The morning call., 1893-01-12

ton of bin in the State Legislature ahol-
lshIng the Yosemite Commission apd re-
storing The rights OF the State. which are
only held in trust TO the Federal Govern
ment 1t is hardly thought that this plan
can work this season.
Another plan is to hold an investigation
and produce testimony as to the misman-
agement by the Commissioners Of the affairs
OF the valley After mismanagemen is
proved the idea is 20 have a bill introduced
in Congress, declaring that owing 10 tins
mismaaeSsgsei the State OF California has
violated the trust under which she holds
the valley. and to have the grant declared
forfeited, the reyeTsion going to the Fed
erai Government
awhile l am on this subjset. let me say
a WORD about the Camlnettl bill, when
has in view the restriction and contraction
of our great national pleasure grounds in
the Yosemite.
This bill provides for the restriction of
the Yosemite national parks present
boundaries in the interest of sheepmen and
lUmbermen, although it does not say so.
Caminetti wants to reduce it nearly one
half. but will have to make hard fight TO
accomplish his end.
should his boundaries be adopted. sheep
would get on the headwaters OF the
Tuolumne River, and the Yosemite Valley
would be at their mercy. Camnetu also
! desires TO exclude some of the finest forests
+ ne defeated.
he says that there are seventy-fve far
ners IN the valley who desire the Dounda-
( es curtailed. | know the sentiment of the
farmers in the valley as well as any one.
la the first place, there are not sevenIy-fye
them. but only about six, and hey wish
the boundaries to be rs az present because
they keep out the sheep from eating their
grass ard keep away the destructive fires
and smoke of tile lumbermen, who, besides
destroying the forests, also ruin the very
skye the valley With their dust and smoke.
All that have spoken to say they want
70 DC ia The park so as To be protected from
the sheepmen whose large focks sweep OF
every blade of grass from the small farms.
Secretary Noble is in favor of reServing
all o. the western shed of the SierTas, with
It's forests, 10 be managed by The Federal
GoyFInment l am IN accord win ms
Eiets. 10 this great western shed there
are t0ther places almost as grand as the
Yosemite itself, along the Little Fork and
Kings River for instance.
"A present we have the State managing
the Yosemite Valley. which is entirely
surrounded by the boundaries Of the Ma
tionai 0semlte Park, under the control OF
the FEDERAL Government. This appears TO
be ridiculous. 1t i. however, another ar
gumehi for the State to give up the O.
semitic alley, which has in recent years
been SO badly mlsmanaged owing to lack
o. OK e ana Skilled artistic administration.
$50 bad has been this mlsmanagemeDt
that the floor Of the valley has been turned
into z common wayside pasture, while
there las been no appreciation whatever by
the Commissioners of the fac dress and
delicate fora of the park.
u belle re that uiue-tenths OF the people
OF the Sta te Of California are In favor of the
reservation OF TIE Yosemites or the SierTas.
Those only are opposed who have pecnniary
Interests involved. Unfortunately the lat
ter have united and are willing to spend
capital 10 obtain their lands.
III Tie lovers OF the beautiful in nature
want to lie Ut this combination they Will
have to organize themselves aud present a
( foTmidab 3 front 10 the enemy"