Show JOYOUS TIME IN YOSEMITE President Taft Drives Thirty ThirtyFour ThirtyFour Four Pour Miles vIlles and Views Won Wonders W Wonders on onders ders of Nature in Magnificent cent and Famous Valley SPLENDID APPETITE FOR FORTHE FORTHE FORTHE THE TEMPTING LUNCHEON Greeted by Galen Clark Over 90 Years Old Who Made Known the Existence of the I Trees Which Will Be Visited WEATHER CONTINUES IDEAL Wawona Cal Oct 7 An allday aUday stage ride over thirtyfour miles of mountain toad feed brought President Taft tonight to this lovely little Sierra re ro retreat retreat treat eight miles from the entrance to the Mariposa grove of big trees where the chief executive starts to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow at sunrise Mr 11 Taft and his Isle party PArt reached WaWona Wa Wawona Ta wona hotel in their stages at 5 i p m mone mone mone one hour after the scheduled time due to the lingering in Grove GrOe Creek forest near Chinquapin where the noonday luncheon was served ened on Improvised tables set down at athe the foot of a hun dred towering pines pine The days ride from El Portal which began at 7 a m included glimpses of or Yosemite valley alley from Inspiration and Artists points a pursuit of the tum turn bling waters of the Merced river into the valley floor and a winding nar nay narrow narrow row climb to a height of feet at the crest ef of mountains which shut in inthe Inthe Inthe the wonders of the Yosemite The day was cloudless the air like hike crystal and everywhere was the ex scent of pines News that mountain lions Hong were in festing testing the park parl held out hope of ad adventure adventure adventure venture for a time but not even the tracks of one were seen on the road President Enjoyed It The Time President declared that this was one of the most enjoyable days of his life Ufe It was the interesting time of or season in the and the im un impressive Impressive surroundings the bracing mountain air the freedom from speech speechmaking speechmaking speechmaking making all contributed to the pleasure of the first day da of or roughing it in the Sierras This outing came just in time for forthe forthe the time President was as pretty well tired out when he left San Francisco Mr 11 Tafts constant coach compan ion today was John Muir the noted naturalist and explorer Mr lr Muir knows his Yosemite and he had ready read answers for the innumerable questions the President put to him himAs himAs himAs As he passed paned through the outskirts of the valley aUe the President was sa by b a old California pio pioneer neer fleer Gelen Clark the first white man manto manto manto to make known the existence of the giant trees which the President President President dent will see lee tomorrow tom Mr Clark is isnow Isnow isnow now over OEr 90 99 years old He lIe lives In Inthe Inthe Inthe the park and has asked that he be burled buried amid the trees and mountains he has known so long President Taft alighted from his stage during a portion of the trip and walked a mile or more up the moun mountain tain taut road It gave him a splendid ap appetite appetite appetite petite for the picnic luncheon or fried chicken potatoes pie fruit and jelly served in the Grouse Groue creek pine forest School Childrens Greeting At one point in the park where a change of stages staKes was made the dent was greeted by a band of little school children and anti shook hands with all of or them Tonight in the tempo temporary temporary White House into which one of or the little hotel cottages tta es here has been converted the th President Is being guarded as he be TV was as last night at El Portal by a detachment of cavalry |