, 1869-08-05

| UE89A1<u Ii %lkA t4A!0 "a ~ tAA0eF 49,. -
| At a polnt ts1ecn feet aboSc the ground: Its Ct
| cLmtertnce at The base ii ninety -thsea fret ht
| seyen inches, and at tie other point OF nne4sur
/ nenS serenity three feet Its height Ia 373 Zee
The highest TIRE in the CaiArefa1 Grove, tho htgt
| est yet discovered In Calforul4. Is s25 feet Th
diameter Of the Grizzly Giant at the base
thirty -one feet, and some Of It's branches are si
| feet in diameter. II the Cnlageras Gsuro ba.
room has been built On the stump Of one oi Ties
treea for the accommodation Of cot1llion pastIes
In ono o. the other groyes fallen tree has bee
found, partially burned out, within whose trun
three horsemen can rde abreast a dlstanc
OF thirty feet, without STOPPING Or croHding eac
| other. The age Of some Of these trees nas bee
determined b. scIentl1c Investigation to be .ialI
1,sc0 JeaEr- The Grizzly Gtaut, tnereforei4w
probably q healthy aapl1ng when the Dyzanun
Empire VIE founded By 1asttn1an. The "Siaues
| Twins Hase one Of the curiost!ie5 Of tue Martpoa
Gsove. a tree over one hundred feet In ctrcum
ference Ut its base, divides Itself Into two trees
exactly alike In appearance, d height Of sevent
] feel tlom the ground PTuf. Whitney dtscarere.
q tree near Thomas' MIL one hundred aud 81,
feet tn circumference, and this Is the larges
| known tree LII the world.
| The upper Atarposa Groye contains thres hun
dEed aud ai1tJ. .lTe Of these big srreA Psuf
| Whitney measured {orJ-stx Of them, dhose ctr
cumfc5cuce tange8ftom thlstg-dve to ulnety.thrrt
feet, and Two arr marked u having been over IN.
hundred feet IN circumference originally, but par
TALLY burned at the base. It Is great pity tha.
| The are hns raraccd these groves 3taDy Of tht
largest trees nre 20 burned at tho bnse TINT yol
can ride Jour horse through thcm- The e1plana
tion OF this caEualtJ Is that the Digger Indian
wcro In the habit Of setting the grusa on fire t
burn on the wings Of the grusshoprc1s, 20 thai
they might catch them for food. In the courae O
ages grcat heaps ur bark and bark dust nccumu
latd nj the base Of the srccs and the fire getting
i-dGmcnt ID this, burned into the hearts Of tht
trees, There arc, huwcrcr. nnn1ttr Ut perfect
fpeelmena LETT nnii, in the midst OF dozen u
more Of these, With an iccc0ll spring flowing
irum The roots Of one Of tho lnrgrst, NC wouder
iDsly ate our lunch.
y. tho majesty OF the Dig T1ccsi Thcy aro su
symmetrical that their enormous size docs not
nlnAe In tlnc impression on tho observer unt.l hc
compares lhcfn with Tho pinS aud ccdRr trees
which grow by their side. Ihrrc ptue trees nc at
lcass equal III sxe to tic largest that can be seen
N the iurrsts uf Mchfgun Or Wisconsin Int, whcu
compared with tho Dig Trrcs, ilcy l~ludlo to tho
,'turn.iona Ut ,ean ro1o. Tho lix Trees th,ow
out hrntClicH, Mt hn elevation Of d hundred froi,
tafxcr than ttu nrgcst I'uo trees Of tho forest.
The snituE mlsi!cs 10 nnRcr ID This inntchlcss
Isorc, hut tho drc!IhlnK sun nuh tho pseclpltoiN
tra'I nlnlons', him fhns unicks 1c II pscparct 10
Fn*s itc night In tho cotprnny OF thu bcAra, ono
thu nb1ttg af our slsls. W. luust brgin lu .!escv
ttle tlt,utthIt.
YhnH HlANk's TO Ttik roaEulrk yAtLkr.
AibociUtk lhn tirxt .nnEhiny VT wutc III tho
ea,dIr, prepared for uar harient iAy = work. tho
IDurnry frUIn tIhfGh u tic YtsuEllta yal!uy-4s.
tancr twenty .nsu ana hat msrA Thu laliea IT
At!r part Hc!t not NO incti fattRua't utlrt their
txrnFsiu, u shh 'E tsrcb Nj they bad bren at tho
rIh ii thu previous 'lay'a rttle, aud tti1 Hunlnx
ft1t.sH tF1
well that tIk'y were, fur they needed Rlt Their
strength before they drew rem at Lclj,g'a Hotel,
!n the valley.
