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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1859. REMARKS ON PASSING EVENTS

... himself. Interesting Discovery.—Recent travellers in California have discovered in the range of the Sierra Nevada, the Yosemite Valley. It is enclosed by perpendicular walls of granite in some places 4,884 feet, nearly a mile, shear down. It has waterfalls ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1859
Newspaper: Luton Times and Advertiser
County: Bedfordshire, England
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY

... a company of these backwoodsmen at last came upon the valley of which I am about to speak, and which had proved so effectuala ceckie for the stealings of the Indians. The Yosemite (Bear) Valley is situated in the beautiful range of the Sierra Nevada ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1859
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6040 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

A WONDERFUL VALLEY

... WONDERFUL VALLEY. During « recent tour in Californu, I paid rlait to valley which, in scenic loveliness and grandeur is, as far as I can learn, quite unrivalled. Its name is almost entirely unknown in this country. The Yosemite(Bear) Valley is situated ...

Published: Wednesday 26 January 1859
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 4897 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A WONDERFUL VALLEY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL

... that a company of these backwoodsmen at last came upon the valley of which lam about to speak, and which had proved so effectual cacht for the stealings” of the Indians. The Yosemite (Bear) Valley is situated in the beautiful range of the Sierra Nevada, ...

Published: Friday 21 January 1859
Newspaper: Evening Mail
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 8129 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE CUCKOO AND THE WRYNECE

... —Prestom (*model., MAMMOTH FOZEST.—Froin the rau fiw Farmer we learn that a arm e of mammoth trees Ws been discover'. in Yosemite Valley. The tied tree that was measured was eighty feet in circumference, three feet and a half front the ground ; another tree ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1858
Newspaper: Field
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6061 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

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... ” A Grove of Mammoth Trees. —From tbe Californian Farmer we learn that gro»e of mammoth trees has been diseoverel in Yosemite Valley. The first tree that was measured was 80ft. in circumference three feet and a half from tbe ground; another tree was 90ft ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1858
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 7639 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ROTAL KARRI AGE

... havo intimated their iateation Mammoth Tres.—From the we leara that a grove of mammoth trees has been discovered im Yosemite Valley. The @ret tree that was measured circamference, three feet and a half wee eet ; another tree was ninety feet in cir. ...

Published: Thursday 21 January 1858
Newspaper: Wiltshire Independent
County: Wiltshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6552 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

... WONDERFUL CALIFORNIAN. VALLEY.- C. D. F. writes :- During a recent tour in California I paid a visit to a valley which, in scenic loveliness and grandeur, - is, as far as I can learn, quite unrivalled. The Yose- m mite (Bear) Valley is situated in the ...

Published: Friday 28 January 1859
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 10958 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

REVIEWS

... (there are eight as far as the valley has been explored), furming waterfalls which for height and beauty stand unrivalled. The most remark- able of these, the Yosemite Fall, comes on the north side and falls at into the valley this in the spriog therc is ...

Published: Thursday 27 January 1859
Newspaper: Wiltshire Independent
County: Wiltshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8076 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A WONDERFUL VALLEY

... *lose fall several streams (then are eight far as the valley bar been explored,. waterfalls, shirk for height bud beam, mead merit Idled. The most remarkable of them, the Yosemite Fall, comes the valley out the north side mid falls at oast 9,3.15 bet. Over ...

A VAIJNORNIAN WONDER

... several streams (there are eight es far est the valley has been explored), teeming waterfalls, which l y r e ir ois =lll and beauty stand unrivalled. The most • of these, the Yosemite Tall, comes into the valley on the north side and falls at leap 2,3Z11 feet ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1859
Newspaper: Hull Daily News
County: Yorkshire, England
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The fishermen on the Severn have been very busy the end the year. Many fine fish have been caught, but

... walls of stone fall several =** ea . ( are eight far the valley has been explored)- waterfalls, which for height and beauty stand «» The most remarkable these, the Yosemite v . I** into the valley on the north side, and falls °\ M»5 2,355 feet. Over this ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1859
Newspaper: Westmorland Gazette
County: Westmorland, England
Type: Article | Words: 851 | Page: 2 | Tags: none