Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-14
Yosemite.

A tourist from Iowa, while tarrying
in California. and after having been at
the wonderful valley, writes o very read
able letter to tho Darlington Hdoheye
from which the following beautiful ex-
tract is taken.
In the Yosemite Valley, at two o'clock
on the morning Of July 4th. we were
treated to what, presume,wa delight
ful shock of earthquake. | think the
only effect it had on mo was to roll me
over. for in the early morning when
stranger rode into camp and inquired
| how we enjoyed the earthquake" dis
covered that was lying on the oppo.
site side frora that on which I fell
asleep Farther observations Of import
| ance failed to record.
The graudest sight | ever witnessed
was from the summit of Glacier Point
. 200 feet (perpendiculsr wall) above
the Yosemite Valley and 6,266 feet
above Sea level-abost noon on Indepen-
dence Day At single sweeping glance
came ia.o fnll view not only the greater
portion of tbs marvellous Yosemite VAL
ley. bu, likewise tho Yosemite Royal
Arch, South Dome, Washington Col
umn. the Cap Of Liberty, Clouds Rest,
Mt. Star King, Mt. Clark. Mt. Syoll,
Muir's Glacier (forty miles distant),
and host of snow-capped peaks and
lofty ranges whose names cannot men
ton. As if to leap the climax a
magnificent thunder rstorm-thirty miles
in diameter grandly over the
field of vision, Illuminating tho heavens
With ita brilliant flashes of electric light,
while peal after real, i'll quick success
sion, reverherated from peak to peak
Then the crest storm-cloud 10 ell its
indescribable grandeur rested( } over the
summit of south dome Il, 800 feet above
our standpoint aud over 5000 feet above
the lsvel of the sea. and poured out It's
mighty torrents OF water till a new
" original semI-globular cascade, sur
passing all others in its virgin lowell
neea, was imprOviseG, so bewildering
in all i:s appointments "a to renoer
your correspondent, who was sitting in
the sunshine not far distant, uncertain
whether it was reality or whether a
fairy's pencil had delinatei on the tab
let Of the brain visionary landscape
in dreamland.
Queen Victoria is celebrated ~ u
match maker qnite as much SO rs Mrs.
Ha} es, who married off all her eligible
nieces during tho four years she was
mistress of the White House. 1t used
to be current renaark when a young
lady arrived at tho Executive Mansion,
What young man has Mrs. Hayes in
view now?' The Queen is already
looking out for good match for hel
grandson, the heir to the throne after
his father. the Prince Of Wales. and il
is understood in court circles that after
scanning the entire courts Of Europe
she has about decided that the Princess
Clementine, the third daughter CT the
King of Belgium and the sister Of the
future Queen Of Austria wouid make
suitable bride couple of years hence
The Chicago Inter- Dem tells sin
! gular story OF a man who became beg
: gar by falling asleep ia the street with
. his hat in his hand. On awakiDg hi
found it contained 81 in small coins
As he was sick and destitute be con
c,uded that begging was good busi
ness. and went into it systematically
In six years he received $4,000, an(
with that he dropped the business
!, speculated in Western lands, aud ii
inow a millionaire.