In the Sierra 



pursued, they lost heart and surrendered. 

 A fine monument the old man has in this 

 bright lake, and likely to last a long time, 

 though lakes die as well as Indians, being 

 gradually filled with detritus carried in by 

 the feeding streams, and to some extent 

 also by snow avalanches and rain and wind. 

 A considerable portion of the Tenaya basin 

 is already changed into a forested flat and 

 meadow at the upper end, where the main 

 tributary enters from Cathedral Peak. Two 

 other tributaries come from the Hoffman 

 Range. The outlet flows westward through 

 Tenaya Canon to join the Merced River in 

 Yosemite. Scarce a handful of loose soil is 

 to be seen on the north shore. All is bare, 

 shining granite, suggesting the Indian name 

 of the lake, Pywiack, meaning shining rock. 

 The basin seems to have been slowly ex- 

 cavated by the ancient glaciers, a marvel- 

 ous work requiring countless thousands of 

 years. On the south side an imposing moun- 

 tain rises from the water's edge to a height 



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