A list of simple sanitary rules should be drawn up by the surgeon and these posted or distributed among the tourists, and all the officers on duty in the park and all park rangers should promptly report any violations of them.

WATER-PIPE SYSTEM FOR MILITARY CAMP.

During the season the military camp, by order of the department commander, was moved. The new camp site selected was the Parker group of "Big Trees" just off the Moro Rock Road, about one-half mile from Moro Rock. The site seemed the most desirable one that was available, and under conditions by which permanent water can be secured I believe it to be the best location to be had. There is a small stream running through the camp, but the flow is small and uncertain, and during a dry season it will certainly cease to run before the end of the tourist season. In selecting the present camp site it was contemplated to pipe water from Log Creek, at the head of Log Creek Meadow, a distance of about 1 miles from the camp, with a fall of 161.15 feet. It was assumed that the War Department would make the necessary allotment of funds for this work. A requisition was made for the same and flatly refused by the War Department. This water system will cost at least $2,000, and it is earnestly recommended that if a military camp is to be continued in the parks that this amount be allotted for this work from the next year's appropriation and be made available for expenditure at a date as early as possible. If the work is to be done material should be on the ground by July 1 or as soon thereafter as possible. If this pipe line is not built the present camp site will most probably have to be abandoned, and it will be difficult to find a suitable new one.

BUFFALO.

There are sections in the Sequoia Park that are peculiarly adapted for the propagation and all year around grazing of buffalo. They should thrive and increase with practically no care or attention. They are ornamental, and would be quite an acquisition to the park. It is recommended that a small herd, about 12, be sent from Yellowstone Park to the Sequoia Park. Inasmuch as a similar request or suggestion has been made during previous years and nothing accomplished, it is suggested that the necessary funds for the transportation and delivery of said buffalo be allotted from the park revenues.

MORO ROCK.

It is extremely desirable to build an iron stairway to the top of Moro Rock. Moro Rock is a decided feature in the park, and the view from it is superb. At present in its natural condition the ascent to the summit of the rock is extremely dangerous, and only a few bold spirits accomplish this feat. It is extremely probable that at any time fatal accidents will result.

BOATS.

A couple of metal rowboats for Twin Lakes would be a very desirable acquisition.

GIANT FOREST ROAD.

The Giant Forest Road, the only means of entering the park by vehicle, is practically only 12 feet wide. It is difficult at most any point of the road for two vehicles to pass each other, and for great stretches of the road such passing is absolutely impossible. This road should be widened to 18 feet.

CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR WORK.

There are numerous schemes for original and repair work in the parks; all of these were enumerated and estimated for on the annual estimate sheet. I do not think it necessary or desirable to enter into details at this time concerning these schemes. After the next year's appropriation is made and the person in charge is called upon for a tentative scheme for allotting this money the various schemes can be taken up in the order of their relative importance and the immediate wants of the parks, bearing in mind the amount of money available for the prosecution and completion of said schemes.

PROTECTION OF THE BIG TREES.

The most prominent of the big trees should be protected against fire by clearing away annually the brush and fallen timber for a considerable space around them. The most prominent and remarkable of these trees are the General Sherman, the McKinley, and Abe Lincoln in the Sequoia Park and the General Grant in the General Grant Park. The latter-named tree has a fence partially around it, but the fence was much damaged by falling limbs in 1909. To protect these trees against vandals, who have an irresistable desire to carve their names in public places, or otherwise mutilate monuments of all kinds, I recommend that substantial fences, preferably iron, be placed around the General Sherman tree (the largest and the most wonderful tree in the world) in the Sequoia Park and the General Grant tree in the General Grant Park.

CARE OF THE FOREST.

Considering the great tracts of forest lands within the limits of the parks and the small amounts appropriated for the administration of them, all I can suggest under such conditions is that the greatest possible care, considering the means available, be exercised to prevent the starting of forest fires, or the spreading of the same when once started; also to check the ravages of insects, so destructive and deadly to a great variety of timber.

ANIMALS AND GAME.

Predatory wild beasts have noticeably decreased during the past year, and this undoubtedly is due to the expenditure of $900 by the department in employing three hunters for three months during the winter season of 1910-11. It is recommended that a similar course be adopted during the coming winter.

So far as known no deer were killed by wild animals during the past season.

There was a marked increase in the smaller animals and birds, particularly tree squirrels, quail, and grouse.

The bears at Camp Sierra during the past season proved to be a general nuisance. Campers lost quantities of provisions that were stolen and destroyed by them, and on several occasions during the nighttime campers and tourists were alarmed and much frightened by the sudden and unwelcome visits of Mr. Bruin. So far as I know the bear is neither useful nor ornamental, and I recommend that he be exterminated.

The Fish and Game Commission of California supplied 150 wild turkeys, which were liberated August 23, 1911, at Hospital Rock, 10 miles east of the west boundary, on the middle fork of the Kaweah River. I am now in communication with the fish and game commissioners of California, who wish to furnish 150 more wild turkeys to be liberated in the Sequoia Park. I am trying to get possession of these birds and have them liberated without any cost to the department.

FISH.

The best trout streams in the Sequoia Park are the Middle and East Forks of the Kaweah River and the headwaters of the South Fork and the upper Marble Fork.

