Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event . handler my intention of swimming the streamto capture them. His answer was: Bully for you, Doc;take em, if you can, alive, but take era anyhow.^ 1 start-ed with Spencer, Firebaugh, French, young Stone and twoothers, for a sloping bank where our animals would mostwillingly enter the stream; but Stone spurred passed me aswe leached the bank, and when Firebaughs mulish mus-tang refused the water, though given the spur, and all theother mules refused to leave the horse. Stone backed hismule over the bank, and we swam
Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event . handler my intention of swimming the streamto capture them. His answer was: Bully for you, Doc;take em, if you can, alive, but take era anyhow.^ 1 start-ed with Spencer, Firebaugh, French, young Stone and twoothers, for a sloping bank where our animals would mostwillingly enter the stream; but Stone spurred passed me aswe leached the bank, and when Firebaughs mulish mus-tang refused the water, though given the spur, and all theother mules refused to leave the horse. Stone backed hismule over the bank, and we swam our mules after the boyleader across the Merced. The Indians, alarmed by this unexpected movement, fledup the valley at the top of their speed. By the time wehad crossed, they had nearly reached a bend in the river10 146 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE, above ou the north side. We followed at our best gait, butfound the trail obstructed by a mass of what then appeared tobe recently fallen rocks. Without hesitation, we abandonedour mules, and continued the pursuit on foot, up to the. TIIF IIIRIE BliOTlIEKS. (3,8:)0 feet in height.) rocky spur known as the Three Brothers, where enteringthe Talus, they disappeared. Find them, we could obstructing rocks on the old north side trail wereknown as We-iick, The Kocks, and understood tomean the fallen rocks, because, according to traditionsthey had fallen upon the old trail. The modern trail forhorses crossed the stream a short distance below, wherethere was a very good ford in a lower stage of water, butat this time, the early part of May, the volume of waterrushing down the Merced was astonishing. We had cross- AND INDIAN WAR OF 1851. 147 ed readily enough in the heat of excitement; but it was withfeelings of rehictance that we re-entei-ed the cold waterand sM^am onr mnles back to where a few of our com-rades had lialted on the south side. Mr. Firebaugh, having failed to get his mustang tofolk)w lis, had run him up on the south side
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