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YOSEMITE VALLEY'S PICTURESQUE BEAUTY

Scanned from Frank Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper, 1862
YOSEMITE VALLEY'S PICTURESQUE BEAUTY
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Seer FRANK LESLIES ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER Aveust 23 1862 il LAKE IN LAKE IN THE VALLEY OF THE YO SEMITE AmoncG the most wonderful curiosities in California is the celebrated Yo Semite Valley said to be unmatched for picturesque beauty and sublime grandeur A succession of wild valleys deep gorges forests winding passes groves green swards peaks and strange rocks greet the eye by turns Beautiful waterfalls of the most varied description and of vast depth are also seen. On the south side of the valley opposite the Yo Semite Fall stands Pyra mid Rock 3200 feet high while further up is Lake Mirror a beau tiful body of water north and south Dome Mountains the Cano pah and Howanee Tusayar and other falls with other beautiful ve of nature render the whole region incredibly beautiful Here are athousand nooks and corners and woody dells every one of which is full of enchanting picturesqueness. In a few years when this region shall have become thickly set tled when villages and villas stud the plains and valleys and roads and bridges add to the charms of the slopes and streams the Valley of the Yo Semite will be more favorably known to.

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