The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09
YOSEMITE IN TIE WINTER.
MARvELLOUs SCENES IN THE vALLEI
ON THE PICIFTC SLOPE.
The Approach Of Wintrr-The First snow
The Rushing Avsiauchcs 90 ucirie- 1,Soo
Feet Long - Velocity OF the Wind The
Moouiit Nights Mrs Y~Iverton'- Escape.

awts Mr. els effo on Esrnne.
80. -, WITT,
me 'no"s"h'is VII" INV '',''O' ,,.
IN 'he spring una sun'n'' '". ''''' w. 49,
| iu'h OF l's hpp'ar"h'" "", lux '''' ~
IN -, p,a"p'r or '"r'' '" 49, -, =, ,''., ~
uio'kod Win snow "nu VI" '"'' " W.
| IRON cOmhun'"'lo" wiz" Wv ""'',', 49,,
Last year th' nts. 'our's' ",''''" o"' III ~
| 10y way "i mn 'o'u' VI" W." e"''' wy -
| ~ f'hhHy '"h''"S '"' V" ''o'' wy ;" Wv,
| rNct 'r"'' ""' u" ".''"s Nv, ','
until three wr"Ns in'er rue 'r7' '','u w, N's''''
| yus n Mrs Mason OF Brooklyn u laIy nearly
nov v.o,a old Durinr "A conversation with the
"'' ~, t ,,,,,, 400,
wife OF II former hot'l proprlr'"r'"no spent '"V
winters in the valley. the writer has CLEANED
| ,n,,v irtnr,,atinp inridrnts
'','' Nv -, III ~, , 49,
by ot inc 'our's's h"n "'' ,o"' "n' Wv
| hotels were cloacd. The saddle horses. over
,hr,r bnnlro1 in number Ind becn s,nt to Biz
o't r,", nnI ON ,a,,,r,, snnnra where ,hev
! YAK ilM ana on toWhTh ooh"Ih' WHIT" WY
were W nirred Two were killed by grizzlies
while vnrtin,, ON, the dangerous trail known
WIN WI ',"H Wv ''' r''@ u
| IA the Indian Canon. lhc gniurs al nls'p-
poured and only tn peopie remained. three
InIics ak white men. and An Indian. For
"'''s' S'N ""'' "'"' w. ~
months there mad been no ram ana inc Na'y
was very dusty. The grass. however. retained
| A., t,n,,... ,,a ,i,lli,., shcnn b,lla ,vcrn
,'s 'rvs""o7e' "''' ''""''', ~, - ''.
heard in poor Lannon'S orchnrd l'anon' you
s,,,,i'r r. ,ho ,nrcv uc died nbou, two vonrs
settler N 'ne wiley I've u,Sa moo"' , 'wo y y'"'S
tiAf ulh h'N'i Hb'h' ~ h'r'' """' '''"' '''N
mite after he had entered It,"
y -. t.u ia ,i,. ,.ii.,,, h,t,ro N,vc,,icr
a, - - - 81, g..
Ciouis Rest Mount Dana. ana Mount SWrr
King stood beyond them like grim srntrirs
vuh whit, b.ln,.nta and s.nt n fair now of
water over tn" Nernal ana NrNhdn FhS' nut not
"a drop fell from the top Of the Great Yosemite.
The line Of this wonderful waterfall was plain
~ marked upon the rok lvoo ic'i high' IL
lonkrd ns though nm tmmens, tnr-bsrrcl had
h.,, hur,,I In ,h, cir,nl,r h,sin h,in,r and
H. a,.p H., w. -, 49,, i,J h,,,,, Ia, " ,,,,,,
ne l''' ul W" tr,"' re- nn nE," W" n H.
ipt we ,,si l, ,i, I'M, ,,,,,r n I'm, siiI ro X
/, -.,.,,'.d a., IA, fr,,' of,v T., "a nunlr,I f.rt
les, nm vv,s rnrtiv nilI vim ,yni,,r rlrnr ~
49,. T. H.. .,,rr,..' - s,,s hon 'i,r.
,, ,,,n ~, ,v,,.i, Mi r,,,,J NV m'riJ -
Wi", IN II ,,Il 90, - t,, ,r si't .,i,
,, a., ,t ir, ,'. M i n iiL L,,.,i.li,
hlns "i"u"" 'ne "u~' S''"' "'N'" '"' ""''"
"',,H' H. , ol,.,,,I ,ho si~ras ,,r,
'hrS'i WIZ snow, ana 4 WIZ ."dpr WIZ
rlFId over IN" raiN n, SnS,p Wrar ,I'
dgnsed from The troct' in Lannon'S 9r'kard
~ ulu-lr Oh tne m'r,eu Siuuu,m nAi 81 W. ,.''
