The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23
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IN nneIse ma Of grsn,ss covered with mcss, we OBJ.
1s piou'e que beauty t,sether with the surrounding
n onaaops of rocks trees exces the uLu ers
snf least in height, beng OILY two hunorsd feet
CONFESS toe cliff IN broad Sheet retaining form
eDm Ios'. IN the pool below We crSwed along shop
nS o'' of The cld dreDched with spray, passed the
laws, aud reached the beautiful arched rock boy ond.
Her' the overhapg sore seventy ave feet form ng
AgBincept arch, Us adorned with exquisite
fps and moses ooe OF ratare's own temples, DOT
A1de 10 haucs-whie tae Cataract below nils stu
the melody Of Ole OF our com2Aa'nns
climbed over the cbf 50 obtain view Of the uoper cru
feat having 100 much Of the terrible for me 70
uncertake
UPPER
me next Day Ascended the mountain, and, sftsr
desperate climb, passei shelf reschiog tne Upper
Falls. These about mile above, oh me same
stream and are about 100 feet bsh The ~als descsads
shout ba pArpepticular Add them eh0uting over
shelving of the CHI Ut angle Of 10 degrees reaches
Ne pool below oapg sen Ia It's descent INTO clouds
comes down the rocky canon the lem All the
Then peur over inclined bed vi grkoite into deep
lower fail and reach the depths Of the Yossmy valley by
Of picturesque rapids come two miles beos.
VALLEY THE YosEMIrY
From the above outi5e sketches u. the ss il will be
readily tlas FAR ia the Interior Of California among
Me clad pess Of tne Sierra Nevada, there Tvs
which in it's course crmes upon aad leaps into . g.
eanec basin surrounded oy bald from I, four
thousand eet Deght These generally sheer prec
pcss or WALL Oh grsai.e m,sns sstaiea. up lso@ tae
spondens doubts II sshzerzaod ise with It's boasted
Nps. offer anythng superior n 10 n suhlmity aud
awful grandeur. The level Of the valley is about four
thoussId fee: above the the surrounding peaks
double the height and from the summit OF these the eye
encounter the SHOWS which enshroud the SUBMITS
Of the otier sierra nevada whose peaks are soemes
hidden clouds ofiener stand out 10 bold relief to the
sear blue sky peculiar to the Psc,oc coast rnea they
present succession Of nsermnabie banks dazzling tbs
eye with the intensity OF their whtepess and rendered
Ne striking BY the indigo blue Of the sky above
transfer 70 his sketch book. The rays Of light, At
BosBiDg 1t sunset often stream through the giant
lescent s2lendor npartng crimson and purple effects
10 the esarled c and at tunes visiting the clad
mesDtsins with Their varega.ed tnss here ne seized
with the avidty Of ono who huogered and tnrsted
picturesque, il IL DUE to him say that he
produced pictures of these hitherto unknown wids
which day create sensation the EAstern
States The sierra Nevada has evidently been down
~ This point by some convusion Of nature. The mum
s.ns have ossn rent apart And Though the name o.
surface and ers.. extent. the s"b'esk" in
The range, walled In rs II is by beetng cliffs which make
ne head swim to gaze up at
FALLS OF THE SOUTH FORK
These n the OF the south fork of the yyer
vhoh has Ne source among the hghss. peaks Of the Sierra
Nevada, and probably contributes the largest body Of
va.e, to Yosemty. they are Ave hundred feet h'gn,
and the water thuuders down into the beow 10
whirl Of spray and foam Awful peecipces of granite
fosn upon either side immense passes Of ROCK cumbsr
TIC ehasm through which the torrent oescends whe far
below the beautiful valley OF the Yosemi y
spreading out in all hs luxurance OF wild
beauty, csrpeted with flowers, and Offering strange
beyond Above ali the great North Dome rises in
solemn grandeur h with the rosy hues of the declining
This is three thousand three hundred feet
the valley asa a. perfect IN It's form the dome Of the
Capitol At Washington. There is toe South D5me,
which e It's majestic bead four Thousand seven hundred
feet its northern face cleft down, smooth prec
pces bare wall Of granite two the usni feet nigh. THIS
remarkable peak the highest IN the vicinity Of the val
ley and stands ~ the confluence OF the north middle and
south forks OF the river.