Crossing the South Fork on good hr!llgc, VIC
began 10 ascentl mountain 3pI feet
above carS's, ant 1900 fcrt Abors the sea level
There Ia no uatns given to thld mountatn Oh the
maps. The "Diggers call It the CAtlaniatny. II
certainl5 ought TO hHye name, for 1t ts one OF tho
wonders Of The Sierra range, bearing on Its eI-
treHc summit beautiful aad extensive meadows,
" hich at1ord pasturaEe for large druyes Of sheep
and herbes. The trail, for TWO or three niles
utter leaving Clark's, goes around lhc ede of this
In gradual nsccpi, disclosing valley
II Wonlrous beauty. II WAS ny fortune On the
eturn TIP TO descend this curve by moonlight. IN
u aich The opposite peaks locked like succession
of sleeping bears, Of portentons size and
strength. Alter climbing four or nya I
hours, We u1d ourselves on comparatively |
&FN@ k*UaAt4t "GCJE our uQfJ$3 can /
'e p1t on canter. The Rtr Is exhIa1attrx 10 the
lnga, and loaded now and then with the rtcu per |
1mes Of tne forest Stately groves OF nr auI |
fountain taroaracI attest that We asc in the high-
u Deli Of vegetable life IN the 9ierras AT noon
e reach the Bt3 Meadows, and hear tho hIeaung
lnuumerab1e naeep, guided by u her.lsman and
dog, There 1te three Of these meadows on the |
lmmtt Of the chIlno!alny, With r4vul.ts courstng
trough them. Tbs urst Il caueu the Bts OF
hErG
ld,as the third had no name, We took the liberty
christening 1t CAioa.f> f1alA The stream which !
Isses through fh[s meadow runs into the Bridal |
I'll all OF tie Yosemite Valley. 1t vas at this
ace that We essayed to est our lunch. Alaa for
c vanity Of human hopes* Our pack mule be-
too heavily loaded, had slipped while descend
steep sandy hill, and rolled over AMI over to
hotlom- Ho" many revolutions be Eade wlI
obaDly neses be known 10 the historian. lie was
1ud lying on hts back, wlth dozen yaises. {
snkets and 0ytrcoats under him, an1 underneath
} whole was the lunch basket, cuntaIulng the |
Hdlan nea1 Intended for seventeen pefsoaa !
:. Mule Has not hurt by h1s fall, but our lunch, !
en It Ras opened, was a most epmical chow !
ot Boiled bacon, pAlyerzed crackers me1red '
tier, broken glass. maahed snrtIlne bo1es anI
ielched pickles, Two bottles Of claret AMI ]
q t~ss,es VI Tenueuts zto uad Mudeu tueir ron d
ts " The mess, g1x1ng 10 the whole . pusrle- II
~n nus nninoWn to artists In vater cojors v
u 1atu!shed. as We were, We could not tcpress il
enesa1 outburHt OF laughter a. thts amazing
b was presented 10 our view. II NC could on1r
e had photograph Of our lunch VIC snQnld It
c proceeded on our way rejoicing. ~
inc onr tb,rst At a .n.,r 49,. 1870. ~. ca
KS time to take a few mouthfuls OF g1as., We as
lmed our Journey. Wo were now only Use as
8 IRON Inspiration Point, and We hurried on at IN
asy ttot- Two or three miles frum the nra- tal
vie,r NJ tho sxnr,,.,,s ~ ~, .ns v w. u.s!n out frJ
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tired feet vide LOOKS lii uart.r enatc IN IN hrr
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huldrrd feet high, TN the other nft,e n ,bc ipr
II. which IN hrre ontr hail n mil. rr,a ,.s stl
.ulots saI n,,rs If III t>.n,,nn mn t.a, 49, W.
IL an anxulat projection Of s,nx,tb .ota r,st fnu
VII ptt trcu, thu st,ir slls mn, m. ,a,t.. Ne
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Ar nrtrafuurp Df A TiIsn tas,r, ma n - .,,, Hc
ofIef ot "FurHafL March" It IA perfectly tne
10 attempt to convey an i1ea ot this VIA
't1ons o'Ject, or ln'eed Of any uf the other soll
lnent itatu.ts of tie ya,,cr. n onn uhni.. tasi