Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event . KOBTH DOME AND ROTAL AKCHB8. (3,568 feet in height.) south of the Royal Arches; and at the forks of theTen-ie-ya branch of the Merced, near the south-west base ofthe Half Dome, still another group of huts was broughtto view. These discoveries necessitated the recrossing of the river,which had now again become quite swollen; but by thistime our horses and ourselves had become used to the icywaters, and when at times our animals lost their footing atthe fords, they were not at all alarmed, but vigorouslyswam to the
Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event . KOBTH DOME AND ROTAL AKCHB8. (3,568 feet in height.) south of the Royal Arches; and at the forks of theTen-ie-ya branch of the Merced, near the south-west base ofthe Half Dome, still another group of huts was broughtto view. These discoveries necessitated the recrossing of the river,which had now again become quite swollen; but by thistime our horses and ourselves had become used to the icywaters, and when at times our animals lost their footing atthe fords, they were not at all alarmed, but vigorouslyswam to the shore. 76 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE, Abundant evidences were again found to indicate thatthe huts here had but just been deserted; that they hadbeen occupied that morning. Althougli a rigid search wasmade, no Indians were found. Scouting parties in chargeof Lieutenants Gilbert and Chandler, were sent out to ex-amine each branch of the valley, but this was soon foundto be an impossib e task to accomplish in one day. Whileexploring among the rocks that had fallen from the Royal
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