climbing over two or three Its first appearance was that of a rock piles, which might easily have squirrel carrying a meadow mouse been avoided and, in one instance, to its nest, but closer scrutiny almost meant collision with the foot showed the "mouse" to be a young of an interested bystander. squirrel. The baby was held in the No apparent cause for the moving mouth much as a cat might carry could be found. The extreme intersome small captured mammal, and est of the jays renders it possible, it was this fact which led to our however, that their role may have first false interpretation. The adult been somewhat more direct than squirrel was watched while it moved merely to act as publicity chorus.-n

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GIANT RED FIR FELLED

The attention of a nature guide sawed, ragged depressions were alparty from Sentinel Dome, at Glamost instantly filled with great tier Point, was attracted to the fellquantities of the liquid. ing of a giant red fir located on the While we watched the sawing camp grounds near the bear pits. and heard the crackling preceding Last winter the top was broken the final lunge, we felt as if we off by lightning and lodged upside were witnessing the execution of a down firmly planted in the ground. dear friend. The tall, majestic Here is seemed to flourish tempotrunk wavered, stood still, and rarily with ends reversed. The diwith a last wrenching groan ameter of the broken-off portion plunged forward with a thud. This was about fifteen inches and noble monarch, the culmination of showed infection with decay and nearly three centuries of sunshine fungi. and rain, had passed. The wood cutter at Glacier Point This tree is one of the largest of stated that red fir trees so topped its kind I have ever seen. The and infected last only about a year, mean diameter to the outside of the owing to the great amount of moistbark is over 7 feet; the total height ure contained, causing souring and 186 feet. Because of a favored life, decay. Such trees were reported as it was larger than its 260 years inbeing a menace to campers, as they dicated. The rapidity of growth may fall at any moment. varied greatly. The first hundred As the saw entered the heartyears it grew to a diameter of 55 wood there was a steady flow of inches, while in the last 60 years it sap from the lower end of the increased but 6% inches.—C. H. blade. When the tree fell, the unOneal.

BLADDERWORT, A CARNIVOROUS PLANT

One of the most interesting aquhowever, that the plant does take atic plants found in the stagnant living food which would be useful pools of the Yosemite valley is the to young fishes. On the other hand, Bladderwort or Utricularia. The the matted thread-like masses of leaves of the Bladderwort have the plant afford good hiding places many hair-like divisions upon which for the fry. are born small bladders. These The name Utricularia has an inhave two functions, floating the plant at time of flowering, and actteresting origin. It comes from the Latin word "utriculus," which Ing as a trap for small microscopic means a "little skin or leathern b& forms of animal life upon which the plant feeds. The bladders are protie." vided with a valve opening inward, The fact that the Bladderwort so that the small aquatic animals one of the very few carnivorous having entered are unable to escape. Plants in existence, while most aniIt has been claimed that the mals are herbivorous, makes it seem Iltrlcularia can trap extremely as though this plant, at least, is small fishes, but this is very imturning the tables on the animal k probable. It Is undoubtedly true, kingdom.— Ruth Hearl.

YO hMvll ft; NATURE NOTES

HAS PILEATED WOODPECKER FOUND NEW MATE?

For many years Yosemite has speculation as to whether this bird toasted of that largest of American would find a mate or die in widowwoodpeckers, the pileated woodhood. Now comes word that durpecker. The birds have stirred the ing the second week in August, two keen interest of visitors and have pileated woodpeckers appeared in furnished nature guides with a Camp 8, where the Boy Scout Conprize exhibit when in the field. servation Training Camp was loFour years ago, one bird of a pair cated. The whole camp turned out was sacrificed on the altar of scito view the birds. Whether the ence and became a mounted bird in old-timer has found a companion the Yosemite Museum. Thereafter, or whether there has been an invaa lone pileated woodpecker apsion of two strangers is yet to be peared to follow regular beats on determined, but there is a strong the valley floor. There was much suspicion that the former explanation is correst.—H. C. Bryant.

