 Yosemite throughout its whole length ; but, besides these, there are many other striking peculiarities, and features both of sublimity and beauty, which can hardly be surpassed, if equalled, by...  North America: The United States - Page 90by Samuel Edward Dawson, Henry Gannett - 1898Full view - About this book
 | Geological Survey of California - Coal mines and mining - 1865 - 558 pages
...the near approach to verticality of its walls; next, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of debris, or talus, at the bottom of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the... | |
 | Samuel Bowles - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 498 pages
...the near approach to verticality of its walls ; next, their great hight, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of debris, or talus, at the bottom of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the... | |
 | Geological Survey of California - Geology - 1865 - 578 pages
...the near approach to vertically of its walls ; next, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of debris, or tains, at the bottom of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Mississippi River Valley - 1867 - 814 pages
...the near approach to vertically of its walls; next, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of debris, or talus, at the bottom of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Frontier and pioneer life - 1868 - 822 pages
...the near approach to verticality of its walls; next, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of debris, or talus, at the bottom of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the... | |
 | California geol. survey - 1869 - 238 pages
...near approach to verticality of its walls ; second, their great height, not only absolntely, but as compared with the width of the Valley itself; and,...amount of talus or debris at the base of these gigantic cliff's. These are the great characteristics of the Yosemite throughout its whole length; but, besides... | |
 | Geological Survey of California, Josiah Dwight Whitney - California - 1869 - 202 pages
...near approach to vertically of its walls ; second, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the Valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of tafns or debris at the base of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the Yosemite... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Mississippi River Valley - 1870 - 806 pages
...the near approach to verticality of its walls; next, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of debris, or talus, at the bottom of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the... | |
 | Geological Survey of California - Yosemite Valley (Calif.) - 1870 - 208 pages
...near approach to verticality of its walls ; second, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the Valley itself; and, finally, the very small amount of tadts or debris at the base of these gigantic cliffs. These are the great characteristics of the Yosemite... | |
 | John Erastus Lester - California - 1873 - 384 pages
...near approach to verticality of its walls ; second, their great height, not only absolutely, but as compared with the width of the valley itself; and,...or debris, at the base of these gigantic cliffs." We will start down the trail ; and we must make a steep climb of twenty-nine hundred and seventyfeet... | |
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