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Yosemite Valley,

A picturesque stretch of country in the Sierra Nevada of California, 150 miles in a direct line southeast from San Francisco, and nearly in the centre of the State. Its scenic attractions are most remarkable. It was discovered in 1851, a party of settlers near the mining-camp of Mariposa having visited it that year. The Indian residents of that region are said to be a mixed race. They were troublesome to the white settlers, and were chased to this stronghold, and thus it was discovered. The name “Yosemite” signifies “a full-grown grizzly bear.” By act of Congress in 1864 the valley, with a small adjacent region, was intrusted to the State of California as a State park. This was followed by the reservation of other regions, and the area has since been set aside by Congress as a national park.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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