Foreword	4
Preface	5
A Tender Foot	7
Guiding Dudes	9
Ranger Life in the Park	14
Ranger Duties in a National Park	16
Ranger Patrols	19
Forest Fires	27
Accidents—Lost People—and Rescues	31
Veeps—Special Guest[s] and Old Timers	37
Some Unusual Experiences	41
Hospital and Medical Service	48
Fish Planting—Hatchery—and Wild Life	50
Chasing Law Breakers	53
World War II Conditions in Yosemite	55
Civilian Conservation Camps	57
Sierra Club of California	58
Concessionaire—Hikers Camps—Lodges	60
Wawona District and People	63
Guide Map of Yosemite National Park	64
Mather Ranger District and Hetch Hetchy	70
Tuolumne Meadow District Ranger Station	76
Yosemite Indians	77
When Retirement Comes	81
Part II—History of “The First Rangers”	83
Part III—Civilian Superintendents—Assistant Superintendents and Naturalists of Yosemite National Park	105
Yosemite‘s First Superintendent Under Park Service Status	107
Assistant Superintendents of Yosemite	110
Park Naturalists of Yosemite National Park	111
24. Part IV—The Second Decade—A New Era—Increased Use and Expansion	115
Reference—Old Timers and Early Park Employees of Yosemite National Park	122