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On The Post-Glacial History Of Sequoia Gigantea., John Muir
On The Post-Glacial History Of Sequoia Gigantea., John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)
ON THE POST-GLACIAL HISTORY OF Sequoia Gigantea. By JOHN MUIR, OF MARTINEZ, CAL, From the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Buffalo Meeting, August, 1876. ON THE POST-GLACIAL HISTORY OF SEQUOIA GIGANTEA By John Muir, of Martinez, Cai,. During the past summer I explored tbe Sequoia belt of the Sierra Nevada, tracing its boundaries and learning what I could of tbe post-glacial history of the species, and of its future prospects. Perhaps the most important of the questions put to tbe forests are as follows :— What area does Sequoia now occupy as the principal tree? …
On The Post-Glacial History Of Sequoia Gigantea., John Muir
On The Post-Glacial History Of Sequoia Gigantea., John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)
ON THE POST-GLACIAL HISTORY SEQUOIA GIGANTEA By JOHN MUIR, OP SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. From the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Buffalo Meeting, August, 1876. ON THE POST-GLACIAL HlSTORY OF SEQUOIA GIGANTEA. By JOHN Muir, of San Francisco, Cal. During the past summer I explored the Sequoia belt of the Sierra Nevada, tracing its boundaries and learning what I could of the post-glacial history of the species, and of its future prospects. Perhaps the most important of the questions put to the forests are as follows : — What area does Sequoia now occupy as the …
Yosemite In Flood., John Muir
Yosemite In Flood., John Muir
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THE PACIFIC SCHOOL i HOME JOURNAL. Organ of the State Board of Education for the Publication of its Proceedings. VOLUME I SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ALBERT LYSER, EDITOR. AND PROPRIETOR. No. 308 CLAY STREET. 1877-78. A 12 THE PACIFIC SCHOOL AND HOME JOURNAL. YOSEMITE IN FLOOD. Many a joyful stream is born in the Sierras, but not one can sing like the Merced. In childhood, high on the mountains, her silver thread is a moving melody; of sublime YosemUe she is the voice; the blooming chaparral or the flowery plains owe to her fullnesss their plant-wealth of purple and gold, and …
Summering In The Sierra. The Summit Of South Dome-Yosemite Tourists-An Irrepressible Mountain Climber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Yosemite Valley, August 28, 1876., John Muir
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SUMMERING SI THE SIERRA. Tlie Summit of South Dome—Yosemite Tourists— An Irrepressible Mountain Climber. [FEOlf OUK OWN COEKESrON'MNT.J Yosemite Valley, August 23, 1876. V SOUTH DOME. This forenoon I had the pleasure of meeting Geoige Anderson, the indomitable cragsman, the brave climber, of firm nerve and eye, who was the first to set foot on the groat South Dome. He has been hard at work all summer hewing timber for a stairway up the hitherto inaccessible curving summit of the dome, which he hopes to have completed by the first of June next, so as to be available for the …
Summering The Sierra. 'The Season' At The Yosemite Valley-A Disquisition On Tourists-In Memoriam-Lamon's Grave. (From Our Correspondent.) Yosemite Valley, August 20, 1876., John Muir
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Yosemite Valley, August 20, 1870. Considering the remoteiiess and irregularity of the many fountains and pathways of the Ycsesnite travel-stream, its flow has been remarkably constant. But this year the greater portion of its current seems to have been absorbed by the Centennial, as if it had fallen into a spongy bog or sandbed ; a condition of things peihaps pardonable once a century, notwithstanding nature's incomparable exposition la this, her grandest mountain tabernacle. Only about one half, or at most two-thirds of the usual n amber of regular tourists have visited the valley this year ; but ou the …
Summering In The Sierra. John Muir Visits One Of The Famous Mountain Caves Of The Sierra. A Summer Day In The Mountain-Rural Homesteads-Cave City-Exploring The Cave-A Scene Of Matchless Splendor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Yosemite Valley,..., John Muir
