In the Sierra 



wished, care being taken only to keep them 

 headed toward the summit of the Merced 

 and Tuolumne divide. Soon the two thou- 

 sand flattened paunches were bulged out with 

 sweet-pea vines and grass, and the gaunt, 

 desperate creatures, more like wolves than 



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DIVIDE BETWEEN THE TUOLUMNE AND THE MERCED, 



BELOW HAZEL GREEN 



sheep, became bland and governable, while 

 the howling drivers changed to gentle shep- 

 herds, and sauntered in peace. 



Toward sundown we reached Hazel 

 Green, a charming spot on the summit of 

 the dividing ridge between the basins of the 



