The morning call., 1893-12-24

Of the pen. rencii and brush. then: you
may make a 'personalv conducted" tour
throughout the Rocky Mountains and the
Pac fic Slope. from Alaska to Mexico, COM
prl~ing one-half the entire "Tea or the
United States, and that the most interest
ing half, both industrial and picturesque.
With these learned, adventurous and tx
peTienced naturalsts and explorers you
may investigate all the beauty ana Wild
ness of nature and the Enterprise and skill
OF men as displayed in this wonderful re-
gion.
The leader ard director of their investi-
cations and labors was Professor john
NJ uir, diScOverer of glaciers, explorer OF
all the peaks and ranges of the Western
Slope. protector of Yosemite, admired the
world over for his learning as naturalist.
his courage as an explorer. and the poetic
beauty of his writings. In his honor the
great Muir glacier of Alaska was named.
Under this guidance you may In this work
meke the journey, gain much valuable
knowledge and see the sights as Professor
Muir has seen them, with a thorOughneSs
and IN insight such as no tourist ever has
done. He will take yOn above the clouds
on Mount Shasta without your making the
arduouS and dangerous ascent he so
graphically describes. and you will almost
feel the drifting snow ana realize the SenSa-
ton OF sliding down thousands of feet as
he aid in making the descent. Asked TO
recently penned The following:
Made botanical geological excursions
throughout the old West in Wisconsin,
To- a, Michigan, Indiana, around the Gull
OF Mexico, on the Florida coast, thence to
California In the year 1868.
Pursued studies In the Sierra about ten
years, headquarters in the Yosemite Val
ley-botany. geology, etc. Spent two years
IN the great basin in Nevada and Utah,
climbing most OF the mountain ranges.
Two summers In Alaska making studies
OF glaciers, forests, indians, etc, penetra-
ting fOrds and iuets along the coast in
canoes, with crew Of Indians. Visited the
Arctic regions around Boring sea and
shore Of the ArcIc Ocean, adjacent, in
1881. on the steamer Corwin.
"SeIf-apponted Inspector of gorges,
glaciers, forests aud general wildernesses.
Born in Scotland. Came to America al
the age Of II years. j. MUIR"
Having thus IT ferred to the general
work re erence will again be made to the
FIRST number, which will be ready for sub
scribers this week. Following are en-
cravings which will appear in the num-
Der mentioned: PEAKS and Glaciers of
! The high slerras'". by Gorge . SPIEL;
Sheep of the Sierras." By Coy; Indian
Pass" firm a suggestion by Muir;
Glacier Between Mount Ritter and LyelI,
from a painting by Kellh. engraved by
Petit; The Bergshrund in the Black
Mountain Gscier," by Keith; ''Grauite
Cones ON the Upper Merced"; "A Bear
Trap; "Indeprndence Lake from Mount
Lola" yosemite from Moran Point" by
Thomas Moran; "Minarets from the
West; Mount Lyrll. Group from
Tuolumne River" by Keith; "a Reminis-
cence of Early Days"
1t has not vet been decided how many
Plumbers of picturesque California"
snail be issued. but there will be a bout
thirty of the parts, and all complete Will
make most wonderful volume. The
numbers will he issued each fortnight at
the start, but they may be Issued every
week after a month or two. Just try
No. l. 1t will speak for Itself.
Writing to the Bulletin recently Thomas
Magee said:
If $4,000 were spent by placing in the lead
Ing hOlels OF the chiei Giles OF Europe large
framed photos or autographs of he Yosemite
Valley, with dozen lines IN each country's
language in large print below, giving brief and
unadoi ned facts about the waterfalls and height
OF walls OF the valley, with some cts about the
big trees near II. hundreds of European tour
lists would thereby yearly be induced TO visit
this Stale, think. The cost OF reaching Iu-
semitic from New Yor by the cheapest over
land routes should also be briefly stated. IL
should be remembered that Europeans, espe-
cially the people of Great Britain appreciate
and Will make far greater sacI iflces of
money, time and effort TO see the grand
mountain scenery than Americans generally
seem WtlllUB 10 no. IL IHe wonders OF TIE
Sierra Nevada were known there as they are
known here and at The East he number of Eu-
ropean tourists wOulC be at once increased
probably hund ed told. Vast sums have been
spent by the railroad company on ephemerdl
publications designed To advertise The attrac-
lions OF the State. This adye tising is done al
home, where there is little need Of u. while
Europe has been almost wholly neglected. The
majority OF tourists there never even heard of
the Yosemite Valley. or have heard OF it only
in that useless and indefinite way that we out
here have heard of The Victoria NyanZa falls
in Africa.
he suggestion is good one. but there
is better. Subscribe TO THE DAILY or
WEEKLY CALL in the name of persons in
the East OF abroad and furnish them with
copies of picturesque Cal fornia." More
good could be done the State this way
than in any other. The magnificent illus
trations and splendid text in the premi-
ums would tell of the wonders OF the
Golden West a3d its resourr rs while the
newspaper would mirror the life from day
to day.