, 1869-08-05

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In the valley. 7Ia Of which arc neaiowa aud tni
remainder tAnd and pulyerlzed granite. At tht
bn<e Of the walls there Is small amount Of debrs
Consisting Of htoEen rocka which h4te fallen from
the cllfs above Tbs focka constituting the lebri
support thrifty vegetation Of pine, white cedar
black oaf ano manzanita tlces The vegetation O
the valley proper ennrsces The alder, willow
spruce, Dalm Of Gnead, poplAr, Oregon maple
Caltfornta iaureI, the mountain live oak, the Ice
plant api the Wild raspberry and blackberry. Il
his also among It's Wild noxers the white azalea
the yellow pond lily, the Wild rose, the great white
lily OF the Sierra, and the pink and white blossoms
Of the spraguea unatetGdtd, together with the con
mon brake, and numerous CRUISES. ferns IN.
mossea. A Mr. Lamon has . thrifty garden aHt
orchard in the upper end Of the va,ley, wncre lit
raises most OF the vegetables, fEuls and berries
the temperate zone. The sweetest taspberries
! have ever tasted caiue cut Of bis garden.
| At LEDI0's HoIE-
| We reached Leldig's Hotel, seven Of eight tEleE
from Inspiration Point, about suHsct This cstab
mcnt cons1tts Of two one-sto1y houses, built Ike
| Mr. CIafk's OF boarda aud ttnhess fashioned With
n1e aid knife. II Is truly Amazing how Mr. Let-
dig and his Wife manage to set 10 good table and
| make their guests 70 comfortable. Theirs was
scarcely anything called for except tcc) that we
could not obtain The cooking Has excellent, the
! food frrsh and abundant and the beds clean aru
comfortable For the rest NO had only to step
oak ooossr ano 1i1R hhdes treeh look at the Iose.
mse ian opposite' hail mile distant, watch its
!op8 uo"lue naff anu listen 10 us enuless sustler
hour after htur aud day after day. Uehlnd the
loust Seutlnel ttock lifts Its perpendicular tursct
tn nlee-lunztets Of o nile high.
| TIE YOSEMITE FALL
The valley takes It's name frum this unparalleled
ca1a1nci. which, fe'i by tho melting SHOWS Of tho
Mount Hoffman group, Ten miles northeast Of the
falles. comes Ao#h 10 stream twenty feet wttc
fnE IA Hruff froty ,
allltue OF a6+l fect. tine feader will bear In
m'nu, LOT INC sake o! comparison. that Si1GarA
Fulta aro 1c4 feet htK Tho Yosemite t. divided
Into three fnlls, ort a. Professor Whitney tla It,
two faiga and scrtea OF cascades. Tic tr.t, or
upper full, 1s ,6'p feet and tho Iowrr An feet.
The cascat!es t64t tecs) Rfe between The untpr n!
lo"cr 5Al's. afh tlef cInbracc thin! fall Of It4
feet Think Aof q watcrfati kcyenly feet higher
than EIaanrn, which cmtueut sclei.slilc gentlemen
lcuon,lEhte part of o cascalui Thp urncr
+ 1atl las n laternl swcrr Of uat
feet nnl the Wind waits tho .iesce,uitup rf,lumn
now 10 this s!p ntau nuw to TINT. III ufm,rfut aph
pypr.rlnnp;pv forms ,rhe aYrrnnn .1r,,, -, ~.
Ter whrl ronrs utrr thin fatt II hat milan ,,.
bic fret rrf huur IN thu snrr,. x.,,, ,h ,n.,s,",
n,uu,1,,t ri ,row wn,,r rn,rn. ,,., 49,. s''..''
intnr. I'm. yt.rn,,,c ,u,r, tyrr ~. c,,r .,.,s...
q, wn.rr cnuni In ,hut ri thn u,..ri =, -. ....
nnry tI,nrn.Int, ,t,nt :, n., ,,,,,,.tf fs,,,
~ T., t.,t h, a., ,,t, \, .n,n ,t,. ,,,, ~
thr n ,rrn,.. n r,rr t,,,,.. ~. ~ ,I,.t 81
~" N. ,,u 49,. .s, t . ''' t"'t "
wv ''o'n'aa s ss"a. ;" "lo" ! a"a" F!fsrtt'}
s..,,,, -" 49," .s' Wv '".A"A ~ 'ao ""
49,. -. 81, tn' . "Ae. so"'" s W w t''.'".'e'
.A,a ~s'a' .s' ~ ..Ne.sa ."o ."''s" ~ '"e "ol'
"m @ W 'Ho nsst l''"Har' 'a. u hot no. spray
hit rug u.ee 'Ae Aeton .! 11ls "'a'' 'bat sh* VIA
'e' " ~ ''llea eoh''aHes u 'taeehd IL 'aiI II
~ "utA 1eIas"e" ~ ths ses4tance III tae ar that
IL seeHA Ashost 10 f9op he1ofe II reaches tho bot
soHl uas u hesee goca upward. Thu spray, OF
Haea thete II Flchty, u hos YiAlnlb srom thc val.
