Handbook of Yosemite National Park

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Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921), edited by Ansel F. Hall
Ansel F. Hall
Copyright, 1921 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921), edited by Ansel F. Hall
Table of Contents
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921) edited by Ansel F. Hall...........................................................1
Overview..................................................................................................................................................1
Contents...................................................................................................................................................1
About the Editor.......................................................................................................................................3
Bibliographical Information.....................................................................................................................4
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921) edited by Ansel F. Hall...........................................................5
r HANDBOOK OFr r YOSEMITE NATIONALr r PARKr.........................................................................6
r A COMPENDIUM OF ARTICLES ON THEr r YOSEMITE REGION BY THE LEADINGr r
SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITIESr..............................................................................................................6
Introductory Note...............................................................................................................................................8
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Ansel F. Hall.............................................................8
INTRODUCTORY NOTE......................................................................................................................8
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921) edited by Ansel F. Hall.........................................................10
CONTENTS...........................................................................................................................................10
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921) edited by Ansel F. Hall.........................................................13
ILLUSTRATIONS................................................................................................................................13
History of the Yosemite Region.......................................................................................................................15
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Ralph S. Kuykendall...............................................15
HISTORY OF THE YOSEMITE REGION..........................................................................................15
THE MARIPOSA INDIAN WAR..................................................................................................16
DISCOVERY OF YOSEMITE VALLEY......................................................................................17
SECOND EXPEDITION TO YOSEMITE.....................................................................................18
EXPEDITION OF 1852..................................................................................................................21
DEATH OF TENAYA....................................................................................................................21
EARLY DEVELOPMENT.............................................................................................................22
AN HISTORIC SAWMILL............................................................................................................23
CREATION OF STATE PARK......................................................................................................24
ADMINISTRATION OF STATE COMMISSIONERS.................................................................25
MAPPING THE YOSEMITE REGION.........................................................................................26
THE TRAIL OF THE MINER........................................................................................................27
THE RÉGIME OF THE SHEEPHERDER.....................................................................................28
CREATION OF NATIONAL PARK.............................................................................................29
THE WORK OF THE SOLDIERS.................................................................................................29
PLANTING TROUT IN YOSEMITE WATERS...........................................................................30
REVISING THE BOUNDARIES...................................................................................................31
RECESSION OF STATE PARK....................................................................................................32
THE SIERRA CLUB......................................................................................................................33
HETCH HETCHY: EARLY HISTORY.........................................................................................34
HETCH HETCHY: THE SAN FRANCISCO WATER SUPPLY.................................................35
RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN THE PARK.........................................................36
THE NEW YOSEMITE..................................................................................................................37
REFERENCES1..............................................................................................................................38
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Indians of Yosemite...........................................................................................................................................40
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by A. L. Kroeber..........................................................40
INDIANS OF YOSEMITE....................................................................................................................40
ORIGIN...........................................................................................................................................41
DECREASE OF NUMBERS..........................................................................................................42
FOOD: THE ACORN.....................................................................................................................42
r THE BOW: HUNTING AND WARr...........................................................................................44
r HABITATIONSr..........................................................................................................................45
r THE NAME YOSEMITEr............................................................................................................46
r VILLAGES IN YOSEMITEr.......................................................................................................47
r ENCOUNTERS WITH THE AMERICANS: TENAYAr............................................................47
r MARRIAGEr................................................................................................................................48
r BABIESr.......................................................................................................................................50
r DEATH AND MOURNINGr.......................................................................................................50
r MEDICINE-MENr........................................................................................................................51
r MYTHS AND ORIGIN BELIEFSr..............................................................................................51
r LEGENDS OF YOSEMITEr........................................................................................................52
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................53
Ideals and Policy of the National Park Service..............................................................................................55
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Stephen T. Mather..................................................55
r THE IDEALS AND POLICY OF THE NATIONALr r PARK SERVICE PARTICULARLY IN
RELATIONr r TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKr.........................................................................55
"Administration of Yosemite National Park"................................................................................................62
r Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by W. B. Lewis..........................................................62
ADMINISTRATION OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK................................................................62
Geology of Yosemite National Park................................................................................................................68
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Andrew C. Lawson.................................................68
GEOLOGY OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK................................................................................68
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................78
Life Zones of the Yosemite Region..................................................................................................................80
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Joseph Grinnell and Tracy Irwin Storer.................80
LIFE ZONES OF THE YOSEMITE REGION.....................................................................................80
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................83
Some Birds of Yosemite National Park...........................................................................................................86
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Joseph Grinnell and Tracy Irwin Storer.................86
SOME BIRDS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...........................................................................86
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................95
Some Mammals of Yosemite National Park...................................................................................................98
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Joseph Grinnell and Tracy Irwin Storer.................98
SOME MAMMALS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK..................................................................98
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................109
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Reptiles and Amphibians of Yosemite National Park.................................................................................111
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Joseph Grinnell and Tracy Irwin Storer...............111
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...........................................111
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................114
The Fishes of Yosemite National Park..........................................................................................................116
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Barton Warren Evermann.....................................116
THE FISHES OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...........................................................................116
CUTTHROAT TROUT................................................................................................................119
TAHOE TROUT...........................................................................................................................119
STEELHEAD................................................................................................................................120
RAINBOW TROUT......................................................................................................................121
SHASTA TROUT.........................................................................................................................123
r THE GOLDEN TROUT OF THE SOUTHERNr r HIGH SIERRAr.........................................124
GOLDEN TROUT........................................................................................................................125
BROWN TROUT..........................................................................................................................126
LOCH LEVEN TROUT................................................................................................................126
EASTERN BROOK TROUT........................................................................................................127
DOLLY VARDEN TROUT.........................................................................................................128
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................129
Insects of Yosemite National Park.................................................................................................................131
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Edwin C. Van Dyke..............................................131
INSECTS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.................................................................................131
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................138
Trees of Yosemite National Park...................................................................................................................140
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Ansel F. Hall.........................................................140
TREES OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.....................................................................................140
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................149
The Giant Sequoia...........................................................................................................................................151
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Willis Linn Jepson................................................151
THE GIANT SEQUOIA......................................................................................................................151
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................158
Flowers of Yosemite National Park...............................................................................................................160
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Willis Linn Jepson................................................160
FLOWERS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK1............................................................................160
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................171
Camping and Mountaineering in Yosemite National Park.........................................................................173
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Raymond H. Bailey..............................................173
CAMPING AND MOUNTAINEERING INr r YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.............................173
r The Camping Seasonr.................................................................................................................175
r Where to Campr..........................................................................................................................175
r How to Gor..................................................................................................................................176
r What to Taker..............................................................................................................................178
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Camping and Mountaineering in Yosemite National Park
r What can be Supplied in Yosemiter............................................................................................183
r On the Trailr................................................................................................................................184
r In Campr.....................................................................................................................................186
r Mountaineeringr..........................................................................................................................187
r Sierra Characteristicsr.................................................................................................................188
r Near-by Yosemite Peaksr............................................................................................................188
r High Sierra Peaksr......................................................................................................................189
r REFERENCESr..........................................................................................................................191
Motoring in Yosemite National Park............................................................................................................194
