Sierra Club Bulletin, Volume 10Sierra Club, 1919 Includes section "Book reviews." |
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... Peak CLXXV . On the John Muir Trail CLXXVI . Mount Brewer Gould On the John Muir Trail 178 179 182 183 189 191 198 199 ... 206 CLXXVII . The Kings - Kern Divide and Kearsarge Pinnacles from Mount 207 214 215 CLXXIX . On the John Muir ...
... Peak CLXXV . On the John Muir Trail CLXXVI . Mount Brewer Gould On the John Muir Trail 178 179 182 183 189 191 198 199 ... 206 CLXXVII . The Kings - Kern Divide and Kearsarge Pinnacles from Mount 207 214 215 CLXXIX . On the John Muir ...
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... Peak from Shadow Lake ..... 447 CCXXXIX . Cathedral Peak and Unnamed Lake 470 CCXL . German Army Order 471 CCXLI . Male Mountain Lion two - thirds grown - eight months old CCXLII . Tenaya Peak and Lake Tenaya 486 487 SIERRA CLUB ...
... Peak from Shadow Lake ..... 447 CCXXXIX . Cathedral Peak and Unnamed Lake 470 CCXL . German Army Order 471 CCXLI . Male Mountain Lion two - thirds grown - eight months old CCXLII . Tenaya Peak and Lake Tenaya 486 487 SIERRA CLUB ...
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... peaks , the very fragrance of the deep and sol- emn forest , seem to breathe round us and soothe our sense as we read the descriptions of his lonely wander- ings in the Sierras when their majesty was first re- vealed . California may ...
... peaks , the very fragrance of the deep and sol- emn forest , seem to breathe round us and soothe our sense as we read the descriptions of his lonely wander- ings in the Sierras when their majesty was first re- vealed . California may ...
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... peak and glacier in his study of the animal and vegeta- ble life of the Sierra . Did any observer ever come nearer than he to recording the soul of Nature ? If " good - will makes intelli- gence , " as Emerson avers , Muir's love of his ...
... peak and glacier in his study of the animal and vegeta- ble life of the Sierra . Did any observer ever come nearer than he to recording the soul of Nature ? If " good - will makes intelli- gence , " as Emerson avers , Muir's love of his ...
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... peaks , and darkness broods o'er the vast stretch of earth , he holds communion with the friendly stars , nor knows nor feels his loneliness . Of all the mountains he had visited , and he had climbed many in all parts of the world , his ...
... peaks , and darkness broods o'er the vast stretch of earth , he holds communion with the friendly stars , nor knows nor feels his loneliness . Of all the mountains he had visited , and he had climbed many in all parts of the world , his ...
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Page 340 - The service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to . the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment...
Page 222 - An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States...
Page 113 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created in the Department of the Interior a service to be called the National Park Service, which shall be under the charge of a director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and who shall receive a salary of $4,500 per annum.
Page 112 - Cal., and covered an area of about 1,512 square miles, being 36 miles wide by about 40 miles long. Under the act approved February 7, 1905, entitled "An act to exclude from the Yosemite National Park, Cal., certain lands therein described and to attach and include the said lands in the Sierra Forest Reserve...
Page 456 - First, that the National Parks must be maintained in absolutely unimpaired form for the use of future generations as well as those of our own time; second, that they are set apart for the use, observation, health and pleasure of the people; and, third, that the national interest must dictate all decisions affecting public or private enterprise in the parks.
Page 140 - To explore, enjoy and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist the support and cooperation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Page 114 - He may also grant privileges, leases, and permits for the use of land for the accommodation of visitors in the various parks, monuments, or other reservations...
Page 114 - ... years; and no natural curiosities, wonders, or objects of interest, shall be leased, rented, or granted to anyone on such terms as to interfere with free access to them by the public...
Page 222 - He may also, upon terms and conditions to be fixed by him, sell or dispose of timber in those cases where in his judgment the cutting of such timber is required in order to control the attacks of insects or diseases or otherwise conserve the scenery or the natural or historic objects in any such park, monument, or reservation.
Page 343 - ... wise for the accommodation of visitors; and may likewise arrange for the removal of such mature or dead or down timber as he may deem necessary and advisable for the protection and improvement of the park: Provided, That no appropriation for the maintenance of said park in excess of $10,000 annually shall be made unless the same shall have first been expressly authorized by law.