Excerpt from Yosemite, the Park and Its Resources, Vol. 3 of 3: A History of the Discovery, Management, and Physical Development of Yosemite National Park, California; Discussion of Historical Resources, Appendixes, Historical Base Maps, Bibliography Chapter II: Yosemite Valley as a State Grant and Establishment of Yosemite National Park, 1864 1890 A. Interest Mounts Toward Preserving the Yosemite Valley. 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.