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Wallace B. Curtis..................................................194
MOTORING IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK............................................................................194
Photography in Yosemite National Park......................................................................................................198
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Arthur C. Pillsbury...............................................198
PHOTOGRAPHY IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK....................................................................198
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................................202
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)r by Ansel F. Hall.........................................................202
APPENDIX..........................................................................................................................................202
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF YOSEMITEr r VALLEY.................................................202
r WEATHER REPORT SUMMARY, YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA—AVERAGE FOR
ELEVEN YEARS (1909r TO 1919 INCLUSIVE)r..............................................................203
r TABLE OF LAKES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITHr FISHING NOTESr...........204
r TABLE OF STREAMS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITHr FISHING NOTESr......207
THE IDENTIFICATION OF TREES...........................................................................................211
KEY TO THE CONE-BEARING TREES OFr r YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...................211
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921) edited by Ansel F. Hall.......................................................218
Overview..............................................................................................................................................218
Contents...............................................................................................................................................218
About the Editor...................................................................................................................................220
Bibliographical Information.................................................................................................................221
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Overview
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r Ansel F. Hall edited Handbook of Yosemite National Parkr after arriving at Yosemite in 1920.r The young
National Park Service was just established in 1916,r and Ansel Hall, on his own initiative, established the
Yosemite Museumr and began continuous, innovativer interpretative programs in Yosemite National Park.r
Various sections of the Handbook were written by specialistsr in various fields, such as Willis Linn Jepson’s
chapters on plantsr or A. L. Kroeber’s section on Yosemite Indians.r While some chapters drag on with too
much detailr on park telephone lines and NPS badge designs,r others, such as Kroeber’s “Indians of
Yosemite,”r provide concise, authoritative information in a readable, interesting style.r
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r Keep in mind that since this book was published in 1921,r many new discoveries have been made in
Yosemite Park history and science.r That said, most of the ideas and facts given in the Handbookr are still
relevant to Yosemite National Park today.r
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• Cover and wrapper [images]
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• Title Page
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• Introductory Note
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• Table of Contents
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• Illustrations
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• History of the Yosemite Regionr by Ralph S. Kuykendall
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• Indians of Yosemiter by A. L. Kroeber
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• Ideals and Policy of the National Park Servicer by Stephen T. Mather
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• Administration of Yosemite National Parkr by W. B. Lewis
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• Geology of Yosemite National Parkr by Andrew C. Lawson
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• Life Zones of the Yosemite Regionr by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
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• Some Birds of Yosemite National Parkr by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
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• Some Mammals of Yosemite National Parkr by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
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• Reptiles and Amphibians of Yosemite National Parkr by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
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• The Fishes of Yosemite National Parkr by Barton Warren Evermann
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• Insects of Yosemite National Parkr by Edwin C. Van Dyke
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• Trees of Yosemite National Parkr by Ansel F. Hall
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• The Giant Sequoiar by Willis Linn Jepson
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• Flowers of Yosemite National Parkr by Willis Linn Jepson
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• Camping and Mountaineering in Yosemite National Parkr by Raymond H. Bailey
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• Motoring in Yosemite National Parkr by Wallace B. Curtis
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• Photography in Yosemite National Parkr by Arthur C. Pillsbury
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• Appendixr [Weather,r Lakes,r Streams, &r Tree Identification]r
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About the Editor
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r r Ansel F. Hallr
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r r r Ansel F. Hall was born May 6, 1894 in Oakland, California.r He
graduated in 1917 from University of California in forestry.r He served first
in Sequoia National Park as a ranger,r then served during World War I in
France.r After the war, he was a park naturalist in Yosemite National Parkr
during 1920 to 1923, when he wrote the Handbook.r He established innovative interpretative program in
Yosemite,r started the Yosemite Museum Association, made geological models,r native crafts, and mounted
natural history specimens.r Mr. Hall rose in the ranks as chief naturalistr of the Park Service and similar
positions.r Ansel Hall wrote two other books on Yosemite.r Guide to Yosemite (1920)r describes trails in the
park (98 pages and map).r r Yosemite Valley: An Intimate Guide (1920)r is a pocket book that describes the
valley for touristsr (90 pages, maps, and illustrations).r Mr. Hall married June Alexander in 1924, and they
had 6 children,r including triplets.r He left the park service in 1938 to operate concessionsr in Mesa Verde
National Park.r Later he worked as a consultant in park design and interpretationr and wrote books on the
topic.r Ansel Hall died suddenly in 1962.r Ar r biographical sketch of Ansel Hallr by John Bingaman isr inr r
Guardians of the Yosemite (1961), p. 111.rr r
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r Hall, Ansel Franklin (1894-1962)r Handbook of Yosemite National Park:r a compendium of articles on the
Yosemite region by the leading scientific authoritiesr (New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1921).r 347 pp. ill.
folded map. 20 cm.r Brown cloth covering with ivory and black lettering and cover art.r Dust jacket with
green lettering and art.r LCCN 21014069.r Library of Congress Call No. F 868.Y6 H18r
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r Digitized by Dan Anderson, August 2004, from a copy in the UCSD Library.r These files may be used for
any non-commercial purpose,r provided this notice is left intact.r
r —Dan Anderson, www.yosemite.ca.usr
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r Yosemite Valley from Old Inspiration Point. The view which greeted the men of the Mariposar
r Battalion on March 21, 1851 when they entered this valley of Awahneer
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