East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT
AND is AUTHORITATIVE
OF Especial Great Value to Tourists
Distances and Elevations, Dlrec-
tions and Connections Shown With
Complete Accuracy and on a Com
prchensive Scale-Seventy Square
Miles on u Scale 15x30 Inches.


state of California. 1t embraces the
Yosemite valley, that far-famed gem
of the Sierra Nevada, which was
made a part of the great Yosemite
national park in March, 1905, and
which for many years has been
rendezvous for tourists from all parts
of the world.
The area covered by the map COM
prises scarcely 20 square miles. but
is so large that the sheet Is of un-
usual proportions-namely, 10 by 80
inches. The Yosemite valley itself,
with its two main prongs, Tenaya
canyon and Little Yosemite valley,
traverses the eStire length eof tn
area mapped, which includes also
portions of the plateaus and noun
tains on both sides of the valley.
Clouds Rest, dear to the memory OF
many mountain climber, lies near
the eastern border of the area;
Mount Starr King stands near It's
southeast corner; the Cascades, the
Gateway of the Valley, and portion
of the Merced canyon lie near the
western border.
owing to the large scale of the
map 1t depicts the valley with a de-
gree of minuteness that was not pos
sible in any of the earlier and smaller
mays. Not only is every wagon road,
trail, and house shown, as on the
regular geological survey maps, but
every angle and bend in the roads,
however slight, every turn or zigZae
in the tourist trails, and every struc-
ture, down to the smallest cabin OF
Indian rancheria, is faithfully record
| ed in its exact location. All the
| bridges-even the larger culverts-
are indicated, and the streams them
selves are carefully traced, Those
that contain running water all thu
year round are shown by continuous
blue line; those flowing only inter
mittently are represented by the con
ventional dashes and dots Especia
care has been taken to distinguish
those streams and springs that con
tain water perennially from thos
that dry up in late summer, so tina
campers and mountain climbers ma
have absolute faith in the reliabilit
of the map in this respect.
But one exception has been mad
to this rule: Yosemite creek, whicI
is shown with a full line, is in realit
intermittent Strange as it ma
sound to many, this charming stream
with its glorious falls, for which tn
valley has become famous, frequent
" dries up entirely toward the en-
of a long, dry summer. During tn
autumn of 1905 the Yosemite fal
were altogether extinct for fully tw
months. Advantage was taken of tn
condition by the surveying partie
, which ran a line to the very foot {
the Upper Yosemite fall-where maj
ping operations are ordinarily pre-
cluded by vast clouds of fine, wine
. blown spray-and thus were able
, determine for the first time, the e.
act location and altitude of this II
= teresting point 1t was found tn;
the total height of the Upper fall
1880 feet-considerably less, unfo
tunately, than the popular estimate
The relief of the region is indicate
: on the map in brown by contours,
lines of equal elevation, representa-
intervals of so feet vertically. The
9 are not mere artictic shading desig
: ed to bring out distinctly the elf
: and other topographic features, b
:, are mathematically placed lines. ea'
of them continuous throughout al
controlled by numerous points who
location and altitude have been
termined instrumentally. The e
y treme precipitousness of many of {
;. cliffs bring these lines very close t
gether and makes these featur
stand out conspicuously.
Those acquainted with the Yosem
!. region will have no difficulty in ide
i tifying each one of It's scenic mary,
@ Half Dome and the lesser DOM
Clouds Rest and Mount Starr Kin
. Ell Captain the Cathedral Rocks q
e Spires. The true declivity of ea
i Of these is shown, the base and upI
e rim of each cliff having been mapp
e with equal care. Among the m,
B. noteworthy cliffs are, perhaps.
j. great precipice under Glacier Poi
i 1000 feet high and absolutely yer
III cal, appearing In plan like a sim
'e straight line; the northwest face
"a Half Dome, fully 1000 feet hi
lie slightly concave in plan as well as
n profile, and overhung by the rage
"a upper edge near the summit;
cliffs over which the great waterfs
- leap, none of them quite vertical
IN cept those of the Bridal Veil and V
le nal Falls; and finally, Ell Capt.
n with It's 3000-foot facade of SO
ne granite. other prominent featu
as are Sentinel Rock, the Three Brotht
en- the Royal Arches, Profile Cliff {
at the remarkable "Fissures," and
MT Leaning Tower and other cliffs un
. Dewey Point
A novel feature OF this map Is
legend in its upper left-hand corr
ds which gives the heights of the pi
as cipal waterfalls and the attitudes
Ily the chief sminences and their ele
nd tions above the floor of the val
nd These have been variously estima
heretofore, and although the g
" logical survey carefully determi
g. them some years ago, they are 5
frequently exaggerated for the 81
Dt. of impressing the tourist, who, II
mt hoped, will now turn to the map
on data of this kind and learn to apr
Ig. clate its trustworthiness as a sou
nd of information.
Like the other maps published