The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-04-29

is obtained at the upper iron bridge
at Bainard's. Clouds of mist over
hang the fall continually. Here one
is within half-mile of the water it,
self, and the full force of its IN a jest y
is felt. The next trip is to the YER
nal Nevada Falls. A two hours ride
in the saddle over o worry wild trail
brings US to that most noted of falls.
Directly in front of us stands the
monarch Of all Yosemite waterfalls,
the "Nevada Falls A stream of
some 50 feet wide and Is deep, reps
resentipg the whole force Of the
Nerced river is here choked into a
narrow sluce and runs through it's
box-lke channel for a number Of
yards before making it great plunge.
Once clear Of the lips OF tho rock it
becomes one chaos oil bewildDfing
white spray. Az tho water rushes
aud plunges down it assumes every
conceivable form OF which water is
capable Of Initiating.
Great clouds Of white smoke-like
vapor are constantly ascending,
flowing away from tho falling mass
in dense mist aud perpetual drz-
zle, occasionally sending up deuser
clond, which becomes veritnble
hard rain. 1t il something like n
quarter of q mile TO the actual falling
water. At Shows hotel,in the carly
spring, when the fail is high and
wild all the windows aud doors fac
ing the falls are kept closed on ac~
count Of it's spray. The caves are
continually dripping and the porches
are as wet as though heavy rain
had fallen. Its roar is tremendous,
especially III the spring OF the year.
The fall is 700 feet high, and after
leaving its narrow bed at the top it
spreads out to some 200 feet or
more in width. Though 80 much
less in height than the great Yose-
mite fall, it is tho grandest in the
valley.
A short distance below the hotel
the head OF the Vernal fall can be
approached. This is the second
plunge Of the Merced river, the Ne.
vada fall being the first. The YER
ual is about as wide as the Nevada
fall. but only $50 feet high. 1t
makes complete dead drop, strik,
ing nothing until it reaches it's rocky
bed below. At the edge and side OF
the fall is q natural rock parapot
about waist high. From this parapet
the tourist can with perfect safety
watch tho terrible fall of this mighty
mass OF water nearly to its bottom,
but to obtain this view one should
wear rubber clothing, without such
protection one can expect thorough
drenching. THIS fall is the genera!
favorite with most visitors.
Next in order the tourist will visit
Mirror Lake. To see tho beauty OF
this lake one must rise at 6 q. NJ. for
as soon as the sun rises breath
of wind ruillos the surface Of the lake
and its wonderful reflection is soen--
when the sun rises higher during
the day this beauty is all gone, Here
overhead towers the loftiest Of all the
Yosemite peaks, the "Half Dome"
being 5000 feet above the surface
Of the lake. This is by many re-
garded as the most wonderful
mountain OF tho Yosemite. as it is
the highest. A fno view Of its sym
etrical shape is obtained from the
road taken in returning from Neva-
da Falls.
Glacier point is about q 3 hours
ride from tho hotels. There ia a
lunch station at the top, kept by
MIR. McCauley. Glacier point is "a
terrific and trem' ndous look-off- -
there is an iron railing on it breast
high and within Is inches OF the
edge. Looking over it one glances
down 1900 feet, and ahead and
around him are tho snow,clad Sierra
mountains and their eliminating
SUBMITS. In front of the sight-seer
is the tho Great Yosemite falls.
Looking North we see Eagle point,
1000 feet high, the North Dome,
Clouds rest and Half Dome. To
the eastward Mount Star King is
visible in its spotless wintar-clad
robe OF snow and ice, even in mid
summer. Tho Morcod group OF
great peaks consisting of Mount
Clark, or the Obelisk, 1920 feet
laboye the eea. and Grey's peak md