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“Sec. 2.  The State of California does hereby recede and regrant unto the United States of America the tracts embracing what is known as the ‘Mariposa Big Tree Grove,’ planted unto the State of California in trust for public use, resort, and recreation by the act of Congress referred to in section one of this act, and the State of California does hereby relinquish unto the United States of America and resign the trusts created and granted by the said act of Congress.

“Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect from and after acceptance by the United States of America of the recessions and regrants herein made thereby forever releasing the State of California from further cost of maintaining the said premises, the same to be held for all time by the United States of America for public use, resort, and recreation and imposing on the United States of America the cost of maintaining the same as a national park:  Provided, however, That the recession and regrant hereby made shall not affect vested rights and interests of third persons.”

Appendix B

Table of Distances

From the Guardian’s office, in the village, the distances to various points are in miles as follows: 

Miles.

Bridal Veil Fall                             4.04
Cascade Falls                                7.67
Cloud’s Rest, Summit                        11.81
Columbia Rock, on Eagle Peak Trail           1.98
Dana, Mt., Summit                           40.34
Eagle Peak                                   6.59
El Capitan Bridge                            3.63
Glacier Point, direct trail                  4.45
Glacier Point, by Nevada Falls              16.98
Lyell, Mt., Summit                          38.20
Merced Bridge                                2.03
Mirror Lake, by Hunt’s avenue                2.91
Nevada Fall (Hotel)                          4.63
Nevada Fall, Bridge above                    5.45
Pohono Bridge                                5.29
Register Rock                                3.24
Ribbon Fall                                  3.99
Rocky Point (base of Three Brothers)         1.45
Tenayah Creek Bridge                         2.26
Tenayah Lake                                16.00
Yosemite Falls, foot                         0.90
Yosemite Falls, foot Upper Fall              2.67
Yosemite Falls, top                          4.33
Soda Springs (Eagle Peak Trail)             24.50
Sentinel Dome                                5.57
Union Point, on Glacier Point Trail          3.13
Vernal Fall                                  3.50

Appendix C

Maximum Rates for Transportation

The following rates for transportation in and about the Valley have been established by the Board of Commissioners: 

SADDLE-HORSES

From Route to Amount