, 1875-12-23
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ELEVATING EXERCISES.
Tho Xelat1 Dnrmo OF t1ic Yosemite
C3inlbnd hy nSt0 nlcil 0f Nerve.
l'osenltfe Lttftr II SIN FFailetto Euiirtfh.
Tho Yosemite South boine IL thu nublcBt rock
in tho siorsa, mud Gcoigo Anderson. an indou,-
table Scotchman, llas made way 10 i.n summit.
Tho Dotne r!sca from the 1eycI ii to Goor Of
thu valley 10 tho helglat Of nearly nlfie. Tho
north Aide In absolutely vertical from the s,In-
! nit to depth OF about 1D0O feet on tho aouth
] 1t Is nearly vozticui to as Ereat dorth tho
west sitlo pseke,,ta very steep au iirn,lytlr,wn
| curve from thSAuMnit duwll 900 feet or moro
while on tho cast, wloro IT IL uniod with the
dividing ridge betwee,' tho great Tenaya aud
tho kornda cano,ls, tho Dnnc nlay he nasy ap-
preached wtthin Guo OF 100 fen: Of tho s,us-
| nit. wllcro 1t tierS in n smooth, graceful
curre i,itt few degrees too HtGcp to cltml'.
| Nearly all hletra rocks aro accessible son tho
EASTERN or upper eldc' because tllo gIaelai fotcs
| which orodch thrm out of tho Holi'l actud from
| ths direction hut special conditions III the p3-
Kttinn aud STRUCTURE OF tic Suntli Dome provetlt-
cd the formation Of tho ordinary low srado, ami
It is this Hteop upper portion tllat tta plHrkv An
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| OF tho ya!lny, haA Il flock Of small boys who
climb smooth rocks likn lizards, and Ar,no two
yonrA ago ho aent them un the Dome wttla ropo,
Hoping they might bo ablo 10 faaten It with
spikes driven INTO flaBlros. a1l'l thus roach thn
| top 1hov took tho rope in tnw. aud succeeded
in making II fast 2U0 or 800 feet above tho point
| ordinarily rcacllett. but tndinE tho upper por-
tion Of tho curve imprac:.cabs without laborious
drilling into the rock he called back Ills liz4rlp,
thinking himself fortunate in orccting Eafe re-
| trent.
Afr. Anderaon began with Canways old ropo
| part Of which still remhiiaH Il. rlnce. anl Ieso-
lutoy drilled his way to tho tnt lhsertlng eyo-
DoitB or foot npArt. and making llls rope fart
10 each In hrccnsion, renting h,s iuot tho last
bolt whilo ho drilled tho sIcxs abora OccaH!or-
ally aonc irrognarity IN tho curvo or slight foot-
hold would onabfo him tn climb Ii or ~ feet i'll
/ doponlcnlly Of tho rn4o. Mhich lle Eoull pass
| mud begin drilling n,an, tho whole heins accom-
plaEod III few aays. frum this slender s,oE,n-
ninR ho will now proceed To construct sllbhtan-
tial snirHay which ho hopcH to complete il time
for ne1t years travct; an'l, ea hc ~ Il inan OF
raro onorgy, the thing will Auso'y bn done. Tnen
all ma5 sing "E1cclslor" III perfect Rafosy-
On my rotusn to tile valley tho other day, I
Immediately hasttncd 10 tho Dome, mt only for
tho pure pleasure Of climbing tho yiow. but to
SEQ What ol.o might enjoy aud lear,l. Our lrBt
winter storm Ind bloon,cd, nnd all tho moup-
tains wero lnant1e1 In fresh SNOW. MAS thore-
fara u lttlo approhenstyo Of danger from tho
RpporueBs Of the rock. Anderson hinlAclf rn-
fusing to belicyc that any one could climb hiH
rope In the condition It was thon In. Nornovor,
tho SKY ~nb overcast, mud solemn snuw-el0a.tla
began tu curl and wreath thenlselyes around thG
aunnt Ut tho Dome. and my late e1pefienco OIL
10y Shasta ca1o 10 mind. but, rejecting that l
lad matches iu my pocket. aud that a
llttle 1lre-wooa might 10 found. i CON
uight could DO apont On tho Dotno with.
out suffering ANYTHING worth caltng for. !.
therefore. pushed up asolle, And gained tho top
without the slightest difficulty. Ny iIsst vic"
kfSt .IfH
peart lnstra was nrched ACROSS tho yalIoy, from
wall to wait. tho Gus end resting upon Fl Cap.-
tan, tho other on Cathedral Racks, tile bro~l
meadows Bha1owed beneath. with short reael,oa
Then; as atood On the tremendous verge osor
looking Mirror La}o, ti0ck OF smaller clo,ls,
whito as snow caulo swiftly from tho north
trailing ovcr Tho dark forests, a'Id, arriving o,
tho hEluk OF tho Yalloy, descended with Eod-like
gnsturos through llltl;an canon. and oyor tl,t
Arches aud North loho. moving rapidly, vol
with perfect do!ibeEatioG. TN thnY came, ncarcr,
noater, beneath NY feet, gathering asd tnasanc
Bllune FREQ, lighting them throuEl and through
and ralutng thaM With tho Hrlendnra Ut tht
rainbow. It WAS ono 0f thnHe bsooding day.
that come Just hetwcen Indian summer aut
winter whom tho clouds aro living croatlreA
Now md then tho valley apnparol all bright aud
! coullesa. with lt4 crystal liver mehndonnt
! through cotorod meadow ana grove. while to thu
eastward tho snowy neakA 1850 in glorious nj
ray kHeU5 OukHucA VI! %AG IAko NLAiG. 4uEl
} tho clouds. would coma agalI,, wseatning thl
Dome and making dsEkurBs like night.
! Notwithstanding tho enthusiastic eagerneaa o.
tourists to reach tho summit nj tAlH Dome, III.
general vioNR OF tho valley from hero arc IA
less striking than fran lnany other points
chiefly because Of tho ioscshoEtoniny utrcct pro
. ducsd by lonktng from no great height
Kortl, Upme IL awArfod almost beyond recog
I milton. Tho splendid sculpture Ut th1 aFsLe
! | IL scarcely noticed, anil tho wills on boil
eldca seem comparatively low and Bunken
: Tle Domo itAcif ls the most sublime ieatur
J Of Rll Yossnita viows, and that Is bouoatA uu
= fcnt. Tie Wow Of Little iuaemito Valley i
very fine, though inforinr to ono obtained from
> tho basa OF Starr King; but tho aunI,uit land
J ecapos towards Mounts Iyol!. Daua, aud Con
| naaa ara very effective md complete. Whou th
, sublime ice-AoodB of tho glacial period pnuro
down tho Hank OF the range oYor what iA nos
t ioBopi.o Nalloy, thpy were compelled TO brual
! through . dam ot aomea extending across ffon
) Mount btlrr Hing to North uolno, anl as th
! | period began to draw noar a 0l0H9 a1ht tAo IT,
! current swallowed aud divided, South Don!e va
\ first to emerge from Tho Icy wasto burnisla'
. and glowing like crystal; and though 1t In
sustained tte WGRr and toRg Of the eaonenta tell
OF thousands Of yaars it yet remains not nloIol
, monument but history of tho glac!ets tia
broaght 1t 10 Hight. Its antirs surface is cover
7 ed wtl glaciut hiaroGlyphtcs. whoso intosnteta
J sion is tho great soward Of oil who doyoutl
. study them.
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