The Artesian Belt of central California was a region of land lying along the northern, eastern, and southern boundaries of Tulare Lake. In 1886, there were more than 200 artesian wells in this area.
Bear trap built of logs on horse-drawn wagon, in front of Yosemite Store, Yosemite Valley, early 1900s; with about nineteen people standing and seated nearby; bear trap built by Roland Dexter.