id mummy mlr' nhu ~ .aS' ,,i.,,t.p J,, ,,
ne us" ,,,p IT," w WI fnlI.I ,nH XII
n,Mh inn vi. III ra w., .I y a ,'. INV
AWAY, hpllnu- hpl' wa 'O7"h W th" ,Si.,w
that tcll from the Lost Arrow and the north
nnh SCUM nnhus I'sr ST., ,, e'u,.n,io s",w
nh.r. nehuh,l ~ n, tn9 i,T"e hI",ih"Is' n in
turrrts, oi SILVER hnd ~ Onpltnn WIN ~ N''Si
icy VIM rcsrihDi"u the famous winter pa'a'c OF
'' N r.',. tu Tbo mountain, ,,osa,s warn
more SHOWS icil ne muuh!alh pass''s Wet"
tW"h,y ie'l nrep am AM isiinoh loh',S ",r' nlu-
urn dip'a sisn' ~ "us Tx, tNn1 h WI. Wv ~
cApp"u' anu IAN ph's, p'hi .,rf h."Hs 10 me
Grouhd AZ me deah 81 nlsht VA" winds nrm , ,
We valley tremhl.d' am souni ot mulilej
thuhdrr was h'hru WIS an hhlan'he from
tnr fr'.N S1u'n n,ini' snow ME- s we ~ =,
the valley below. The dreadful larrng ,awoke
me M ol Luxury ma S''nhl aNhluh'l' WIS
En ''r ru i'u IN, ,'v rl''M g G'w S n H. a "a
| with Erohn o' r"li'li ana Tue Roy. At u s,ht
\ W ~. \
o. r'ur. hut his throat WIZ IN fhN ir'H'h. 81 II =
lrNhi '",'i ne a mus u 81 i''T NJ ic.cr' lh"y
. w"r" from an M j. 10 quarter of "a mi" ipns.
During TN" two hours IN wlti,h the sun snli d
uIin "a. valley 90" toor~ ul me raInNl W W r.
rn.frd from ~" immense irsms. NNndn
i, an lrtnal iHlis nr.silrh WIN -lN,ry irg'Mf"rS
hhl J., 'Arlinn. lhrn nm StFnnT W'n J.
. ndiNr icy MASSES w.tr -hhii rel III nn MT H.
g. Ih,' rus pea h5n nst 10" ru ~ ikN l'stnl 7loh
4 .nd wrrr nuri.d ~ u" rn'ruSi"d snow i..,inw
= Agun nc lraih.ry nhk's cum" down. Ih"y
Il were liglt AMI u r') ana lay nl"n INC t"I1 81
!. me Muuuitlhs In" i'"ih'rr. W lth dd.i' HiN'
=. hr-ntn ui mr. came IN, snow shdrs: Ihny De-
gan ~ noon. anu insteH inlry mhulIs' IL VIZ WI,
e Gins - heecy and white. they looked like water
dgrhlng oyer thr i9Ns.
storms u-hrr"d In viii ilundcr and lightning
u n WINS prrval Ned IR'lE wai- Wtrr n.nrI
ia, thrir breath WIS III llShly IN ilt Wiley
% un'"i r"mnrk- ne ladY. ] -nw au ne water
o. .Niri. Si'"t a.-N" me y AK on " i'l' 'l ,,-'
. n.r t1lh II was a rWp'st h", snow we
"a mud ne spires Of Cathedral Rock nnt the Tire,
" broih'IS n"nirl IN inc Eh' TX" Er'W
4 .tnIrHn ,AafIt AZ ui"ih,r lim' III" spray o.
c me iull dr"n' h1'i IN" nnt"i over a mile uwu'
0 W'UlnH ~" lhhNhn 10 lhe SKIN. Non IN an lp'I
:" shW mn hWi IT, stop work ana ave,
T. me noon ighi niEhts Wrr" -lort,nW' nitr
n iul m ttr clear pinosph'r" me tl"Wih- ~
c seemed nearer thau ihr hrEht dom'S. ln'
e crnssy nlinur Is nnu plnnarfs shunr WIN
ID strange lslt, ana threw ggantl' shadow
s arr'~s the valley In" pal" Eintng- 81 M
" icicirs rrunded tho D. ,h'Hier oi gho-ty ln"rt
, ihg-, Ia thr liEhi OF IN" iull moon sinai ~
- cur-ion rarti"s were 'orinni; Tn" ladies w~n
around IN" valley on show~ho'7 anu ,hl"y"'
the rarr -isht rom different points ol u'~"rNa
lipn me c'Ii' diN AR WIS ~ iiuItths an
the creamy iahls'hp" anu urhu-llA" sun
ness Wh'n me r. hflhE "i ulr laIiS was hHsh''
IL 'rrhtri a lasting impression; >.
ID During ne winter one oi the ladies' was badl'
ie .urh,i 10y inc explosion ni krros"n" lhnl
" G"rtor Wn- wanted. rs thrrc was none III ih
" NhH"y, IN, men h"t'fniih"d 10 l"r' ulrlr wa
or tnr"uEh IN" NirrIhs By tNc use ui snow ru",
le 70" ihdy was unhlly drawn oui on nand Sled
ie On rem lns me isehie- 81" met her HUSBAND
II ana was iak"n u san frhh'lsro
~ By IN" last oi Marrh the valley was clear o
NJ snow ana green grass, Narl'Sat,i WIN swp't
Il scented MOWERS, LOOK hs place. warm w"hthr
al n'lowed. oh Apri iulhe th"rinom"ter mark"'
~ -. but inc llohnthln peaks were covered
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