'e3, eotle !ea VI tho Aststudc OF tho fall uay be
gathered from tho fact that there ase two hotos II.
lte valley, one nile apart, aut both appeat 10 be
dfcct!S IN ifoht OF lie Yosemite Fall Riding up
anu toWn tlso valley tnIs singular Illusion contH
uea for distance Of more than two miles, untl thc
same phenomenon Is noticed In respect OF all the
greater Froiuuencea Of the valley. Yon seem 10
be In front Of them ali the time and wherever Fuu
81, and Jet the valley IL only rlle wide Ut its
greatest diameter,
TIE DoArs+
Two miles above IeIor Il the valley dIyt7es ynto
three pass t., the Tenaya, the Ner:ed and thu ul,.
lonette, 50 called from the streams which now |
through them. The Merced Is III the centre. the |
TenBya on the north, and the Iuiloueste On the
south. The highest rocks ere on ttp rcnarr and
The granhesr waterfalls On the Mertrd. Tne yor,h
Dome is, Is its name .unlles. dome at s1uooih
granite, Of colossal proportions. renting On thc
rery edge Of the wall Of tho ralley. Iss height q
tbaS feet, Beneath II urp tha Ro,n1 A,rhaa |
.Art cIrcu,a- ,,re,, n~o,,, - -
atch, the eass entf Of ubich rrata aca,r.t, ,ns
Nasbupton colnmn-the ,whofo p-asorttr,r ~ !
O. ras: m1,our, nI,nne,, -, .,.,,n..
be Dome above.
Opposite the North Done ia the ua,,
'umc, sometimes es,l|ei the South nor,a,
soV feet higher than ,,a hrotha. 1s;s
perhaps the nost wonJrrfoI oht.,s ~ ~, ,.,,a.
s altitude Is t,737 feet. or ne.Ily nnr m,,s fGa
prer 2,ovo feet being n vertical a. n,umh 1ne =
lt the remainder at an anp1e nf N ..eora,.o ~
,pearlnrs ts shat of q dcue cleft IN ,w,,n. the,
.raira1 side h.,np n-asa,,a,, a. ~. ~ 1t 80 Il
,..s.,,1 as osMs Piesso'eo 70 the saAeJ' Ina s
up*nuous objec1 should bc secn By moonlight as II
I'll ~ da5Iight Its pfodl4toua hefrht ant tna.s G
c thxn Presented In their f.u r,rsn,crr- on1 n.
nsattsns the, Gre r4s, IN n,a ro,han, ~ roaa Il
t appsoach to The Infinite thu, MN can afta,n :;
Jul the contemp.atjou Of any earthly ohteet. q
The Cloud i Rest Is another t.anc sar1b,r nm {,
Tens,a spo0 feet aboye tho yalier ana m +. Z, o
It above the sen le9sL II s,an,9s Mt so,pc dis. y
ice frota the wa1 Of the yutlcy and u st.Ior, Il
ted by tour1s1s. It
The Valley Chief au& Glacier Peak srr on tta | s
.rced side, 1000 feet high, and elnos, perp+n- ~
;uixr. fnr sormrr izlpreases ous not only BY $,
Rua5 height but by tho rasE cxts1s Of the face q
len IL presents 10 tho valley, being, should 4
St' more than Two mikes in length. II
he Je+c~s I,,y.- r+..a .n,....r ,-...- ~. u.
.e Ss1teo "'et Fses Among The llgh SteTEaRs ~
V'H'e "oes sast vi the saliey. Entering the y. ~
q feet tu tFu rat1es making In III eou,sa .vaT ~
uarv ono ,hn,.ona ,... ~ "ots' -,
.,':,,,. oso s"1t1a tese u tn's aesccnt Is ~
.ha =, wv -, 'e.na. aau Hesaaa F:u!ss rer
:. ~, e4' "eu Aato csAsshaes, faplls. Mi
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