The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-06

but as the way to It was long and dicut we did not
pay It visit. 1t can hardly be much nner than the
water ia not Target must depend upon other features
for It's attraction.
Today we have paid visit 10 Mirror LAKE. 70
scenery around that sheet Of water. There was
breeze that rougher ell the surface OF the water and
prevented our seeing the lake In It's greatest beauty
When the air Is SILL IN the early part OF the day the
lake like Mirror and reproduces everything above
been taken in which the reflection was SO complete
that IL was impossible to distinguish the top OF the
picture from Its BOTTOM we saw these renections
In q small pond near, the hotel and In front OF the
Yosemite FALL where the cataract seemed TO be re-
produced and having its double from below, revers
Ing the awso grayitatlon and overturnlng the theo
The attractions of the Yosemite are not in the
,0H alone nor ID the waterials ,ne renee
cow, the wilderness OF pines and eedars and other
forest trees, with the pelucid river winding among
them; but IL Is In all Of these things combined. The
mountains are unlike mountains with Which we are
FAMILIAR elsewhere; tue waterfalls are unlike Ma
~ has an individuality peculiarly its own. In
beauty, grandeur and subnity the Yosemite stands
without rival In America or the world and will 80
stand till the rocks and the mountains shall again Dc
joined and the earth be tossed by commissions like
those that formed the great sierras and piled them
abarrier between the interior bas OF the CONT
mem. and the shores OF the peaceful sea. t'-2
Our party leaves the valley tomorrow morning, ~
ne OF its members must be In San Francisco az
given day. There are two routes from CIVILIZATION 70
tie Yosemite-one by the way of Marposa and ing
other by Coulterv,le The former enables us to vsI
Gthe Big Trees described In previous lie ter am
the other has some attractions peculiar 10 ITSELF we
entered by way Of Mariposa and shall depart the
The number OF visitors to the Yosemites an
nuay increasing. In 1854 there were only%i on u,
dred persons coming here 10 study tae a.l inbred in
1885, and the Increase has continued ever nart s
nearly month carrier than the NJ IONS e tn tho
previous yeers and we know that exouS es =" 'e ne
Yosemite were being arranged In San 10 az
the time ofiour departure The jouTii prevent IT,
dlfhcut and expensive ana TINS t l tlars to come
From Gan Francisco it is n rhly Two nun nt
dred and seventy miles, on, rria1e roads
sns tor % m THsh .vsf f psSis
| In California is ALWAYS expensgs Tnides and mack
Wmen one m4 Vn rv sauu ,; famous resort
! until wagon road is built We 70 the sgs,ature
there Application VIII o. for an appropriation
among the ve 81 Gs,nu who write and paint
tse sr. uames upon trees along the route
and at various points olde by various persons who
have eiyen mn names to clifs and mountains over:
looking the valley. .n ow chanSed e'a' 'op' VI
one OF them, the nanf wins S sI -,
omy Father John Sip Smith saH e. so
| ton, Moss. .o "'o.s
,oir neay the valIT aftT one Of their number and
took the trouble nsc;ise IN the register tne speecn
dedication ay the atte or on tSe nne hand
| viuuals Ab spa 7 tho nthar thaaa cnoachea
and conceited vanity y vuo o Tha OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
are curiOsities in tne1 WAY. hnu nsssH ;,
who have charge Of thqvaey nnye reHu s c us
lized visitors to res EN- - nnsa 90 tha
others who may sh0Ia usPos., . - ~ tho s,nt III
scenery In any way hi so uvnd eat the tn;mnc
would be well II thu ohers wouiu aee1 .io nyunO
ton and refrain from dacnlng naes vi ~ onHn'
p sS 40 table al the height OF the principal
Ss ord Tolls aroun, he Yosemite. The valley Itself
E0%H nso Saat above q level and the figures here
given are above the icy. Aoe s,ooo " eava NUM-
her and II will give u nelgnt ABOVE Sed ieVei'-