YOUNG TROUT EAT THEIR WEAKER BROTHERS

Cannibalism in trout has long mouth of a larger brother. None been known. It is not at all unof the trout exceeded fourteen usual for the fisherman to remove weeks in age or two and a half oa rtly digested remains of young inches in length. Two weeks later '.=out from some of his day's catch. five other "cannibals" were obEven the casual observer occasionserved in the same tank. ally sees trout fry darting for the Several days of observation gave safety of shallow water when the no evidence of attack on each other :urger trout approach. by perfectly healthy trout, regardRecent observations at the Yoless of respective size. Sick or dead semite fish hatchery, however, infish were often attacked by both dicate that such tendencies are not larger and smaller brethren. It confined to mature or underfed seems reasonable, therefore, to astrcut. In a trough containing about sume that under the conditions of twenty thousand young steelhead, observation the apparent cannibalthe tail of an unfortunate youngism is a part of nature's method of ster was seen protruding from the eliminating the unwell and unfit. Ralph Teal.

WOODPECKERS USE MUSEUM FOR STOREHOUSE

A striking example of adaptation not furnish the necessary toe holds. is shown by several California The pergola timbers on the same woodpeckers who have made a side of. the museum have many storehouse of the museum walls. On weather. cracks that afford excelthe north side of the building these lent opportunity to store the seeds woodpeckers use the shingles that from the cedars. These are depositoverlap the lower ones as deposred while the timbers are still dry. tones for acorns. In the late sumDuring the rains, these timbers mer and autumn their racous calls swell until it is almost impossible attract visitors to their activities, to remove the seeds, while in the They are enabled to hold on by drying out process during the grasping the edges of the shingles spring they fall out in large numas the surface of these shingles does hers.--C. H. Oneal.

A NATURE GUIDE PARTY CONQUERS MT. LYELL

(Continued from page 76) cisco. land Lake this year at 4 :30 a. m. The return trip is down the and reached the top of Lyell at chimney, over the snow to the 10 :45 a. m. Leaving the top at granite, and so back to Ireland 12 :20 p. m., we were at Boothe Lake Lake and Boothe Lake. at 6 :30 p. m. It is well to start from Boothe Next morning we walked to TuolLake at 3 or 4 in the afternoon and umne Meadows for hot lunch, after hike four miles to Ireland Lake, which five of us climbed Mount where camp should be made for the Dana, 13,050 feet altitude; so you night. Wood is available here. can see Lyell is a good and reasonTake food and blankets from able side trip from Boothe Lake. Boothe Lake. We started from IreI hope to make it many times.

RECENT MUSEUM ACCESSIONS

By C. P. Russell A copy of Manly's "Death Valley valuable ethnological objects were in '49" was received by the Yosemobtained as a loan from Mrs. Dirite Museum recently from J. B. die Earl of Ceres, Calif; String of Agnew. Dentalia beads and abalone ornaBret Harte's 1869 edition of the ments, two salmon spear points of "Luck of Roaring Camp" was ohbone, bone awl, bone pipe for kinitained as a loan from E. Bastheim. kinek, pigment for war-paint, 114 Mrs. Sophie F. Baylor presented "Bird Points" of flint, obsidian, the four beautiful volumes of the etc.; one iron arrow point, one Santa Barbara edition, De Luxe, small drill, two spear points, or Copy 30, of Dawson's "Birds of knives, five large fragments of California." This gift constitutes flint from arrow point cache, the most valuable accession in the string of trade beads, string of museum library. trade beads with sections of den- "A Bibliography of Museums talia, string of Indian-made shell and Museum Work," 1928; "Anbeads, hammer stone. nllc-a-del," by C. Hart Merriam; These articles were found in 'Photography of Colored Objects"; Walla-Walla county, Oregon, and "Yosemite Trails," by J. S. Chase; were buried by the Nez Perce when "An Artist's Tour," by B. Kroupa, they were at war with the whites. 181)0; "Birds of Massachusetts," by bush and "California, a Book During the month of August the fin. Travelers and Settlers," by C. Yosemite Natural History AssociaNordhoff, 1873, were purchased by tion purchased the following vol the Yosemite Natural History Asumes for the museum librar; aoelntion during July. "Crest of the Continent," Ingersoll. Mr. n.nd Mrs. Duncan MCDuffie 1885; "Atlantis Arisen," Victor, pn•r p ntocl a most interesting old 1891; "Making of the Great West," pnlntini, of Yosemite Falls by on Drake, 1916; "Westward by Rail," rnrly nr tlst. Rae, 1871; "California and Its Won- 'fliruiiy;h Iho m-nperafinn It der:+,'• Todd; "Beyond the Rockies," Stoddard, Ranger Otto Brown the follntvlog oddard, 1894; "Native Races of

