The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-22

the Sonth Dome, Cloud Rest, Mount
Lyle, Mount Star Wing, Mirror Lake,
and all the contour of the Yosemite
Valley, are laid before you. Thence
you realize what it Is, and the wonder Of
it.
BRIDAL VEIL,
On the third day after visiting Lannon's
garden an I strawberry patch, and luxu-
rating in delicious fruits picked by our
selves, We rode lesurely through the
valley to Bridal Veil Falls These
are formed by the Bridal Veil
Creek, pitching over tie edge Of
the cliff and falling a distance of
about 500 feet at one leap The ftful
wind playing with the white foamiug
column of falling water, adds to the
beauty Of the falls, and renders the
name "Bridal Veil" appropriate
These falls show to the best advan-
tage when the sun is low Our guide
was we'll informed, and we followed his
directions, ana arrived there late in the
afternoon We shall never forget the
splendors OF the sight which greeted Ii
at the foot Of the fall in the rising spray.
Above is the wavering, futtering white
columns Of water leaping from the cliff
almost upon us, and falling into pit be-
low us with force that rebounds it in a
spray so fine that it rolls down upon Us
in dense white cloud. Then tine water
goes by US, leaping and splashng from
rock to rock, over roots and under bushes
into the plain below.
Then on the misty, feecy cloud rested
a rainbow, with all the colors bright and
complete, and of the most gorgeous
beauty; and rendered all the more beau
tiful and distinct by the jet black rocks
upon which rested the white cloud of
mist which supported it. | have no
words or language to describe it. Not
word was uttered. No one could find
an expression for the scene of magnifi
cent beauty. Never did the glory of
Gods creation stand out so beautiful
and grand as then and there. We were
dumb in praise, and stood admiring
without words to frame our thoughts
We gazed awe stricken, we.admired, and
as the sun went down turned and left ST.
lently And this is Yosemite? There
were other points Of note and interest to
be visited, but not then.
The beauty of the last scene must be
cherished, and as long as time shall last.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
We spent three and half days in the
valley, and had each day been a week,
we should not have tired of the beauty
and grandeur of these grand rocks and
beautiful water falls We should not
have breathed sufficient of that mountain
air. We rested of our WEAKNESS, we
forgot our ailments, and felt new aglin
But our allotted time was spent and We
must be off for home. We returned by
another route, via CoutteniIle and MIer
ced. At Z Il. m, on Washburne and
Merddy's stage and over DR.. McLain's
new wagon road, with colore1 George
for our driver, we started from the door
of Blacks hotel for home. The road is
good one, easy grade, and lies through
picturesque country. 1t joins the old
road from CoutteEille at poiat between
Cranes Flat and Hazel Green. At the
latter place we refreshed the inner man.
From Hazel Green we came to Bower
Ease, when for fifty cents a guide was
furnished, who conducted us to and
through the cave while our driver was
refreshing his horses. The cave is we'll
worth seeing, and indeed is picturesque
and curious place.
We had supper and a good nights
rest at Dudly Mills, wayside house,
! without any surrounding village. On
the second day after leaving Dudly's We
passed through Ccuttenille, dined at
Snellng's, crossed the MERGED river in a
fiat boat, and riding over the hot, dry,
dusty and plrched San Joaquin plains,
| at about ave O'Clock in the afternoon we
arrived at MERGED, and claimed lodging
and supper at the hotel Ell Captain.
The next morning at $40 a M, the
cars left MERGED for Lathrope on the
Central Pacific railroad, ard thence to
San Francisco at noon of the third day
from Yosemite Ealley-a stage ride Of
two days and a half
| We are satisfied with having seen the
grandest and most sublime, indescribable
scenery in the world.
Yours truly,
w. II. ToLER.
Rancho Los Funas, Gal. Aug. Il,
! 1876.