Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

CHAPTER XL.
YOSEMITE VALLEY.
Leave the city of San Francisco in the evening
oat for Stockton, a beautiful sail while it is day
nd you are on deck, and arrive at Stockton at six
'clock next morning. Fxom here there are tvwo
outes to the valley by stage-one to the north to
he Caleveras big tree grove, and the other more to
he south. But I am at Mr. Perry's comfortable
otel, among the giant trees, and leave in the mornmg and go to " Murphy's Camp;" dine and press on,
rossing the rapid Stonislous River and remarkable
mountain gorges to Sonora, amid the amazing relics
of the miners. Remaining here over night, in the
morning pass on through the " Chinese Camp," cross
Tuolumne River, ascend and descend mountains, till
you arrive at Harding's Ranch, where you must take
he saddle.
Now get the best horse you can, and with a guide
start off, with good courage, for an unusual hard
lay's ride in the saddle. We have a hard-riding,
but very sure-footed animal, when we leave the
world's hard-trodden highway and enter the forests,
ame-,nd vast mountains, go through gorges and down
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