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SAN FRANCISCO. ! summeMgIn the sierra? Joan XUuir Visits One of the Famous Mountain Caves of the Sierra. Summer lav in the Mountains—Rural Homesteads—Cave City—Exploring the Cave—A Scene of Matchless Splendor. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.! Yosemite Valley, August 6th. SIERRA CAVES. The most beautiful and characteristic of the mountain caves of California occur in a thick belt of metamorphic limestone, that is pretty generally developed along the western flank of the Sierra, from the McCloud river on the north to the Karveah on the south, a distance of about 400 miles, at an elevation of from 2,000 to 7,000 feet …
Summering In The Sierra. John Muir Discourses Of The Ancient River Channels. Their Importance As Gold Fountains-Eccentric Characters. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Murphy's Camp, Calaveras County, July 17th., John Muir
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Summering In The Sierra. John Muir Shakes The Dust Of The Town From His Feet And Flees To The Mountain. The Calaveras Grove-Some Facts About The Sequoia System. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Big Tree Grove, July 13, 1876., John Muir
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THURSDAY EVENING, JULY. 20, 1S76. SUMMERING IN THE SIERRA. Sohn Hltiir Shakes the SJnst of the Sown from his Feet and JPlees to the SKoaaiaiasn The Caiaveras Grove—Some Facts About tfte Seauosa Svstem. 18PECIAI, CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BULLETIN.] Big Tree Grove, July 13, 1876. Ho, weary town worker, come to the woods and rest ! I wish it were possible to compel all to come ; not that I am just at this moment seized with a fit of Quixotic philanthropy, for with Thoreau, I am convinced that the profession of doing good is'full. It is hard, however, to see …
God's First Temples. How Shall We Preserve Our Forests? The Question Considered By John Muir, The California Geologist-The Views Of A Practical Man And A Scientific Observer-A Profoundly Interesting Article. (Communicated To The Record-Union.), John Muir
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"GOD'3 FIRST TUPLES" DOH' SQALt WK PRKIKIIVK OCP. FORESTS? i The Question Considered hy John Hulr, the rail- lornia (ieeloxist—The Views of a Practical M.io and a cleutlflc Observer—A Profoundly ; Interesting Article. Eds. Record-Union: Tbe forests of coniler- I Tho Main Forest lielt distinct fossil soecies have been discovere tbe tertiary ana cretaceous rocks of IJreeal I would like to call attention to this noble i v a few backed and scarred remnants. a zreat enemies of forests are Are aod tbe ax. a destructive effects of tbese, as compated h those caused by the operations of nature, j …
The Glaciers Of California. Interesting Lecture By John Muir-Literary Institute Course., John Muir
The Glaciers Of California. Interesting Lecture By John Muir-Literary Institute Course., John Muir
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SEMI-W EEKLY RECORD-UNION. CITY' INTEUIGESCE. ^ WEDNESDAY, JaJSUARY 26. Id/( THE GLACIERS ┬½'┬╗ CALIFORNIA. The fifth lecture of tbe Literary Institute course was delivered at the Congregational Cburcb last evening by John Muir. To our surprise, we fovmd a large audience present despite toe itic'eoxent weather and the bad condition of tbe footways. Those who came out were more than repaid for the trouble of attendingΓÇöthey reaoed, indeed, a rich rewardΓÇöin bearing one of California's best geologis'sand the most adventurous of the scientific explorers of the high Sierra ranges. Mr. Muir is ardent devotee of geological science, and comes fresh …
Great Evils Resulting From The Destruction Of Forests., John Muir
Great Evils Resulting From The Destruction Of Forests., John Muir
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Grea Evils from Destruction of Forests, J A / We lately asked and have received from John Muir, the7 well- know \ geologist and botanist, the following article ou the subject wanton destruction of timber by sheep-herders aud hunters, by fir and sheep, and also by saw-mills and general vandalism. The'g eat physical evils to agriculture which will result from the ction of mountain timber and shrubbery are in no wise ex- ted by Mr. Muir in this article, while outside of, and in many respects above the material damage, the lover of mountain forest will most deeply regret the …
