Appendix B: Table of Distances

The Yosemite

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 Transportation5 minutes

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

SADDLE-HORSES

  From              Route to                                       Amount

  Valley          Glacier Point and Sentinel Dome, and return,     $3.00
                  direct, same day
  Valley          Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, and Fissures,       3.75
                  and return, direct, same day
  Valley          Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, and Fissures,       3.00
                  passing night at Glacier Point
  Valley          Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall,        3.00
                  and Casa Nevada, passing night at Casa Nevada
  Valley          Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall,        4.00
                  Vernal Fall, and thence to Valley same day
  Glacier Point   Valley direct                                     2.00
  Glacier Point   Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall, and Casa Nevada,      2.00
                  passing night at Casa Nevada
  Glacier Point   Sentinel Dome, Nevada Fall, Vernal Fall,          3.00
                  and thence to Valley same day
  Valley          Summits, Vernal and Nevada Falls, direct,         3.00
                  and return to Valley same day
  Valley          Glacier Point by Casa Nevada, passing night       3.00
                  at Glacier Point
  Valley          Summits, Vernal and Nevada Falls, Sentinel Dome,  4.00
                  Glacier Point, and thence to Valley same day
  Valley          Cloud’s Rest and return to Casa Nevada            3.00
  Valley          Cloud’s Rest and return to Valley same day        5.00
  Casa Nevada     Cloud’s Rest and return to Casa Nevada or         3.00
                  Valley same day
  Casa Nevada     Valley direct                                     2.00
  Casa Nevada     Nevada Fall, Sentinel Dome, and Glacier Point,    2.00
                  passing night at Glacier Point
  Valley          Nevada Fall, Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point,        3.00
                  and Valley same day
               Upper Yosemite Fall, Eagle Peak, and return          3.00
               Charge for guide (including horse), when furnished   3.00
               Saddle-horses, on level of Valley, per day           2.50
  1. The above charges do not include feed for horses when passing night at Casa Nevada or Glacier Point.

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