Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-13

no mistake, however, and felt much more
at ease when we looked away into the dis
tanee from the heights of Signal Peak.
There is no place in California, where so
much can be seen on a clear day as from
there. In the distance are the Coast
Ranges and the San joaquin Valley, Mts.
Whitney, Clark, Hoffman, Red Mt, and
sometimes Half Dome and Clouds Rest in
the Yosemite can be seen. IL is much like
view at sea- One can look upon a pano-
rama extending over radius of 200 miles
and covering over 1900 square miles of ter
ritory. The high altitude made our ears
ache for few moments and we were con-
tent to walk very slowly to the music of
highly accelerated pulsebeats. My COM
panions each had horses. but / had the
celebrated little red mule, 1Jaspar," gay
in red saddle blanket and a Mexican
high pommeled saddle. After eating an
ample lunch, which we had brought in
saddlebags, we rode slowly homeward, ar
irving at Wawona in good season. Ii was
unanimously voted that we had en-
ioyed memorable excursion.
TUESDAY afternoon and Wednesday
morning my work was varied consider
ably. | was detailed to go down to the
soldier camp with employees of the Y. S. a.
t. Co. and make a record of numbers and
weights of freight boxes sent from camp
to Raymond The Y. 5. 7. Co. had taken
the contract to transport all the army
freight from Wawona to Raymond-44
miles. There were about seven big wagon
loads drawn by eight and ten-horse teams.
This was for one troop of cavalry.
'The grass Is usually frost covered in
the morning now, and the air is crisp and
invigorating. Ii is warm and delightful
during the day, but as soon as the sun goes
down, between 5 and 8, il grows colder very
fast, and light oyereoat becomes a great
necessity
Continuing under date of Oct. 10, he
says:-"Week before last | went up to the
Big Trees with two boys. We went partly
by way of ''The Tree Trailn and partly by
the road, as did not succeed in finding
the trail at the fork. / was guyed little
after my return because ! lost the way.
"This last week Friday ] went up again.
This time ] found the trail by a little
search at the point where ] lost it before
We went on with much joy and made
our way among the grand old trees to the
Cabin in the Grove. We had key, left in
my charge by the superintendent, and
went in. Soon fire blazed in the fire.
place and water was heated In a coffee pot
on the long crane We made some very
good coffee that helped out our lunch in
no small degree.
son Saturday morning John s. Wash
burn informed me that | was to accom-
pany him in a stage to Signal Peak. was
glad 10 60 again, especially as had such
good company in prospect. We had not
gone more than a mile or two, however,
before two horsemen came hurrying up
the road behind US. We were informed
that A. Henry Washburn was seriously i'll
and that our driver must take the stage
and load back to Wawona, change horses
and wagon and drive straight to MADEIRA
20 miles away-with John Washburn, Mrs.
WaghbuFn and Edward Mashburn who
would take the cars for San Francisco.
We went back somew hat quieter and Sc
riously apprehensive little company.
In about half an hour we were all aboard
and away again for Signal Peak. On my
way up took two snap shots of "Old Man
GIBSON, celebrated character, who lives
alone in shack about halfway to the
summit
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