The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-27

the stage. After we had driven past thu
wagon our driver remarked: "He's the fel
low that driv that coach that was robbed
He's allus in the way.n Shortly afterwart
we came to the spring where the robbery
had been committed. Some kind soul had
left goblet with the stem broken of for Q
drinking cup. Sir knight II. A. Ray had
tackled his card to the tree at the spring and
had inscribed on it in pencil, Lost $62t
here by brigands." From an account o.
the robbery given by lady who had me,
Mr.. Ray atterward, 1t must have bsen
quite exciting.
It was amusing 10 hear the comments
"What shame,n and "How cowardly tc
let two men rob a whole stage load, ""1f
had been here / would haye"-Dont
what? Why Just as they did, held up youl
hands when told, and kindly presented
your watch and pocket book when invited
By the time the robbery became stale, I'm
spiration Point" hove in. sight, the frs
view OF Yosemite Valley-El Captain, Q
sauare faced granite rock between 5000
and 1900 feet high, and 1t Is said that Il
this great rock could be tilted over on its
face It would cover 100 acres ef ground
The trees on its Top, although Of full size
look like bushes. Nearly opposite Ell Capi'
tan Is Bridal Veil Fail, over which the
water tumbles 900 feet. As there had beer
but little snow last winter, and the sum
mer had been unusually dry, there was not
great deal OF water flowing over. There
was enough, howtver, to make spray
which looked to be twenty feet broad
Next came Cathedral Rock, 200 feet
high, and with the towers or spires 500 feet
higher. This is well named, for 1t looks
like church front with spire on each
side. Next comes the Three Brothers On
the top Of the middle one was a flag staff
with large flag on 1t. Standing down in
the valley / could make out that there was
something there, but could not tell what
until got out my opera glasses. On the
east side OF the valley stands the Sentinel
Rock, which tapers up to sharp point
5000 feet high. Opposite to this is Yose'
mite Fall, dry as chips. Some distance
distance north OF this are the Dome and
r ,yal arches-about 5000 feet high. The
The Dome looked us though 1t had been
hewed dome shaped by the hand Of man
rather than by Nature.
WOSDElts VI 1VhEMETE.
The half dome (which Is opposite the
dome) is beautiful specimen Of granite
rock which towers 4, 7S7 feet high, and was,
Isuppose, the twin brother Of the dome
and had q full round top like the dome,
but when the valley got scooped out bis
west hall was taken away In the crush. Al
the base OF the half dome lies Mirror Lake,
beautiful little eheet OF water bounded on
both sides by rocks as high as the half
dome, and would cover about an acre oi
ground. Irode up 10 II in the morning 80
as to get sight OF the sun rising over the
half dome, which occurred at 0 o'clock. A
more beautiful sight would be hard to i'm.
agiue. While looking down on the lake a
fellow traveller directed my attention to the
reflection OF some trees on the rocks on the
north side. Usually objects arc ri nflscted
In water the opposite to that which they
staud, but hero could see the tops OF trees
on the top Of the rocks pointing upward TO-
wards us-a double IT tlsction--a something
! never heard OF before. We had
not had any thing TO drink.
Nevada and Vernal falls came next
in turn TO, reach which was necessary
to mount a buirr. A real fresh bnrro, one
iull OF lie and animation q real "Bucker"'
may be a thing OF beauty and a joy forever,
but the broken down ones, furnished the
tourist in the valley are enough to wear bis
arm out. When you want him to take q
step you strike him, and he don't take
many unless you do. So with the guide,
"Pike" by name, we went up the trail
about 4 miles 10 the foot Of Nevada Falls.
The trail is nice little road about 2! feei
wide and in some places It would lead %
feet in q straight line before you have to
make turn, and sometimes 1t would moi
be that far. Bat in zigzag way we rose,
beating our burros, and saying "Come up
we hadn't gone very far until noticed
that "Pike" hadn't any voice to speak Of
and on inquiring how lie lost It, / was an
swered, "telling lies 10 the tourists."
We arrived at Nevada Fall, saw two
frame hcuies, pretty good sized ones teo
built on the top OF fiat rock, fastened by
rods running down through them and
fastened into the rock to keep them from
blowing away.
While here we had storm and 1t struck
louder than at home, and the lightning q
shade or 80 brighter. The fall Is beautl'
full one, as the whole OF the Merced river
comes over 1t. 1t Ia not a clean fall as the
rocks put out short distance below the
top enough TO give the water twist. II
appeared to mo that I would never tire
looking at 1t. From here our burros steps
were directed down the river TO Vernal
Fall, a mile and half.
vERNAL FALLS.
at the side OF this fall Is a natural para
pct wall Of granite, over which the fall can
be viewed with ease and without danger OIL
falling over. Here we were conducted
down a long flight OF steps to the bottom q
the falls, where we had very fine view
/ presume the falls are called vernal from
the fact that the spray keeps the weeds and
grass green along the mountain eide, at III
base. Elsewhere they were brown. Tht
scenery here is OF the widest character. Ir
some places in the angle Of the valley oul
path led between rocks as large as smal
house. These evidently had at some tint
fallen from the mountains. Through thesl
large rocks runs the Merced river, full o
trout. There are very few vegetables anc
little fruit grown In the valley, as the sea
son Is too late. All their provisions arl
brought from MADEIRA by stage, or packed
over the mountains on Mexican jacks.
had no reason to complain Of the provis
ions, as the table at Leidig's hotel was 81
good as would wish.
Having done up the details Of Yosemite
went up the trail Of six miles, which con
sumed about two hours and q hall, u
Glacier Point; Here all the beauties Of u,
us, giving in addition view Of the noun
tains back Of the valley, which before hat
been hid by the walls Of the valley. Thes
mountains rise to great highth and fron
them flow the streams that form the ditfel
ent falls. stood at the edge Of the poin
and looked down perpendicularly 800
feet. Then I looked up to the top Of tn
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