... BEYOND THE ROCKY MIOUNTAINS. IV.-YOSEMIITE VALLEY. . (PFaR A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. 12th June, 1880. Here I amn at last in the far-famed Yosemite Valley. Have I found it worthy of its famei It would need to be something wornderful to compensate for the ...

... one side of the cavern have been arranged into a series of picturoeque scenes, among which are a wild beasts' lair, the Yosemite Valley, and a model circus, said to be the greatest shew asn earth bar none. Oan the opposite side of the prass1age are a ...

... does not end with its natural scenery or mineral resoures3, not muclily, as poor Artemus W~ard would have said. The Yosemite Valley is doubtless one of the grandest of its kind; the geysers are as remarkable as those of Iceland; the Alabaster Cave-now ...

... prevails re- g arding the claims of tire Park to the attention oi tourists. There is no diversity of ?? in reference to the Yosemite Valley. All r.cknoV- ielge and pay IhQruage to its rnriclrcd grandeur arid, beauty. But the greatest liversitc- of i opinion ...

... by side with the pines of bco.leud will be exhihited a large section,8ft. hth,' of one of the gigantic sequoiss of the Yosemite Valley, The tree from which this is taken measures 12 feet in diameter, or nearly 40 feet in circum- ference. o GovAN.-AccmFaST ...

... remark- able bits of tree-painting-one, MJr J. M'WVhir- ter's Grizzly Giant (lStS), a reminiscence of a visit to the Yosemite Valley and its wonderful grove of giant Wellingtonias; and a scene nearer home, Under the Hawthorn Tree (187), which, for ...

... worthy to be mentioned in the same breath with the Yosemite Valley. Indeed, 3 as I look upon it I can almost believe myself atanding once more on that rugged precipice c which overlooks the mighty valley in the Sierras, I at whoae bottom winds the silver ...

... Signal. _ NoT less excellent are Mr Bloemer' plitares. His Bridal Vale will appeal to all who have seen the marvellous Yosemite Valley as a true 11 and admirable reniering of that wonderful locality. More striking at first sight, on account of the dramatic ...

... view is had right down the Naerbdal, which is described bv travellers as being quite as impressive as the far-famei Yosemite Valley. The hotel is constructed entirely or wood, aud has a grand dining haill decorated in I Scandinavian style, capable of ...

... artist to possess, not only knowledg-e of the ( ,subject, but a bold and practised ha-nd to record E I-. A scene in the Yosemite Valley, Cali- E 4ornia, is a fine picture bathed in yellow light. ' MlountTacerc Washington3, ebo9wanlriverwind- 3ng ioin ...

... journey at .Madera, and you most d stop here, or at Mereed, if you wish to go to I ri see the glorious scenery of the Yosemite Valley, ii justly of world-wide fame for its big trees, V beautiful waterfalls, and gigantic rocks. Five Itl or Six days are ...

... , . industries, the agricultural and piscatorial re- i sources, the wonderful scenery and natural i phenomena of the Yosemite valley, the Yellow.- 1 stone and other regions, the aborigines and the i new inhabitants of the different sections, is such that ...