South Dome, Its Ascent By George Anderson And John Muir-Hard Climbing But A Glorious View-Botany Of The Dome-Yosemite In Late Autumn. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Yosemite Valley, November 10, 1875., John Muir
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THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18,1875. SOUTH .QOHL Iffs Ascent lb5- CJeor#c Anderson asisl J! 0E111 fflnaSr— Hard €!iKslJjig lint a Glorious View—Botany of tlie Denie-yosssoite 113 l.ate Autsimn. [FROM 0UK SPECIAL COBKESPONDENT.] Yosemite Valley, November 10,1875. The Yosemite South Dome is the noblest rock in the Sierra, ana George Anderson, an indomitable Scotchman, has made a way to its summit. All the surface features of the flank of the range, "Domes" "conoid?" "Mountains" "Mils" and " rocks" are extremely simple in form and sculpture as compared with the jagged peaks marshaled along the summit, and the question of the accessibility of …
Summering In The Sierra. Tulare Levels. John Muir Comes Down From The Mountains-Exuberant Farmers-The Story Of An Irrigation Ditch-Blessed Ministry Of Water. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Grangerville, Tulare Co., October 25th., John Muir
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TULARE LEVELS. John Miiir C3nes Botvn froTOt the RfonnfrLlriB— Exuberant JSarmers—The Bfcary of an Irrigation Citcls—Blessed Ministry of Water, [SPECIAL COKKESPONDENCE 01? THE BULLETIN.] Geangerville, Tulabb Co., October 25th. when one comes suddenly out of the woods everything is novel. The wide arching sSy, the flowing plains, fields, dogs, horses, oxen, are beheld as never seen before, and even our feliow-bemgs are regarded with something of the same keeness and freshness of perception that is brought to the study of a new species of wild anima!. My first specimens of the perpendicular animal were a hearty, jovial company of lumbermen, …
Summering In The Sierra. The Giant Forests Of The Kaweah. Something About The 1875 Sequoia Gigantea Of The South Fork Of King's River-Measurements Of Largest Trees By John Muir. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Pluno [Plano], Cal., October..., John Muir
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.3 IN THE SIERRA. The Gia&t osgsts of the Saweah. ah . ScmethiER obont ttio Soanola Gisaatea of tfce Soutli Fork* of K.ins'9 JSiver—JJIeasarements of Largest 'Trees by John. Muip. [SPECIAL C032ESPONDEJC3 OF THE BULLETIN.] Pit so, Cal, October 19,18T5. The motto, "Where there isn't a way, make way" slips lightly over the tongue of teacher or sckolar where no way is rueded.but to the traveler in these mountain woods t is soon loaded with meaning. There are ways aa:oss the range, old ways graded by glaciers and followed by men and bears, but net a single way, natural or …
Summering In The Sierra. A Bit Of Forest-Study By John Muir. The Royal Sequoia-Its Beauty And Impressiveness-Its Cones And Timber-Doom Of The Coniferae-A Forest Hermit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Fresno Grove Of Big Trees, Sept., 1875., John Muir
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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 31, 1873 SUMMERING IN THE SIEiftA, A Bit of Forest-Study fey John Mnir. The Royal Seqdtofa—Its Beanty and Impress* iveaioss—Its Cosses anil Tisuber—Dtftfin of the ilonlferae—a Forest Hermit. [FROM 0UB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Fresno Grove of Big Trees, Sept., 1S75. A few days ago while camped in the fir woods on the head of one of the southmost tributaries of the Merced, I caught sight of a lofty granite dome, called Wa-mello by the Indians, looming into the free sky far above the forest, and though now studying trees, I soon found myself upon its commanding summit. Here …
Summering In The Sierra. John Muir's Description Of A Wonderful Region. Owens Valley And Its Lava Floods-The Conflict Between Frost And Fire-Mono Valley-Dead Lakes-A Mountain Character. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Yosemite Valley,..., John Muir
