The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-03-22
CFoe the New North. West)
the CAPTURE OF YOSEMITE.
4 3sniniseeaes sftAs 3azly Days in Gal
iIRDia.

4 3sniniseeaes sftAs Darly Days In Cal
tlbe1ja.
We were mining on the Fresno and Au
qua Frio, then new diggiugs, and every la!
or two some of our horses were missing
We could follow their Trail toward the Noun
tsins vf the Merced- ss far US the Big Flats,
above where Msriposa now stands,
and thence were forced to return to CANT
well assured the red skins were feasting
riotously on our equine companions in tn
almost impene,rsLle fastncsses Of the noun
tsins. At last, harassed beyond enduranc.
by the ssvages, We formed company l."
follow IL their lair aud rout or extcrminat.
them Well armed We left camp, fOllOwe,
the trail of our stolen horses aud their cap
tors, and campcd the frs. night out On {.
little brssch Of the Chowchilla. Mex
morning We were on tue trail leading fur u
the mountains. Step by step and truck b,
trxcy, through the long, weary cay, ".
followed, aud the setting sun shonc on U.
" The summit OF the high mountain over.
loOkIny
THE VALLEY OF TUE YOSEMITE.
Wcstood spell. bound and in silence broke.
only by irrepress'ble EXCAVATIONS of wondei
and awe, gazing on the sublime grandeur VI
that magnificent solitude until the long deel
shadows Ut twilight decpencu into the nigh,
aud IN audible ''Ste Mert!' restored Us /.
consciousness of our purpose We looA. d
and thousands Of feet below Us. some ~,
miles down the valley, ylImmcred the cam,
fires Ut the Indians. adinOnishing.us If tn.
c'osc proximity of the game We were seek
ms. A short, low voiced consul,at,o.
settled
OUR PLAN OF ACTION.
I'VE mus, surround that camp before
daylight" In single file w slowly clamL.
cred down the rocks and through the thick
underbrush into the beautiful valley. in III.
Of the night snd u dca,hlike still.
ness, only broken by sliiled whispers,
the grating Of sliding footsteps, the
cracking Ut broken twigs, aud the plain.
tive notes Of the night birds. Iu til,
later watches Of the night We were Icstin.
ON our arms around the Indian encampmeni.
At last the yellow morning liyh came dow
over the Crest Falls Of the Mercedc, and tn
Indians began ~ emerge from their wakl
ups, 10 build their fires aud roast cluic.
bits Ut orr stolen horses for their break feast.
lm.gine their aston ishMent aud rage whe,,
the sharp, rafting report Of our well. Anne.
riffs gave them fatal token Of our presence.
With yells that echoed aud re.cchoed x'uOug
thOss vaulted cliffs Us though all the Demons
Of lcll were holding high concert there.
the Indians srssped their bows aud arrow,
snt rushed ~ the conflict. But, alas fo,
than the rifles, revolvers and h,wic kniv..
oflhe Avengers were too powerful for bows
nd arrows to contend against, and the but.
ID was short, desperate and bloody. The
chef Yosemite (Grizzly Bear) covered with
bood, his bow broken by u bullet, forced u
scorner in tho projecting cliffs, turned lik.
npanlhcr ut hay On his pursuers and tear.
4 open his old hickory check shirt to barr
10 bosom for the expected bullet, said,
'asoos ii", me- Idle, 1usmyr oite riU san
AZ i" tAese roeks for ages after / am gone. "
70 closed this speech with yell which ech
al from crag to crag up the valley to til,
treat Falls, and then returned over our
Lads in succession of echoes 10 the Can.
yin below. With this It's. mighty effort.
10 g,eat Chief sunk helpless, % though
la't broken, 10 the Garth, and was made
captive.
lssy have weps over Byroh's fugitive,
Aooswafting his last sigh from the hill.
Ut 0rsnsdx over the howsr-covered valley.
Of his native spain, and exuhed over Nil.
tons dsesm6ted and amazed Devil in his
anguish weakening the .echoes Of hell,
bNt 1t - lett for the great Chief of the
YUsemitis " send his very soul out u
wander everlasting echoes among the
cliffs thaloverhuug his beloved valley.
He.
PM LlrSDVk March H. lS7a