The record-union., 1895-01-10

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stroyed that this important arm of the
! Government is useless, for the very fact
that 5,290 armed men stood ready to assist
| In the enforcement of the law made such
result possible. The guard of this State
! is creature of the statutes, and you
should exercise extreme caution in franz
ing laws for its government. 1t has never
! been called out by me except to assist the
civil authorities as provided by law.
| YOSEMITE VALLEY AND MARIPOSA BIG
TREE GROVE.
In June, 1891, l made my first official
visit to the Mariposa Big Tree Grove and
Yosemite Valley; again in June, 1892, and
third in 1894. AT my first visit l was
much disappointed in the appearance of
! both, not at their natural beauty, for
! tongue nor pen can properly portray
! them, and they must be seen to be appre-
ciated, but at their apparent neglect. l
found at the Big Tree Grove the ground
covered with mass of fallen timber and
undergroWth that reminded me of d ma
tural and beautiful orchard filled with
prunlngS and noXiOuS weeds. | am
| pleased to report that the board has re-
moved all these in the upper grove, and
it is to be hoped that the lower grove will
soon receive the same treatment for it is
indeed wonderfully attractive spot. In
the valley L found as great apparent ne
glect Dense masses of underground had
| covered more than Lwo-thirds OF the floor
| of the valley, and ii not checked would
soon smother all of the original beauty OF
that enchanting spot. | soon learned that
! charges of tree vandalism had undoubt-
| edly caused intimidation on the part of
the board. a few hours conversation
with Galen Clark, the guardian, con-
! Vlnced me that tree growth was prolific
here, and needed checking rather than
encouraging, for if the appearance
| OF the valley could be restored to the
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it in 1867 its grandeur and beauty would
| be greatly y enhanced. A our last meet
| ing, at my especial request, he prepared
for the board a report mbracing his per-
sonal knowledge OF the valley in that re-
spect. 1t is SO valuable and Of such i'm
| portance that | cannot refrain from call
! ing your attention to it. 1t will be found
| on page II OF the report Of the Commits
slonerS to Manage the Yosemite and
| Marlposa Big Tree Grove, and should
! forever put at rest any doubts upon the
subject. L should state, however, that
during the summer of 1891, 175 acres of
this underground were partially cleared.
L was in hopes that as much money as
| possible would be devoted to this clear
| ing process, bat the board deemed the re-
| Mobilization OF the old Yosemite Hotel of
| greater importance, and the entire appro-
prlatlon and more has been expended IN
that direction. The hotels are now in
good condition, and it is to be hoped that
nothing else will prevent the vigorous
! prosecution OF that most needed work, for
| which purpose, L trust, liberal appro-
prlatlon will be made apart from that re-
| CURED for the ordinary contingent eX-
penditures.
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION.
On page of the report of this commits
sion Will be found my letter addressed TO
Hon. Irving NJ. Scott, President OF the
| board, acknowledging the receipt OF their
| final report. In that letter l expressed,
! though briefly, my earnest appreciation
! OF It's work and my gratitude to the mem-
| berS thereof for their faithful efforts and
the satisfactory results accomplished.
l should be obliged to repeat su bstantially
the same things here, were l to speak at
all. The commission has returned to the
State Treasury about so, 900, and IN view
| OF that fact, and in order TO meet the urg-
ent demands for this report, the Board of
! Examiners has ordered 10000 copies
| printed and distributed. This, in cOnnec-
ton with the "Resources of California"
| will prove very valuable documents to
| those interested in knowing the wonder
| ful and varied productions of our State.
"REsoURCEs OF CALIFORNIA"
On page l49 of the Statutes of 1893 will
| be found an Act empowering the Gov
| ernor to prepare or cause to be prepared
a volume explaining the resources of CAL
ifornia, for distribution at the Worlds
| Exposition, and granting an appropria-
| tiOn or $4,000 for that purpose | ap-
pointed Hon. e. w. Maslin to perform
the work. After thorough discussion
as to the objects to be attained, to wit: a
! candid review Of our merits, the same
was commenced and completed in a re-
| markably brief period, and so faithfully
and 1ntelllgently that the entire edition
| has long been exhausted and a second
one issued, and still daily demands are
| being made upon the Secretary of State.
the State Library and the Executive De-
partment. BY direction of the Board of
Examiners the book was electrotyped
and can be reproduced at comparatively
| little cost.
L take pleasure in complimenting Mr..
! Maslin on the result OF his labors am
proud of his work, and feel sure that it's
liberal dissemination will meet with ben
eticial results.
! FISH COMMISSION.
1 have been deeply interested in the
| facts set forth in this report. 1t will nat
urally surprise the majority of our people
| to know what this board has accom-
! plished in its special department, as also
the vast amount of good that comes 10
! the people of the State through its
! efforts, to say nothing of the IS, ,00U,-
600 as the fish product, which alone
| is enough to warrant attention. The
vast amount of labor anu care in the
| stocking and protecting of our fish
| is Of still greater importance. The board
recommends some important changes in
| the law, which will be found on pages 81
and 81 of the report. 1t is, however, to
! be hoped that the entire report will be
| read by those who have this matter
in hand, as much attention is given to
the protection of game as well as of fish.
| l would gladly devote more space, if it
were practicable, but l think that sub
| stantlal encouragement should be given
! this board.
HORTICULTURE AND VIT1CULTURE.
| Horticulture and viticulture are two
most important Industries of this State |
| have carefully examined the report of each
and find them replete with valuable in
formation. They are naturally somewhat
| extended, and | can do no better than to
ask you to read them and assist in the
work. Their demands are insignificant
IN proportion to the importance of the
| industries they represent
STATE MINING BUREAU.
This bureau is entitled to great credit
for its efficient work and it's practical sug-
geStlons on the mining industries of our
State. j. j. Crawford. the mineralogist,
has proved himself to be an earnest, hon
est, intelligent champion of the miners
| Interests, and everything that could be
said in their behalf is strongly set forth
in his report.
MINERAL CABINET
The Act of March 3, 1887, simply pro-
vlded for the removal of the cabinet from
| the State Library to a place in the Crocker
Art Gallery building, and the trustees to
be appointed under the provisions of the
Act were only authorized to remove such
cabinet. The purpose Of the Act was full
filled on such removal, and further DOW
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