The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-07-02

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turned j. In The process Of time With vari
QUE items. chief srnsns which vss the iacI
thai The proprietor vers The Msssn
washburn. Formerly Of Putaey. vsruost
and therefore "friends. Romans. add
conntrynen. One Of them vss pionssI
Californian and they are all famous high
waymes. not 10 an unpleasant seoss. bal
builders Of roads and owners 81 great IiSes
Of stages. 10 1867 they started The nn'
liae Of saddle trsio" from Mariposa "a
YOSEMITE conveying passengers 10 Thu
primitive way aud BY Wild mountain
trail into tho newly discovered valley. In
1916 they broadened the trial and put on
= Iiae Of stages. In 1873 they made fa'
longer and better road from Nadsra on the
Southern Paciac r. r. 70 YOSEMITE 90
miles. Nov With another partner they
own these great toll roads with branch
road TO the Big Trees. and from two 10
four sir horse coaches daily in each direc.
ton, requiring the use OF two hundred
horses aud az army Of employees. Their
elegant hotel is the chief resting point for
travellers going 10 or ont Of the valley and
will accommodats one hundred guests
When one realizes that all these grand
improvements are 30 far from railroads
and sources Of supply and In such insc-
cessibls places. then one sees that here In
these men dwells the trae Vermont push
and pluck which have made her sons re-
novaed. We received during our three
days stAy st WaDons the most courteous
attentions aud many favors from The hotel
propristors. 10 say nothing Of the pleas
IRE Of driving nearly seventy miles over
the grand Washburn roads.
On Saturday We gave the day 10 the
giant Sequoiss. We started 1t seven
O'Clock and for three hours rode up and
up through . magnificent forest mostly
Of pines. many Of which we're six and
eight feet in diameter, and OF immense
height. At last they gave way to the
enormous Sequoiss. We walked about
them and wondered. No on0 can realize
their vastness till he stands beside them
aud sees what pigmy be is himself in
and how his little measuring
lines have to be stretched again and again..
The Grizzly Giant" under which we look
our lunch measured ninety-six feet around.
aud although be is SCARED by fire aud
broken by long past tempests easily holds
his kingly supremacy. The great branches
six feet in diameter and are bent
upward in strangely contorted shapes. We
stood before the old monarch with rever-
emit awe. Farther on were other notable
trees, one OF which has been burned out
by fire from top to bottom so that we could
Ill stand in the great black cavern at its
roots and look up two hundred feet through
The charred, chimney like aperature to the
bit Of blue sky at the top, while another
Tree has been cut out at the base in such =
! way that . six horse stage dashes
through it with abundance OF room 1t the
'op and on each side. Just At this point
Is We were nearing the tree one 81 the
Washburn coaches filled with passengers
lrove through the tree and approached
IS. The moments delay necessitated by
turning out gave time for hasty glance
Ind what did ! hear but my own name
sailed by the sweet and eaaily recognized
voise OF one Of the friends OF my youth
had not heard the voice for score Of
'ears but knew it in moment There
vas no time for . word then but ia the
'veniug We had q delightful visit at the
lotel. Ny friend with her husband were
With the Raymond excursion party from
he East. Thus our pathways touch in
MS llttlo world OF ours.
Our Sabbath was spent in grateful rest
md enjoyment beneath the pines 1t Wa
roma On Monday We visited the most
waterfall we have ever seen. A |
orient Of white foam lsaping from crag
o crag through wild gorge in the noun |
aims 400 feet above the valley. We
climbed up the trail beside il and let the
pray blow over % like cloud, while We
watched the changing shapes and hues
md admiring the wild turmoil. My letter
rows too long and Yosemite il still be. |
ore us. y. HE
Gen. Logan It Boston.
Gen. Logan received warm reception |