St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-10-21

! the aspect. Measured on the ground IT
extends over a quarter of mile meas
! ured from the ground upward it is two
thirds Of a mile high. Beyond the Bridal
| Veil upon the right of the valley are the
three Graccs, 300 feet high, looking de-
murely at the three Brothers, 1900 feet
high, on the opposite side OF the valley.
y stiff breeze might toss the Bridal Veil
within reach of the Graces, were the
Brothers disposed to cross the valley to
seek the companionship of the sisters,
but the Brothers are content with the So
ciety of the sparkling Yosemite, 4 water
fall that dc>cends 2O0O feet, in three dis
tluct sections, yet, from certain points OF
observation presenting the appearance of
one grand fail. Passing Cathedral Spire-
and : ntincl Rock, which stand upon tho
right, we came TO lIutching's hotel, about
the center OF the valley. There are three
hotels quite near each other, offering good
meals and somewhat primitive accommo-
dations 10 weary travellers. Independent
OF hotels we pressed on and encamped in
Lannon's enclosure at the upper end of the
valley, where we unpackCd and spent sew
eral days in Camp "Comtort,' One day
was spent in visiting Nernal and Nevada
Falls, the one 800 feet and the other 100
feet high. These are the grandest of the
water views in the valley. The Nernal
fall is first reached, il being the lower of
tie two. Here the great flood OF water
that makes the MERGED river, comes crash
ING over precipice and strikes the rocks
below, causing a dense spray TO arise CON
tinualiy is at the falls OF Niagara. The
ravine at this point Is narrow and well
enclosed, consequently the roar OF the falls
/, very great. There l. Il charm about
running water, However slowly it moves,
but when one sits down before tine Yer
nal tall he is tacinatcd with the life and
power and escr-changing beauty of the
endless tide as it leaps down Tie prcci-
picr and ha~tcns through. the canon.
There one sees evidence OF thc infinite
resources Of ghc great Creator VINO gives
without measure, Whcthr il be water 10
form the cataract>, rock to build the
mountains or tees to make the forests.
Man would have calculated the minimum
OF water necessary to produce the desired
effect ut the Ncrnal fails. In rature the
Snow-cappcd mountains unite TO feed a
river, which. whether largc or small.
aives Hscit to form waterfall hat the
Indians called Pi-wy-ack-'Cataract OF
diamonds
Above the Nernal fall l. another equal,
it not superior, TO this. That l. tine Ne
yada fall, 200 feet high In order to
reach it ladder has been built upon the
side oi The perpendicular wall over which
the Ntrnal leaps. This ladder is over
TWO hundred feet high. The wall Is At
Your right, "A slender rail and u "rcal
abyss upon your left We made the As
cent OF this ladder, any ttverish symptoms
being allevlated by tie spray as it rises
from the tall. near by. Another route
To the Nevada falls has been opened re-
Gently, 10y which the ascent i made upon
hors back in p.rfect ease, but upon that
route the traveller Is obliged to 20 - fan
away from tie fail, that much de>irabl,
scenery is lost. The Nevala or Snow
fall is one of the most tacinatinG in tn,
valley. The wall down which it falls i
r. slightly inclined. This operates TO S'i
and toss the descending stream - that /
is a mass of foam as white as the driver
snow. Seen through a glass the drop
. seem separated, each in a wild CHASE al
Ter all the others, till they all fall heiplcs
into the river bed below. 1t Is difficult
for those who have never seen it to real
ize the grandeur and beauty of a larg
stream of water falling from heigh
, nearly five times as great as that of eithc
church Spirc at st. .johnsbury.
O Recurring to Camp Comfort we toun
r. some Mono Indians awaiting our return
They had shot one or two ducks and til
/ whole family had come to sell them. Til
c -quaw had a young pappoose fastened t
i. a board, the board hanging at her back
# Several children who had outgrown til
/ board followed the squaw, keeping clos
:, to her heels. Like all the Indians wh
So frequent the valley in the summer time
: they were filthy and harmless. The
- uathcr quantities Of acorns, which the
!. feed upon in the winter, and by sellin
fish and ducks make enough to buy Will
III key and tobacco,
E. We spent half day at Mirror LAX
e. which lies at the base of the half dom
~ This dome Is 5000 feet high, and is r
rd tiecied perfectly in the little lake that Ii
se at its feet. But without dwelling
he length upon this and other beautiful spo
1t, in the valley, | will refer to one pla
Al outside of the valley to which every ira
el- cler should by all means 60. Glaci
a point is reached by a horse trail leadiI
leS from the NIariposa trail. When we reac