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pletion of the Overland road, was the
starting point—in stages—for Yo Semite
Valley and all the bigtrees. But, by
the building of the Visalia Division of

’ the “Central,” most, if not all, the travel for

Yo Semite, Mariposa and the Tuolumna
big tree groves, has taken that route, the
distance By stage being much shorter.
(See map of route, page 201.) Again, by
the building of the Stockton & Visalia,
and Stockton & Copperopolis railroads,
all the travel for the Calaveras Big Tree
Grove, go by that route. (See map.) For
a description of the route to Yo Semite
Valley and the Mariposa and Tuolumna
big trees, (see under “ Visalia Division,”
page 234).

To CaLAVERAS Bia TREES—we will
simply note the route, and refer to ANNEX
No. 51, “ Book of Reference.’ Taking the
8. & V., and 8. & C. railroad at the depot
of the “Central,” the route is east, six miles to
Charleston, three more to Walthall two

LIVERMORE PASS TUNNEL.—See page 200.

 

more to Holden and four more to Peters,
fifteen miles from Stockton. From Peters,
a line branches off to the southeast. Taking
that branch, it is five miles to Farmington,
three more to Grigo, five to Clyde, four to
Burnett’s and two more to Oak Dale, the
end of the road, 34.4 miles from Stockton.
Returning to Peters, it is seven miles to
Waverly and eight more to Milton, the end
of the road, 30 miles, from Stockton. Some
travel leaves Milton for Yo Semite Valley,
Chinese Camp, Big Oak Flat and the Tuo-
lumne Big Trees; distance from Milton, 87
miles,

Stages leave Milton regularly for Mur-
phys, 80 miles; Sonora, 36 miles; Chinese
Camp, 28 miles and all mining towns of
note to the north and east. From Milton
it is 45 miles to the Calaveras Big Tree
Grove, via Murphys.

Bie Trees—There has been, up to the
present time, ten “Big Tree Groves”? dis-
covered on the western slope of the Sierra