Putnam patriot., 1908-07-24

Now comes wonderful Tide oi four hours, climbing some two thousand feet, following the canyon of the Mef- sec till our neeks ache with looking upward, for no matter how high We fise, the mountains are still high above us on either side Twice we pass mountain spring where the driver wa ters his horses and We all enjoy drink of the clear, cold water In one place the dfi,er points out the elephant. and without very much strain upon our imagination, We can see the ele- plants head, trunk and fore ieR, while the massive mountain makes the body.
 tn another fnck he shows the map of North Nmeriea and the Wander ing Jew. Ne pass He Cascade Falls, then come to the real entrance to the valley with beautiful Bridal Veil Falls on one side and fl tapitan on the oth. CT. Fl tapitan means "fhe Chief, which was the name given to this
 
 a,ae feet, seven=tenths of mile above the floor of the valley, one sofia mas siNe rock, ,ooo feet down from the top absolutely perpendicular. the rest slant ing out very little. Several hundred feet from the bottom was what looked at that distance like small niche with shrub in Il. What was our surprise to learn that this shrub was a tree ia0 feet high.
 The trees seem to grow right out of the rocks with litIlc or no soil in sight. We are now on tho floor of the valley. seven miles long, three-quarler~ of mile wide, and opo feet above sea le- Nel, l. k like belng in an immense well, with the high mountains for the sides, Me pass the new Advance camp, then the sentinel Hotel. with the Aosimite camp al The left. and soon reach our destination, Camp Curry the first camp established m the Nal5 icy. They brush oil one layer of dust and we are assigned 10 tents, just in time for lunch.
 Camp Curry k situated in a most picturesque spol, just al the foot of Glacier Point, which rises almost straight up for ], ,so feet above il. The tents are arranged in semicircle around large open space Back oi ( hk .f pine and yellow pine trees. and other tents are scattered among them. They can accommodate about 25a people The large dining hall k of wood as well AS the new office and hall, with its beau. tilul stone fireplace.
 The genial proprietor of the camp has stentorian voice. which informs one early in The morning that II k time to rise. and later we hear: ,only i've minutes more before . clock, and then no more breakfast till tomorrow morn. ing The tents are very comfortable, with wood floors and furniture like those of any room. The single tents are round, with high poles in the cen. ter, more picturesque than the square double tent Early in The morning most of the campers start on for some of The numerous tralls. One goes Ia the top of Yosemite Falls and To Eagle Point, another to Clouds Resl--the highest point in sight, but the favor,,e trail seems to he the one to Glacier Point. X stage takes a>l over The mile te the clearing in the woods al the fcol ei the trail, where the horses and maies ] av awaiting Us. Each one k titted oUt with mule of horse, ss he prefers, guide goes along for every four persoas and al last the cascade starts an it's winding way ap the mountain. II is not very steep to Nernal Fsll~--one of 1 inc most beautiful of sll, where the