Excerpt from Report of the Commissioners to Manage the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove, for the Years 1866-7 Summary of appropriations asked for: For Surveys of claims and plot of Valley, $800; for improvements in Valley, for pay of Guardian and assistant, 3 for travelling and incidental expenses, total, The above IS the smallest sum with which the business of the Commission can be carried on for the next two years. 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.

A statement of the Commissioners appointed to manage the valley and grove in the public interest protesting the fact the California Legislature passed a provision, over the veto of the Governor, ceding part of the valley to private owners.