The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-07-05

unpromising, but the visitor will meet here = most
eoaTteoos host and may sit down to fare OF sur.
passing vasiey and excellence. II viii add much TO
the visitors enjoyment it as he sits before the great
fireplace allied with blazing logs, be can have the
company Of Mr.. Duncan, man who follows hunt
Ing In the region about He Is man Of eonsldera-
bic local fame having It detinetion that he has
AlreAdy killed aity-nine grizzly bears. He might
narTate many thrilling experiences, but he Is quiet
modest man who will speak Of himself only In an.
swer TO persistent questioning There Is one besr
roaming IN the vicinity tia; nigh, aily crown bis
exploits and complete his three score victories ovsr
the strongest and aereest animal encountered By
man. This gri=zly has been occasionally seen dur
ing twelve years and Is remarkable for his exiraor.
dinary size, He is supposed to weigh about fifteen
hundred pounds, and when standing erect, Qn the
winning attitude these creatures assume when ready
TO embrace their friends) would reach a height OF
ten feet Mr.. Dancan once saw the monster, but
with = cool calculation Of profits, refralned nom
shooting because Il was not the best season Tor fur
They will probably meet again, and either Mr. Dun
can or Nj Grizzly viii make famous capture.
We were fortunate In being able to secure the
hunter for our guide. A ride OF six miles brought
Us to the point where We desired to stand We had
made long circuit to reach the edge of the valley,
and there dismounting on the brink, looked down
nearly four thousand feet The sight, it may well
be believed, is Que that awes and thrills the behold
er. The face Of the rock is almost PERCEPTIONS TO
the eye, and at the very apex large fat stone pro-
jects ten or ffleen feet The visitor may, possess
ed of sufficient nerve, 30 out upon this and leaning
over, look directly down this fearful height Of three
quarters Of uile II is almost too much TO en-
dure; one cannot but think continually of what il
would be TO 80 over, and may feel that strange sug
geSiiou which many experience when standing on
great heights, 10 take the plunge. 1t is an old su
perstition that evil spirits tempt In such posi-
tious TO throw themselves over. Locking down iu-
10 the valley see men on horseback moving along
the trails; they like flies. An orchard of trees
ten or twelve years old appears as a potato patch
The graceful wiRdings OF the Merced river are un-
der the eye and at our height the water seems al
most transparent as air, while the swim motion
Of the stream is unpereeived. While We were look
Ing down, large, white headed eagle came sailing
slong the cliff FAR below. probably lowering in the
nsighborhood Of nest securely made on an iuaeees-
siole ledge of the rock The views of the valley
aad the surrounding region from this elevation are
exceedingly fne. The principal waterfalls, except
Bridal Veil,' are in sight, and the Yosemite Fall Is
seen to grea, advantage. The walls on the oppo-
site side that appeared so stupeudous In height
when viewed from below, appear small BY compari-
sou with the far greater elevation into which the
land rises behind them. The eye ranges beyond
Mirror Lake. that lies like patch Of silver up the
canon Of the Tascayu and in another direction catch
Is glimpse Of the Little Yosemite, miniature re-
production Of the greater, Two miles distant.
L. is 4 short ride from Glacier Point TO Sentinel
Dome This is a rounded summit Of great height
which is not from the frequented parts of the
valley. 1t is very easily sseeuded and gives mag
niaeeat view in direction Of the Neysdas which
are spread out great panorama OF snowy peaks,
while in the other direction the vast expanse Of the
Joaquin plains eppear, and also the coast range be-
yond- The eminent artist Watkins has taken this
spot and Glacier Point the places FROM which to
take many Of his finest views. They are places
where mind at all spPreciative of natural beauty
sud grandeur viii experience inexpressible de-
light and gather store Of reeoeclions that viii be,
through years, noble source Of pleasure.
DELTA