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 STOCKTON. THE BRET HARTE COUNTRY 191 often on the lips than words which denote fellow- ship and affection. Tuolumne, the terminus of the main Sierra line, is at the junction of a narrow gauge logging road, the Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite Valley, which penetrates 30 miles into the Sierras. Along this road are established num- bered camps. At Thompson's Meadows, Camp 16, there is a half-way house where tents, supplies and horses are avail- able for those who betake themselves via the Tuolumne Gorge to "the Tuolumne Yosemite," Hetch Hetchy Val- ley s (about 25 m.), via the fishing-grounds of Cherry River, Lake Eleanor and through McGill Meadows, a won- derful trip rich in sport and scenic sensations. The river, lake and valley are all included in the National Reserve. No hunting is allowed, but fishing is everywhere permitted. Another route to the Hetch Hetchy is via Chinese on the Sierra Railway, south of Jamestown, thence by stage over the Big Oak Flat Road to Crocker's, where the hotel will supply riding and pack animals as required. Crock- er's -Hetch Hetchy, 18 miles over a fair Government Road. The Tuolumne Meadows (9,000 ft.) are also reached from Crocker's via the Tioga Road. From the Meadows at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, Mt. Dana (13,000 ft.) and Mt. Lyell can be climbed. Crocker's - Yosemite, 19 miles. The Yosemite Valley is reached by road from James- town and Sonora, or via Chinese (stage 60 m.) over the route (Stockton -Chinese-) Chinese Camp -Big Oak Flat- Tuolumne Big Trees - northwest corner Yosemite; or Big Oak Flat-Coulterville-El Portal; or Big Oak Flat- Coulterville-Mariposa-Wawona (Mariposa Grove). For regulations governing entrance of automobiles into Yo- semite Valley, see head of Chapter IX. s The floor of the Hetch Hetchy, when flooded by the waters of San Francisco's reservoir, will be closed to travel.