ROLLING BOULDER DOWN THE SIERRA NEVADA
While on toe summit VI the South Dome discovered
huge boulder Of many tons weight saadlog the edge
Of . precp toos slope, which extendei, as near as We
sou,a see down tie valley beneath. FMS had been era
susy by the action Of the rars for c,uuess
Ages Until to'teret the oiIok Of the abyss In al pro-
baoity wUad have maze Tvs ogn sIY dowa tos noun
tain In few years L. with hts usual love Of mis-
chief and adventure proposed to diEot and turn u
down to The bottoua distance no. FAR from three thou
eAad feet With the aid OF imss Of trees whish
served a Gro WEARS scrapst earth from beneath
Ne eoge and after half hours industrious eJgts
shs s.y ,ose vas pry ed ou Tue monster sosy ieeed
plufgiDe down the mountain side shalt never forget
ne terrific force With ~bch that boulder thuudered down
bounding fro % crsg crag, and awakening the
for mics among the surrounding nuts Lrse pnes and
cedrs which stood IN Us path were snappo; of like pipe
stems II ieaped Ike thunder colt through dense cus-
ters Of woods and could tho tall treetops
The right and leu - the destroyer swep, through them
Presently reached precpice. bounded OFT Into the air
Inc ndis rubber bal, and fell into the river bslos,
shrowirg the water sod mud high sns far, and actually
MAILING an important change In the course OF The srea
which partially b,ocked up. There rsmains fore yer
axsure and It's down the mountain may day
hesA and gold speca;es in his specuA,sons upon
and eject.
In the sun msr time visnsr may expect . thunder
storm, and every and then he viii be roa,sd
LITE from natures artillery The thunder FIRST heard
h Vie distance, TIL at last the noise becon deaseniug
aDd the nghninss seem 70 take aim n your very eyes
Presently the rain falls IN ens overfowlng the
tain streams into thousands Of little cascades, and increa
bg the su.len the venerable Choolook,
socn the fogs grow thinner, sunbeam bursts through,
The yapory masses begin to scatter the landscape opens
10 view and the air, II possible, seems the purer and
botel, or something which In Carornia passes for
has been erected in the valley, where travellers may
hsw erjoy . comfortable bed but In another sesson
expect meet ali the snobbery Of san Francisco
will soop make this favcre place OF resort Certain Il
In that tie best shooting and fishing, the mos. nvgorssng
air. and the most sublime and pcaresq scenery tho
American contloent may these mountains and
hepocforth tho roads certain 10 be in gooi repair
The waerDg season" OF California will be by tho
middle 81 July, AFTER which tho country dried
and sun psrcbed have regiousy erchev we'd politics IN
this letter. and have eDdeavored 70 bold " my orig
nal plan Of describing our summer aunt into the Sierra
Nevada How got back and the route pursued in
accomplishing return may be the subject Of future
ono.
Hero We have Indicated route for the great American
tour In comparison with which Mont Blanc and the Ape
and Lake Geneva, vesuvius, tae whole OF
TIE grand European tour but chld's
play. is the grand American continental tour from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific, and over which fsw
years hence, numerous pleasure parties will be travelling
The Grain Trsde OF Chicago.
From the Chicago Times, July 20
During The last week there besn received Chi
earo IL 6oi barrels Of -FOUR 26 q5 bushels wheat $50 e0o
bushels corr, and $50 500 bushels osts equvsent TO
$50 s78 bushels J grain The total re,-os OF the season
Tins far are A4 AGO bsrrc -four 800 $40 bushels neat,
3,ib7,lOo buybes corn and ,621, 23T oushss oats
msscg total Of twelve millions OF bushels OF grain
me receipts at this time sst year were $4,000 barrels
0our qulh bueh uha A n hn,