Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-10
STARTS SOUTHWEST AGAIN TO-DAY
Last Day in Yosemite Valley Greatly
Enjoyed, Beginning With sunriss
Over Eastern Granite WaiIs--Two
Members Of Congressional Escort
Can't stand Presidential Pace.
(By Associated Press),


having travelled nearly 100 miles by
stage and en- foot In and around the
Yosemite valley, President Taft reach
ed here tonight and will resume hts
journey 10 the southwest tomorrow
morning. He will stop during the day
at Merces. Fresno and Bakersfield and
reach Los Angles early Monday morn
ing.
The President was wet with per-
spiratioh when he reached the foot
of the trail today and had to go TO
bed In the Sentinel hotel while his
clothing was hung out in the sun to
dry, as he had only the one gray Nor
folk jacket suit with him In the park.
President Taft took luncheon with
! Mai. Forsythe. of the army. His last
day in the Yosemite Park was greatly
! enjoyed. He began the day by look
ing at the sunrise over the eastern
granite walls OF the valley, his van
! tage point being the veranda OF the
little Glacier Point hotel. right at the
/, very edge OF 5000 foot cliff. The
surroundings were rough and secluded
! and the President appeared In scapt
attire Having seen the snn Ina.
up. Mr.. Taft retired again an sIep
!, SsA o<-Sc.@S1< -
Not Affected by Altitude.
The altitude did not seem to ,fet I
him. and the President has stood Il
long rides and early hours of th
Yosemite trip better than some Of II
other members Of his party. Today
the President set such. pace doa$
the four miles of the short trial which
brought him from Glacier Point &c
Yosemite that he had two of his con-
gressional escort. Representatives Nc
kinley and 1Needham. calling for help.
At Union Point. one third of the, way.
from the top. the President weat tt
the very edge of the cliff and wave
"A handkerchief in greeting to son
mere species OF humanity who cou.
be seen maving about below him +
4 In little while he caught the soul
!. CT three cheers sent up in his ho1
I or.
/ John Muier's Day on.
John Muir. the naturalist explain
ed every view. every tree and fowc
On the way down and dwelt time an
again upon the glacial theory Of th1
! formation of the valley.
The President has evinced lirei
interest in the proposition on foot Iii
San Francisco to throw a dam across
the Hetch Hetchy valley of the yose
mite Park and to create a lake there
TO give that CITY supply OF yaterl
Mr.. Muir. who has spent much OF hf5
life in the Yosemite, has declared 10
the President with all of the en-
thusiasm OF the real lover OF nature.
that the plan is a sacrilege. lie added
that the Yosemite was a place In
which to say ones prayers cE1 never
should be used for commercial pur-
poses
Mr.. Taft had been deeply Impressed
with the beauty, not only Of the valley
itself, but the entire Yosemite Park.
he declared that the PARK had been
neglected as compared with The Ye,-
'owstone. Mr.. Taft is anxious that
some definite plan OF improvement
shall be agreed upon.
Enthusiast on Forestry.
Arriving at the moor Of the va;Ie~
Today. the President was greeted b.
Galen Vlark. 81 years old who Was the
hrst white man 20 make known the
existence Of the giant seqsioa trees az
the hariposa grove. One result OF
the Presidents trip into the Yosemite
has been to make him an enthusiast
on forestry The secluded sequloaa
were not alone responsible for This
For three DAYS the President has
Travelled through forest of yellow and
sugar pine ard fir trees thai have tcw-
cred from 20 oto go feet above the
road and thcy have called out con
slant expressions Of his admfrzfsou.
TO many the slender. arrow-likc grace
OF the pines and the fir holds more
! beauty than the rnarIcd rurxrd mas