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Summering in the Sierra John Muir's Description of a Won- ferful Region. Gwens Valley and Its Lava Floods—The Conflict JSeitweea Frost asid Fire— Slono Valley—iead Iakcs—A MoiiEtaia f;fiaraetei\ JSFECIAL COEHESPONEENCE OP THE BULLETIN.] Yosemite Valley, September, 1875. In every country Hie mountains arc fountains, not only of rivers but of" men. There [ore we all are born mountaineers, the offspring of rock and sunshine; and, although according to ordinary commercial melhods of computation it may seem a long way down through lichen ami jpinetree to God-like human beings, yet measured by othar standard's the distance becomes scarcely apore- elable. POET …
Living Glaciers Of California., John Muir
Living Glaciers Of California., John Muir
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HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. -;./ NO. CCCVI.-NOVEMBER, 1875.—Vol.. LI. =v// LIVING. GLACIERS OF CALIFORNIA. UIAULOi- mHE Sierra Nevada of Cali- .JL fornia may be regarded as one grand wrinkled sheet of glacial records. For the scriptures of the ancient glaciers cover every rock, mountain, and valley of the range, and are in many places so well preserved, and are written in so plain a hand, they have long been recognized even by those who were not seeking for them, while the small living gla- ciers,,lying hidden away among the dark recesses of the loftiest and most inaccessible summits, remain almost …
Mount Whitney. Its Ascent By John Muir, The Explorer And Geologist. Different Routes-The Ascent From The East-A Minor Yosemite-Glacier Meadows And Glacier Lakes-Glorious Views-Successive Ascents. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.)..., John Muir
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Its Ascent toy John Bffuir, the Explorer and Geologist* Different Kontes—The Ascent from t!ie East— A Minor Yosemite—Glacier Meadows and Glacier Shakes—Gtlorious Views—Successive Ascents. [SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BULLETIN.! Independence, layo County, August 17,1875. Men ascend mountains as instinctively as squirrels ascend trees, and, of course, tbe climbing of Mount Whitney was a capital indulgence, apart from the enjoyment drawn from landscapes and scientific pursuits. We set out from the little village of Independence with plenty of excelsior determination, Bayley, as usual, rejoicing in warwhoops, much to the wonderment of sober passers-by. The massive sun-beaten Sierra rose before us out …
Summering In The Sierra. A New Yosemite-The King's River Valley. It Is Geographically Described By John Muir. Glorious Scenery, Magnificent Forests, Lovely Waterfalls-El Capitan And Three Brothers Reproduced-The Valley At Night. (From Our Own..., John Muir
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Daily Evening Bulletin FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1875. SUMERIUG SN THE SIEE1 A Sen Yosemite--The King's Siver Yalley. It is G-sograpMcslly Described by 3c3xa Bficir. Glorious Scenery, Magnificent Forests, Lovely Waterfalls—El Capltan and Three Brothers Reproduced—Tile Valley at Night. [FROM OOP. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Yosemite Valley, August 5,1875. Nature is seldom suspected of beingpoor, for does she not possess all the real estate of the world, to say nothing of unexplored moons and stars ? and has she then only one Yosemite Valley ? It is now nearly a quarter of a century since the Indians were first disturbed by the …
Summering In The Sierra. John Muir Discourses Of Sierra Forests, Etc.-The Glorious Solitudes Of Nature-Pine Nuts As Food-Tuolumne Meadows-Mono Pass-A Lovely Lake. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Mono Lake, July, 1875., John Muir
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SUMMERING \H THE SIERRA. Joiin Muir Discourses of Sierra Forests, Etc.— The Glorious Solitudes of Nature—Pine Nats as Food—Tuolumne Meadows—Mono Pass—A IiOvely Mountain Lake. [SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF. THE BULLETIN.] Mono Lake, July —, 18TS. Going to the mountains is going home, and gladly we climbed higher, higher, through the freshened piney woods—over meadows, over streamlets, over waving ridge and dome. It was on the morning of the ISth of June that we set out for the summits, from the top of Yosemite walls. The exhilarating snow-storm of the 15th and.Kth being then fully completed and out of sight, as if …
