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THE YOSEMITE VALLEY

... THE YOSEMITE VALLEY. The lecturer next proceeded to describe the glorious Yosemité Valley, but the numercus superb Views Ifi'um.”' assisted the sndience to an adequate comprehension of one of the world’s greatest wonders. Tts scenery is abeolutely unique ...

Published: Saturday 10 February 1906
Newspaper: Stalybridge Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

serious fire is raging in the Yosemite Valley California, and the flames threaten to destroy a great group of ..

... serious fire is raging in the Yosemite Valley California, and the flames threaten to destroy a great group of sequoias, the famous trees for Which the valley is celebrated. Under the auspices of the Bolton Playing Field' Society eleven acred of ground ...

Published: Monday 30 August 1909
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

A LADY'S TERRIBLE EXPERIE nr THE YOSEMITE VALLEY. A VANDERBILT RECONCILIATION. A WASHINGTON PROFESSOR’S FLYING ..

... A LADY'S TERRIBLE EXPERIFE IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY A VANDERBILT A WASHINGTON PROFESSOR’S FLYING MACHINE. AN LYNCHED IN rRom oUR OWN rato at New York, Wednesday.—A des was made last eveni at uxsackio State of New York, only 100 miles from this ct to lynch ...

Published: Thursday 16 July 1903
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 603 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DARING HIGHWAYMEN. ' FIVE COACHES HELD UP

... DARING HIGHWAYMEN. ' FIVE COACHES HELD UP. * A Californian highwayman robbed five Yosemite Valley stage coaches in succession on Saturday night, robbing all the passengers and the express box. He held up each coach as it rounded a curve in the road, ordered ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1906
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Biggest Tree

... a specimen of the Sequoia or Wellington Gigantea, the big tree of California, which forms the famous grove in the Yosemite Valley. The Sequoia is of the pine tribe, and grows freely in temperate climates, but it is only in California that it has attained ...

Published: Tuesday 27 September 1904
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 102 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BI6JEST TAES IN THS WORLO

... tree is a specimen of the s&on or Wellingtonia Gigantea, the “ big tree” of ifornis, which forms the famous grove in the Yosemite Valley. Hitherto the largest example was the so-called * Patber of the Forest' whic is 110 f%. 10 circamference. This tree now ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1902
Newspaper: Stalybridge Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 159 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

STAGE COACHES HELD UP

... STAGE COACHES HELD UP. From Fresno City (California) comes the news that a highwayman robbed five Yosemite Valley stage coaches in succession near Ahwahneo on Saturday night. He wore a black mask, and had sacks tied about his feet to prevent the leaving ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1906
Newspaper: English Lakes Visitor
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

STAGE COACHES HELD UP

... STAGE COACHES HELD UP. From Fresno City (California) comes the news that a highwayman robbed five Yosemite Valley stage coaches in succe.leion near Ahwahnee on Saturday night. He wore a black mask, and had sacks tied about his feet to prevent the leaving ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1906
Newspaper: Wigton Advertiser
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Californian Place-Names,

... Civil War, and in 1863 it received Ws present name, meaning, in the language of the Washoo Indians, big water. Yosemite Valley means the valley of the full-grown grizzly bear, the name of the Indian tribe which formerly owned it. ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1905
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 180 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CALIFORNIAN NAMES

... War, and in 1863 it received its present name, mean- ing, in the language of the Washoe Indians, * big ” water. Yosemite Valley means the valley of the full-grown grizzly bear,”’ the name the Indian tribe which formerly owned it.—-* From China to Peru,”’ ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1905
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NSW' IN AMISS

... litaturAlay ouip.:—The Senate at night pasend a joint. rosolution accepting California's reoes•Joft of the Yosemite Valley OA an addition to the Yosemite Natioaal Park. This means Guvernment protection for the sequoias (big y i A Gibraltar me n age states ...

Published: Monday 06 March 1905
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 255 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION

... City. Salt Lake. through the Reeky Mountains, and as far as San Francisco. Amongst other photo of fame visited are the Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees. Yellowstone Park. and Niagara. Visits are paid to St. Paul, Toronto, Montreal, and Easton; altogether ...

Published: Friday 06 May 1904
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 5 | Tags: none