Fish this year were planted by the Tulare County Sportmen's Club, of Visalia. About 90,000 of these fish were planted in the waters of the Kaweah, in the Elk Park, and west of the park boundary. Such replenishing of the streams is very uncertain, even with this outside aid and such similar donations as have been made in the past year.

TROOPS ON DUTY IN THE PARKS.

Troop A, First Cavalry, was on duty in the parks during the past summer. The troop rendered excellent service in construction work, patrol duty, fire fighting, and in enforcing the park rules and regulations. The troop left the parks for its home station September 14, 1911.

PARK RANGERS.

The park rangers, Mr. Walter Fry, head ranger, Mr. C. W. Blossom, Mr. H. T. Britten, and Mr. John G. von Grunigen, of the Sequoia Park, and Mr. Milo S. Decker, of the General Grant Park, performed their varied duties in a zealous and conscientious manner, and were loyal to the acting superintendent in doing all they could to make the administration of the parks as pleasant and efficient as existing conditions would admit.

JAMES B. HUGHES,

Major, First Cavalry, Acting Superintendent.

The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

General Regulations of March 30, 1907.

1. By act of Congress approved September 25, 1890, the tract of land in the State of California described in township 18 south and ranges 30 and 31 east, and also sections 31, 32, 33, and 34, in township 17 south and range 30 east, and by act of Congress approved October 1, 1890, the adjoining tract described as townships 15 and 16 south, ranges 29 and 30 east, and also township 17 south, range 30 east, except above-mentioned sections 31, 32, 33, and 34, have been set apart for a public park, and the same shall be known as the "SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK."

2. The park by said act is placed under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, and these rules and regulations are made and published in pursuance of the duty imposed on him in regard thereto.

3. It is forbidden to injure or disturb in any manner any of the mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders on the government lands within the park.

4. It is forbidden to cut or injure any timber growing on the park lands. Camping parties will be allowed to use dead or fallen timber for fuel.

5. Fires shall be lighted only when necessary and completely extinguished when not longer required. The utmost care must be exercised at all times to avoid setting fire to the timber and grass.

6. Hunting or killing, wounding or capturing any bird or wild animal on the park lands, except dangerous animals when necessary to prevent them from destroying life or inflicting an injury, is prohibited. The outfits, including guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation used by persons engaged in hunting, killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such birds or wild animals, or in possession of game killed on the park lands under other circumstances than prescribed above, will be taken up by the superintendent and held subject to order of the Secretary of the Interior, except in cases where it is shown by satisfactory evidence that the outfit is not the property of the person or persons violating this regulation and the actual owner thereof was not a party to such violation. Firearms will only be permitted in the park on written permission from the superintendent thereof.

7. Fishing with nets, seines, traps, or by the use of drugs or explosives, or in any other way than with hook and line, is prohibited. Fishing for purposes of merchandise or profit is forbidden. Fishing may be prohibited by order of the superintendent of the park in any of the waters of the park, or limited therein to any specified season of the year, until otherwise ordered by the Secretary of the Interior. 8. No person will be permitted to reside permanently, or to engage in any business or the government lands in the park without per

mission, in writing, from the Secretary of the Interior. The superintendent may grant authority to competent persons to act as guides and revoke the same in his discretion, and no pack trains shall be allowed in the park unless in charge of a duly registered guide.

9. Owners of patented lands within the park limits are entitled to the full use and enjoyment thereof; such lands, however, shall have the metes and bounds thereof so marked and defined as that they may be readily distinguished from the park lands. Stock may be taken over the park lands to patented lands with the written permission and under the supervision of the superintendent.

10. The herding or grazing of loose stock or cattle of any kind on the government lands in the park, as well as the driving of such stock or cattle over the same, is strictly forbidden, except in such cases where authority therefor is granted by the superintendent.

11. The sale or use of intoxicating liquors on the government lands in the park is strictly forbidden.

12. Private notices or advertisements shall not be posted or displayed on the government lands within the reservation, except such as may be necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public. 13. Persons who render themselves obnoxious by disorderly conduct or bad behavior, or who may violate any of the foregoing rules, may be summarily removed from the park and will not be allowed to return without permission, in writing, from the Secretary of the Interior or the superintendent of the park.

14. The superintendent designated by the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to remove all trespassers from the government lands in the park and enforce these rules and regulations and all the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid.

Regulations of March 30, 1907, Governing the Impounding and Disposition of Loose Live Stock.

Horses, cattle, or other domestic live stock running at large or being herded or grazed on the government lands in the Sequoia National Park without authority from the superintendent of the park, will be taken up and impounded by the superintendent, who will at once give notice thereof to the owner, if known. If the owner is not known, notices of such impounding, giving a description of the animal or animals, with the brands thereon, will be posted in six public places inside the park and in two public places outside the park. Any owner of an animal thus impounded may, at any time before the sale thereof, reclaim the same upon proving ownership and paying the cost of notice and all expenses incident to the taking up and detention of such animal, including the cost of feeding and caring for the same. If any animal thus impounded shall not be reclaimed within thirty days from notice to the owner or from the date of posting notices, it shall be sold at public auction at such time and place as may be fixed by the superintendent after ten days' notice, to be given by posting notices in six public places in the park and two public places outside the park, and by mailing to the owner, if known, a copy thereof.

All money received from the sale of such animals and remaining after the payment of all expenses incident to the taking up, impound