Sierra Club Bulletin, Volume 10Sierra Club, 1919 Includes section "Book reviews." |
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... showing new crater with escaping steam CLIII . May 27 , 1915. From approximately same position , showing cha- otic mass of old lava uplifted and filling the former craters CLII . Destruction of Timber by Mud - Flow from Mt. Lassen Along ...
... showing new crater with escaping steam CLIII . May 27 , 1915. From approximately same position , showing cha- otic mass of old lava uplifted and filling the former craters CLII . Destruction of Timber by Mud - Flow from Mt. Lassen Along ...
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... showing again his mechanical ability , as a means of livelihood in the Yosemite ; his climbs in the High Sierra and discovery of still living gla- ciers ; his eagerness to see the largest glaciers of Alaska and his several journeys and ...
... showing again his mechanical ability , as a means of livelihood in the Yosemite ; his climbs in the High Sierra and discovery of still living gla- ciers ; his eagerness to see the largest glaciers of Alaska and his several journeys and ...
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... showing the naked bed - rock , or covered by rocky debris , and sloping in the direction of the trend . Nearly all of the foot- hill valleys belong to this species . Some of the older specimens are smoothly covered with soil , but ...
... showing the naked bed - rock , or covered by rocky debris , and sloping in the direction of the trend . Nearly all of the foot- hill valleys belong to this species . Some of the older specimens are smoothly covered with soil , but ...
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... showing that it is young and has suffered little change since it came to light at the close of the glacial pe- riod . On the 23rd of March , 1872 , I was so fortunate as to wit- ness the sudden formation of one of these interesting ...
... showing that it is young and has suffered little change since it came to light at the close of the glacial pe- riod . On the 23rd of March , 1872 , I was so fortunate as to wit- ness the sudden formation of one of these interesting ...
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... showing the positions of their principal glaciers , and the relation of their trends and areas to them . The large arrows in Figs . 1 , 2 , 3 show the positions and directions of movement of the main confluent glaciers concerned in the ...
... showing the positions of their principal glaciers , and the relation of their trends and areas to them . The large arrows in Figs . 1 , 2 , 3 show the positions and directions of movement of the main confluent glaciers concerned in the ...
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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.