Summering In The Sierra. John Muir Discourses Of Mountain Flora-A Winter Storm In June. Something About The Glacial Period-The Summer Snow Line, Etc. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.) Gentry's Station, Near Yosemite, June 17th., John Muir
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THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1875. SUMMERING IN THE SIERRA. John Muir Discourses of Mountain Flora—A Winter Storm in June. SomelliiDff about the Glacial Period—The Summer Snow-Line, etc. [SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OP TBE BULLETIN.] Gentry's Station, Near Yosemite, June 17th. . June storms are not altogether rare in the Sierra, yet they are seldom so extensive as the one jast completed. A root or more of snow and hail fell on the mountains adjacent io Yosemite on the 15th and 16th Qltuno, covering flowers and ferns, and loading down the branohes of the Pine trees. On the morning of the 15th, Half …
Summering In The Sierra. John Muir, The Naturalist, Tells Us Something About Yosemite Valley-How It Impresses The Visitor At Different Seasons. Falls, Streams And Foliage-Some Royal Views-A Touch Of Winter. (Special Correspondence Of The Bulletin.)..., John Muir
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Summering in the Sierra John Muir, the ' Naturalist, Tells; us ScmetMmg about Yosemiite Valley— How it Impresses the Visitor at SMfferemt Seasons. Falls, SJireanis and Fo3ia.se—Swine Royal Views j —A Touch of Winter. I fSFECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OP THE BULLETIN.] Yosemite Valley, June 14,1S75. THE SUMMER. FLOOD 01' TOURISTS. As soon as the winter snow melts, an ungovernable avalanche of tourists comes pouring pell mell into Yo- semite, flooding tbe hotels, and chafing and grinding against one another like rough-angled bowlders in a pothole. Tbe cause of this disorder, so destructive to all real enjoyment, is the strange misconception that …
Flood-Storm In The Sierra., John Muir
Flood-Storm In The Sierra., John Muir
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THE Overland Monthly DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. Vol. i4.—JUNE, 1875. — No. - it. i; - FLOOD-STORM IN'THE SIERRA. BEARS, wild sheep, and other-dea* izensof the mountains are usually driven down out of the high Sierra about the beginning of winter, and are seldom allowed to return before late spring. But the extraordinary sunfulness of last winter, and my eagerness to obtain general views of the geology and topography of the Feather River basin, caused me to make a reconnoissance of its upper tributary valleys in the month of January. I had just completed this hasty survey …
A Sierra Flood Storm., John Muir
A Sierra Flood Storm., John Muir
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A SIERRA FLOODSTQIIM. ronld bd thohlsto j of aslbgle rack from the gr Mind to its lit Is hatd to cbtalnl clear, |rmsrso'!exten!v( and seem-! ow Ipiercslln'g r|ld-drop followed fArtiie.n.foqntiiins. gpnen t vieiva of flUy n s-awiu liely s6lhiipelcall as the one nnd ir consideration, nptrrllhshndlngthofald derived from a then mod observers furnished! wli'i the; best Instruments. Tihi smallest and mist c. reprehensible species of Sierra Storm U Mound growing In tbo - middle region ot ibp-range, somol speclmeis being so local and small thatjwe can go round| their -baits I mountain. pf the cqua- and see them from all …
[The Headwaters Of The Merced.], John Muir
[The Headwaters Of The Merced.], John Muir
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I875-] ETC. natural outcrop of his education. He could not resist the impulse, under the circumstances." J. W. Gally. Art Notes. The most notable event in San Francisco art circles during the past month has..been ". the opening of the "Schaus Gallery, \ at -. Houseworth's—which contains a larger pro- . portion of good pictures than any exhibition ; ever made here. The largest picture in the collection, and that which first strikes the eye , on entering, is the carnival scene by Coninck. It is a showy picture and not altogether agreeable, being somewhat coarse in charac- ' ' …
