Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-03-15
WONDERS or THE PACIFIC COAST.

In letter to the Boston transcript
Thomas Starr King writes of the sisdn
tic natural curiosties OF the Yo-oemitC
region in California as follows
The wall is here aboUs a thousand
feet high, for a distance of about an
eighth Of a mile. 1t says in the center
and there, eight hundred feet over my
head, was the curve Of the cataract, as
it pours from the level stream for its un-
broken descent of a sixth Of a mile
Not single projection from the wall
or bulge in it, is there to fret or mar the
majesty and freedom of the current II
was probably fifteen feet wide where it
"a ID in its descent; it kept its curve
and caucanrated line for soine three
hua..ed oct; then gIavt4tion 60 hold
Of shook I. apart, and made ii tumble
lgaiIous through The air for five huEdred
lo.t more, scattering millions Of pealE,
and ubol sheets Of filmy mist, to be
-alen with speudor by the sun.
Ia.s cascade is called The Bridal
Vel" A worse name might be given
toIi; tor 1 Gad Lat il 1856 it was
eLristeued Falls Of Louise" by some
explorers, in honor of &" the first lady OF
our party that entered the valley, -
TLaaa Heaven, til. cataract wouldn't
stand this nonsense; and it seemed TO
me 10 be plealing with US to have the
Bridal Veil folly thrown aside, that
..ulLht be known forever by It's Indian
Baptism. Pohono." As | think OF it,
/ lose quickly the impression Of the Wild
e,.as Of its watery trail before it struck
Tie rocks to- strike thunder from them.
do not dwell, either, on the destinations
OF its e1er-me,tirr and renewed uactry,
nor on tha Jr.iauce OF the Iris .s-banner-
TIA. are dyed iato its leaping mists and
fling shreds. I can recall for MY sl
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thus revealed with brilliant meadows and
groves TWO huharea iee' n'Sh' ana Nah-
ada could SHOW twin lo-Hemi'e'
After leaving the nook IN winch the
Pohono tumbles we found ourselves
soon under a cliff twice as high. We
were obliged to turn our heads back, to
see lis crest Two 'oou ana st OF Sheer
helgA'h above US Inc hrst view was 50
terflble that supposed luis must be lhe