the Pacific States, " Bancroft, 1874, 100 shares, Jupiter Mining Cornfive volumes; "Picturesque Amerpany, Bodie district, 1878; certifiica," Bryant, 1872, two volumes. cate, 100 shares, Goodshaw Mining The Shepard Book Company, Company, Bodie district, 1884; cerSalt Lake City, gave copies of "The tificate, 40 shares, Concordia MinFirst Baby in Camp," by Bennett, ing Company, Bodie district, 1881; 1893, and "The Sky Sifter," by Bencertificate, 2000 shares, Addenda nett, 1892. Mining Company, Bodie district, "An-nik-a-del, " by C. Hart Mere 1880; certificate, 100 shares, Auroriam, 1928, was presented by Stera Tunnel and Mining Company, phen T. Mather. Bodie district, 1878; certificate, 50 L. Gelber gave "Scenes of Wonshares, Booker Consolidated, Bodie der and Curiosity in California," by district, 1887; certificate,

J. M. Hutchings, 1870. shares, Queen Bee Mining CornA 6x12-inch oil painting, "Pohopany, Bodie district, 1881; certifino Lake," by Thomas Hill, was recate, 40 shares, Tioga Mining Cornceived from Mrs. H. E. Perry of pany, Bodie district, 1878; certifithe Yosemite School of Field Nacate, 35 shares, Tioga Mining Comtural History. pany, Bodie district, 1884; certifiMrs. Virginia Darby gave a photo cate, 100 shares, Summers Consolof her father, Andrew D. Fireidated Mining Company, Patterson baugh, a member of the Yosemite district, 1884. Discovery Party of 1851. A Mr. Joergers of Aurora gave Helen Lukens Gant gave a set of three blank stock certificates of six hand-colored photos of John the Live Yankee Gold and Silver Muir, framed; a John Muir letter Mining Company of Aurora, incorwritten to Mr. Lukens, 1906; a phoporated September 7, 1862. tcgraphic copy of Muir's drawing Judge Rule of Mono Lake gave of his noted "Student's Desk"; and incomplete files of the "Homer the tin cup carried by Muir on Miners' Index," old newspaper of many of his Sierra trips. Lundy. The Yosemite Natural History miss Sophie F. Baylor has given Association purchased an express a remarkable large Bierstadt paintmessenger's sawed-off shotgun ing, in the name of the Estate of used on the Bodie-Aurora stage, Charlotte Bowditch of Boston and and an 1873 Winchester rifle,.44 Santa Barbara, This painting was calibre, that was used in the Mono made in the Merced canyon, near region. Yosemite valley, in 1864. It repreWhile in Bodie the park naturalseats a camp scene by moonlight ist was presented with the followand is typical of this old artist's ing books and articles by Mr. and masterpieces. Mrs. D. V. Cain; "Cosmos," Von Twenty colored lantern slides of Humboldt, 1850, volume 1; "Classsequoias were presented by F. S. book of Botany," Wood, 1854; "AnMcGinnis of the Southern Pacific nual Report of Regents of UniverCompany. city of New York," 1850; "One R. P. Hill gave a small Watkins' Summer at Lundy," Hatkef, 1903; photo of Yosemite valley from the "The George Catlin Indian Gallery Mariposa trail and a stereopticon in United States National Mdseview of the pioneer Lamon at his urn," Donaldson, 1885; certificate, Yosemite cabin.

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