"Wild Wool.", John Muir
"Wild Wool.", John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)
1875.] WILD WOOL. 361 WILD WOOL. MORAL improvers have calls to preach. I have a friend who has a call to plow, and woe to the daisy sod or azalea thicket that falls under the savage redemption of his keen steel shares. Not content with the so-called subjugation of every terrestrial bog, rock, and moor-land, he would fain discover some method of reclamation applicable to the ocean and the sky, that in due calendar time they might be made to bud and blossom as the rose. Our efforts are of no avail when we seek to turn his attention to …
Shasta Bees. A Honeyful Region - The Bee Lands - A Summer Paradise. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Sisson's Station Near Mt. Shasta, December 17, 1874., John Muir
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SHASTA BEES. A Honeyful Region-The Bee Lands-A Summer Paradise. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Sisson's Station, near Mt. Shasta"! December IT, 1ST4. ( The Shasta woods are fall of wild bees, and their honey is exactly delicious. At least such was the quality of roy samples, and no wonder, inasmuch as it was in great part derived from the nectar bells of a huckleberry bog by bees that were let alone to follow their own sweet ways. The hire was a living pine- tree, and tne distance to the honey-bells was only a moment's btssz. Bees themselves could hardly hold the …
Studies In The Sierra. No. Vii. - Mountain Building., John Muir
Studies In The Sierra. No. Vii. - Mountain Building., John Muir
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64 STUDIES IN THE SIERRA. [Jan. was an awful struggle before my straining eyes in the dim light, a flash and report, a groan of pain, and a heavy fall of the two together, while I sat there with limbs paralyzed by fright, hysterically screaming; In another instant the landlady and some policemen entered. They carried the monster away, and I afterward read of his being sent to the asylum at Stockton. Arnot was dead! In the contest his pistol was turned against himself. He had passed years unscathed among hos- tije Indians, yet came home to lose his life. …
Modoc Memories. A Visit To The Lava Beds By Muir The Geologist And Explorer - The Spot Where Gen. Canby Fell - Sad Relics Of The War. (From Our Special Correspondent.), John Muir
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MODOC MEMORIES. A Visit to tbe I.ava Beds By Muir the Geologist and Explorer—The -Spot where Gen. Canby Fell—Sad Relics of the War, [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] VISIT TO THE MODOC LAVA BEDS. "The Lava Beds" rendered famous by the Mo.loc war, lie on the southern shore of Kaett or Tule lake, at an elevation above sea-level of about 4,500 feet They are a portion of an ancient flood of dense black lava, dipping north-eastward at a low angle. They are about as destitute of soil as a glacial pavement, and though the surface is generally level, it i3 dotted …
Shasta Game. Hunting The Wild Sheep And Mule Deer - Exciting Sport Among The Lava Cliffs - John Muir Tells What He Saw And Did. (Special Correspondent Of The Bulletin.) Sisson's Station, Near Mount Shasta, Nov. 29, 1874., John Muir
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Daily Evening Bulletin SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 12, 1831. SHASTA GAME, Hunting t!ie Wild Sheep and Mule-Deer—Ex- cltins Sport Anions the Lava Cliffs—John — Tells what he Saw and Did. [SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OP THE BULLETIN.) Sisson's Station, near Mount Shasta,) November 29,1874. f The woods and waters of Shasta contain more wild life in that foim which hunters call game than those of aDy other Alpine region I have ever entered. Trout and salmon in the streams, deer and bears in the forests and wild sheep in the topmost rocks. Winter came early thts year, seeming to take even the wild …