Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27
YOSEMITE, June IL, 1872.

Ed. NEWS: The next day after I
wrote from Clark's, we came to this
place via Peregory's and Glacier
The ride Ia Economically grand
he entire distance, and the trail splen-
lid. At Peregory's or Mountain View
Just half way from Clark's to
his place, we got a first rate dinner,
clean, and cooked In real home style
BY the proprletor's wife, a nice, pleas
INT
Peaasylvanla Woman.
After an hours rest we mounted our
fiery steeds THAT Is, they would have
been fiery II they had not made the
trip a little too often this season. aud
away we went, heller, SHELTER, for
Point. The ladies kept up
with US gentlemen admirably, consid-
ering they had only been initiated In
riding the day before, on the
trip to the Big Trees. The whole dis
lance was glorious In Its
Grand Old Msantain Scenery,
And when seen under the piquant as
pect Of a delightful filtration with a
OF saucy, tantalizing widows.
we were completely enchanted. At 4
o'clock r. NJ, we assembled Sentinel
and a sight at
Yosemite Ralis.
With a portion Of the valley was our
Introduction to this bewllderingly
grand scene. A short ride from this
place brought US to Glacier Point,
our feeble senses were taxed to
their utmost to comprehend the glori-
ous sublimity Of the scene, that 50 un-
expectedledly burst upon our view. |
Say Unexpectedly, for neither descrip-
ton or pictures al convey more than
the faintcst possible idea Of what now
lay before US. 1t beggars description,
so | will only mention the
PsIats Of Note.
10 orr right poured the Nevada and
Vernal Falls, the first, 700 feet, the
other, which Is the second fall Of the
same stream, Is $50 feet In hight. In
front lay Mirror Lake, and to the left
lay Yosemite Falls, the grandest of all,
the entire hight Of which 2,634 feet,
divided Into three falls, the first, 1000
feet ; the second, 434 feet ; the third,
500 feet. South Dome, Clouds Rest,
Dome, Round Tower, Mt. Starr
King. Ell Captain, and Sentinel Dome
were all included In the prospect. At
the bottom Of the valley, 5000 feet
perpendicularly below Us, wound like
q silver serpent the MERGED river, Its
banks filled to its utmost with the
waters looking as calm and seeming In
the bright sunlight as though they had
forgotten all about the fearful leap
they had Just taken. On Its banks
are little patches Of gardens which
from our great height look about tho
Size Of q lady's handkerchief. The
beautiful and luxurlant vegetation and
grand pine trees soften the rugged
rocks and blend all In one harmonious
whole. more beautifully grand than
language can describe.
Dswa late ,he Valley.
After an hours delay we reluctantly
to descend the new trail cut In
the face Of one Of the most precipitate
Down, down, zlg-zag. zlg-zag,
for five and a half weary miles, al
though a better trail was never made
OH any mountain. The men who
made It deserve Immense credit as we'll
as richly earn the one dollar per head
they charge for passing over It. At
0 p. n. we arrived, tired, dusty aud
hungry, at tho old pioneers,
HuiehiaEs.
While waiting to see II he could
find a place to stow US away, we went
over to John Smiths elegant saloon,
took something to wash the dust out
Of our throats, and then refreshed the
outer man In one Of his luxurious
which would do credit to San
A good supper and a
smoke on the porch, watching the soft
moonlight playing among the trees,
and enjoying the delicious sense Of re-
.o+e only thoroughly appreciated after
! hard days ride OH q stiK-legged
and then to bed. The hotels
here are on the primitive style, only
partitions Of loose boards a few feet
high, so ones secrets are In jeopardy
Il breathed even In o whisper. The
next morning being
Sunday,
And we being a little inclined to piety,
md moro inclined to rest, we con-
to 20 to church, Or rather let
he church como to Us, as the Rev. DR..
OF New York city preached
% US in the parlor Of our hotel. He
Intended to deliver his sermon out Of
loors In Gods own grand cathedral,
built by His own hands, with the roar
II the Yosemite Falls for the organ,
md the occasional boom of the falling
-ocks supplying the double bass. but a
mist (Dr. o. Is a Scotchmsu)
prevented, and we had to reduce our
Pisus Inspirations
TO the limited precincts Of the little
where we were entertained by
very sensible and instructive dis
After lunch the Rev. DR..
gave US another sermon but
IS had expended all my devotional
on tho morning service, aud
to stroll around and mediate
With the aid Of a good cigar upon the
Of this glorious temple OF the
ireat Jehoyah's own fashioning. | ex-
used myself.
Among the Guests,
IF whom there are at present four
hundred In the valley, are, besides the
wo Reverends above mentioned, the
sev. Mr.. Dawson, Grace Greenwood,
Glas,en, Gen. Naglee, sis-
or and two nieces; NJ. A. Whiting
am, Mrs. Hiram Bacon, A. X. Grim,
lmlly aud niecss; Mrs. Frank Hus-
". Charles McLachlan and wife, Ed.
ILLS and sister, Mrs. Easton, Mrs,
zen Cole, Gen. Whiting and wife.
irs. Judge Sanderson, Charles Hol-
md Of Chicago, L.. A. Booth and
aughter, Mrs. and Mrs. T.. E. Sickles
nd family, U. p. X. R., and Mr.. Big
Nv. In my next l will give the
Of expenses, and tell the
'dles what they need to bring.
TOURIST.