The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-03
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, N;fchcll'S gun. owen bre"i'h'
thc remainder of the B'osSn,'s Nv"
anne. a"u 10 this city on Saturday. ihe s'n
s,oas taken to the st. Nichnias ito,c, III :"
carriage. Alderman Mitchell walked tow ', ~.
,rhn hour was so early that but very &c"
I..i;cs we're at the depot to meet Dir. Brcn-
,,an Alderman Mitchell brought Wig
wan with him. II is we'll stocked, ana VIII
no mt ND in the hall Of the st. Nicholas u
soon as possible. ~,
In the evening the adventures were en-
,ertaincd nv the Blossom Club. ne Dds
som Club was also entertained pt ''c az.
yenturcrs. Owen Brennan ,"ie, '''o Tvs
marvellous stories Of the aikaii c"uaius;i
and MitchelrS fish and Indian store . .,h
.hn ha;r nn ;yohn Dayidson'S head. Alder
,,,a,, Mitchell caught an Indian in the oSe-
,,,itn Vallnv. while fishing in the MERGED
r;yar Ue didn't bring the Indian home
with him. ,o
Mr. Mitchell says that the big trees are
Worry blr. Their trunks are several miles
in diameter, and one OF them Is about 10
he tunnelcd by railroad company. If one
may believe the alderman, these trees are
much more remarkable than has generally
been believed. The bark on the trees, nc
saws. is three-quarters of mule thick'
Grruhs rs big as whales and ants rs large Il,
clephants live in the bark. and tcrilly al
VINO Dpn0Iu tllclH. uS WINS VA S''>,>
trees, the alderman ayers, are larger thar
bepr.yatS. Fortunately none OF these cones
fell while the blossoms were visiting tht
trees.
owen Brennan told q wonderful story G
the snow on the Sierra Nevadas. lie sait
that on one side of the cars could he scot
straw berries as large rs watcrmclons, wllll'
on the other side the snow would be pllct
I'D thousands of feet. Those sitting on tn
right of the cars would swcltcr III their shir
sleeves, while those on the lett would Shye
in their oycrcoats. 1t is evident from wha
MIR. Brennan SAYS. that California hasa won
dertul climate. Mr.. Brennan says Gcorg
Mitchell only shot one bird while he WA
gone, and that waSa ring-tailed snipc. IL
Shot it in the Yosemite Valley, near tn
MERGED river.
The falls of the Yosemite, according I
these gentlemen, are much higher than ha
been supposed. The alderman says tina
ne timed 4 log IS it went over the Brlu;
Vail tall. 1t was four hours aud thirty-si
minutes in falling from the top to the bo
tom of the cataract. Mr.. Mitchell think
the tails at least 120 miles high, but Nj
Brennan believes that they are much highel
1t is evident that not oue-halt OF the trui
has heretofore been told about these fall
Mr.. Brennan and Mr.. Mitchell, it is sait
will publish in book form their adventure
in the Yosemite Valley. Sucha book woull
be valuable addition to American liter;
ture.
AL midnight John DaviGson's band Sert
naded the party. The music was delight
ful, and 80 was John Davidson ana In
champagne. Everybody WAS happy. an
SO was Owen Brennan.
An immense bouquet was presented I
Mr.. Brennan on behalf OF the ladies OF Eli
avenue. 1t was inscribed: $40 the Hant
soonest Blossom OF the Blossoms NJ
Brennan took it home with him.
Mr.. John Pync will soon present to \
derman Mitchell and owen Brennan tW
Illuminated copies of the Life and Al
ventures Of Baron Munchauscn."-N J
Sun,