Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-05

THE YOSEMITE.
Highest and Grnndcst Cataract cf
the World.


New York Times)
Professor Albert S. Blckmore, Of the
American Museum Of Natural History
gave yesterday morning the third OF MS
series OF lectures TO teachers Of New
York and vicinity. The success Of these
lectures has far exceeded his anticipa-
tions. At the first lecture he had an au-
dience Of SCI, at the second lob, and al
the lecture given on Thursday night TO
members of the museum there was an
audience Of SO. making a total Of 2,7O2 for
the three lectures.
Thursday night Professor Bickmore De
Gan the series of lectures 90 members OF
the museum. There viii be eight oil these'
four 10 be given before and four alteI
the holidays. A membership IN the ihu-
eeurn entities one 10 four season uckels
IN these lectures on Thursday nights,
Asa sign of increasing interest III fro-
fessor Rickmore's work, 1t may DE stal
mat the Superintendent OF schools Ior
New Jersey is trying to arrange TO nav
Tho lectures repeated 70 teachers OF lh"'
,rho subieot OF the lectures given yes
IL, ,norning was California ana lhe
vosernite Valley" Seventy-four views OF
scenery in that famous VaiieS III tne
forests Of the sierras, and IN dlileIent
,octions Of California, were thrown upon
,bo screen. They were beautiuiy CIV
cuteA. -s.-.o. booan at the
,ll,f,,,irq and threw on the screen "
n oes Snt@iied map OF California Illus
-. Tin, the elevation Of its great noun
80, rorges-the Sierra Nevada, ana the
go pange. The Sierras are reihaIh n
III, ,arallel with the coast-line OF the
aa,,,nent following its long sweep OF III
dentations. In explaining the orlsHl y,
- ,,or,e california. the Professor salu
M, lien the New World was discovereu
=. - a great impetus TO thought IN an
soids Daring men ventured upon the
nau region Of sea I'm the nope Vi
ether continents and new wonders' Li A..
rature was stimulated, ana one Va 10
manifestations was romance, the n'oa'
nonular one OF its time, describing iapu'
lous island in the Atlantic. ealISu 90
fornia." About the year lo5i' WY"
,ez and the Spanlards had MADE their
We ,hro,,gh Mexico. 10 the Pacific, ana
saiiad nm the coast TO Southern California
thew believed they had discovered an
island. and gave TO II the name OF inc
sgIo,d In the romance-"California.
The present State OF California hes
h.,ween latitude % and ~ degrees or
extending for 10 degrees along the Pacinc.
II consists of two mountain ranges, WIN
a valley between. The range OF noun
tains near the sea IS known as the
coast Range and the other as the slerra
Nevada, or the snow mountains whicn
il the meaning OF their Spanish name
The next view was that OF the Doiue'i
Gate. the entrance 10 the wonueriui anu
beautiful harbor OF San Francisco. Tht
entrance Is about one mile In width. and
ls gap or break in the Coast Range
II leads into San Francisco bay, nifty
miles long. The city OF San Francisco
was located in 1916. In ls4S i had pop
uIation of 600; in 1850 II had a popu'
lation OF 1900. The present population
Is about a quarter OF a million. In 1871
the surplus wheat crop OF the state was
80 great that 1t would have loaded LOO
ships with 1000 tons each. Between 49,