Discovery of the Yosemite, by Lafayette H. Bunnell Lafayette H. Bunnell 1880-1892, by L. H. Bunnell Discovery of the Yosemite, by Lafayette H. Bunnell Table of Contents Discovery of the Yosemite (1892) by Lafayette H. Bunnell.............................................................................1 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE,..............................................................................................................4 THE INDIAN WAR OF 1851,...............................................................................................................4 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS...................................................................................................................4 CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................................5 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE INTRODUCTION...............................................................................9 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER I......................................................................................12 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER II....................................................................................19 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER III...................................................................................35 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER IV...................................................................................43 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER V.....................................................................................49 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER VI...................................................................................60 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER VII.................................................................................66 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER VIII................................................................................74 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER IX...................................................................................80 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER X.....................................................................................86 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XI...................................................................................91 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XII.................................................................................98 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XIII..............................................................................108 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XIV..............................................................................119 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XV................................................................................127 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XVI..............................................................................134 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XVII.............................................................................141 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XVIII...........................................................................149 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XIX..............................................................................154 i Discovery of the Yosemite, by Lafayette H. Bunnell Table of Contents DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XX................................................................................162 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XXI..............................................................................168 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE CHAPTER XXII.............................................................................173 ii Discovery of the Yosemite (1892) by Lafayette H. Bunnell Next: Introduction Lafayette H. Bunnell, M.D. (from frontispiece in 1880 edition) Summary (Library of Congress) Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824-1903) was a member of the Mariposa Battalion that became the white discoverers of the Yosemite Valley in 1851 when they rode out in search of Native American tribal leaders involved in recent raids on American settlements. Dr. Bunnell later served as a surgeon in the Civil War. Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851 (originally published 1880) contains his account of that event, beginning with the history of the battalion and the tribal unrest that inspired its creation. He goes on to chronicle the unit’s march from its camp near Agua Fria into the mountains down the South Fork of the Merced River. Bunnell recalls his comrades’ reactions to the natural grandeur they encountered in the Yosemite Valley as well as the trivia of camp life and encounters with the native tribes they were sent to pacify. The book concludes with chapters of the Valley’s history after 1851, discussions of the region’s flora and fauna, and a chapter on the discovery of the sequoias and their later exploitation. A biography of Dr. Bunnell appears in Hank Johnston Yosemite’s Yesterdays, v. 2, chapter 1 (1991). Editor’s note: For an earlier version of this book, see Lafayette Bunnell’s article “How the Yo-Semite Valley was Discovered and Named,” Hutchings’ Illustrated California Magazine (May 1859) [PDF]. For a slightly different account of the Indian War, see the account of William Howard, who served with Bunnell, and also Lt. Tredwell Moore’s reports of the same events, dated 1852. —dea. • Title Page • Chapter • Illustrations 8 • Descriptive Table of Contents • Chapter • Maps 9 ♦ Map of the Yosemite National • Chapter Park 10 [This map appeared in the third Discovery of the Yosemite (1892) by Lafayette H. Bunnell 1 Discovery of the Yosemite, by Lafayette H. Bunnell (1892) edition.] • Chapter ♦ Map of the Yo-semite Valley 11 [This map appeared in the first • Chapter (1880) edition.] 12 • Introduction • Chapter • Chapter 1 13 • Chapter 2 • Chapter • Chapter 3 14 • Chapter 4 • Chapter • Chapter 5 15 • Chapter 6 • Chapter • Chapter 7 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 19 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 22 Bibliographical Information Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824 - 1903), Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event 3d ed. (New York, Chicago, F. H. Revell company: 1892). LC Call Number F868.Y6 B9. 12+349 (359) pages. front. (port.) illus., plates, double map. 21 cm. Purple cloth boards with decorative cover and gilt lettering. Bibliographies: Currey & Kruska 27, Farquhar 15c, and Howes B954. The 1st edition was in 1880, but the 3rd edition, used here, has additions and corrects, some from Dr. Bunnell’s colleagues in the Batallion. The text and illustrations were digitized by The Library of Congress for American Memory. Digitized and corrected by Dan Anderson, 2004. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice is left intact. —Dan Anderson, www.yosemite.ca.us Bunnell’s account of the Discovery of Yosemite first appeared in Hutchings’ Illustrated California Magazine, (May 1859) [PDF], and Hutchings’ Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity. Discovery of the Yosemite first appeared in 1880; the edition used here is the third edition, published 1892. Buy this book at Amazon.com Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event (Paperback, 1990) Next: Introduction Discovery of the Yosemite (1892) by Lafayette H. Bunnell 2 Discovery of the Yosemite, by Lafayette H. Bunnell Discovery of the Yosemite (1892) by Lafayette H. Bunnell 3 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE, AND THE INDIAN WAR OF 1851, WHICH LED TO THAT EVENT. BY LAFAYETTE HOUGHTON BUNNELL, M.D., OF THE MARIPOSA BATTALION, ONE OF THE DISCOVERERS, LATE SURGEON THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS. THIRD EDITION—REVISED AND CORRECTED Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK: | CHICAGO: 30 UNION SQUARE: EAST. | 148 AND 150 MADISON ST Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880-1892, by L. H. BUNNELL, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. DEDICATION. TO THE HON. CHARLES H. BERRY, THIS BOOK, IN REMEMBRANCE OF KINDLY SUGGESTIONS, IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. page I. Maps Frontispiece. • [Map of the Yosemite National Park; this map appeared in the third (1892) edition.] • [Map of the Yo-semite Valley; this map appeared in the first (1880) edition.] II. Portrait. III. The Yosemite Valley. 13 IV. El Capitan. 54 V. Bridal Veil Fall. 59 DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE, 4 Discovery of the Yosemite, by Lafayette H. Bunnell VI. Half Dome. 74 VII. North Dome and Royal Arches. 75 VIII. Cathedral Rocks. 77 IX. Glacier Fall. 84 X. Vernal Fall and Round Rainbow. 86 XI. Nevada Fall. 87 XII. Caches, or Acorn Storehouses. 129 XIII. Three Brothers. 146 XIV. Yosemite Fall. 166 XV. Mirror Lake. 204 XVI. Sentinel Rock. 213 XVII. The Indian Belle. 219 XVIII. Lake Ten-ie-ya. 236 XIX. Lake Starr King. 290 XX. Big Tree. 333 XXI. Riding through a Tree Trunk. 325 Fire Stick. 134 Tunneled Tree. 340 CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Incidents leading to the Discovery of the Yosemite Valley—Major Savage and Savages—Whiskey, Wrangling and War—Skinned Alive—A brisk Fight—Repulse—Another Fight, and Conflagration, 1 CHAPTER II. The Governor of California issues a Proclamation—Formation of the Mariposa Battalion—The Origin and Cause of the War—New Material Public Documents—A Discussion—Capt. Walker—The Peace Commissioners’ Parley and the Indians’ Pow-wow—The Mysterious Deep Valley—Forward, March! 29 CHAPTER III. March Down the South Fork—Capture of an Indian Village—Hungry Men—An able Surgeon—Snow Storms—Visit of Ten-ie-ya, Chief of the Yosemites—Commander’s Dilemma—Unique