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<est of all the cascades in the Yosemite region. Between the 

 Vernal and Nevada Falls, the river descends 275 feet, and is 

 broken into foam for a large part of its distance. 



Three-quarters of a mile southwestward from the Vernal 

 Fall, is Toloolweack, or, as Whitney spells it, Illilouette Fall, 

 never measured, but estimated to be 600 feet high. Tolool- 

 weack Creek, below the cascade, runs through a rugged cas- 

 cade, in which immense rocks lie piled upon one another, with 

 great open spaces beneath them. 



Half a mile southeastward from Sentinel Obelisk, is the 

 Sentinel Dome, 4,150 feet high. From its summit, very ex- 

 tensive views can be gained. 



Glacial Point, a little more than a mile eastward from Sen- 

 tinel Obelisk, commands extensive views. 



The South Dome, or Mount Starr King, is two miles south' 

 eastward from the Nevada Fall, and is the most regular in 

 shape of all the mountain domes. Its summit is 6,500 feet 

 above the valley, and is inaccessible. 



Immediately north of the Nevada Fall, rises the Cap of 

 Liberty, or Mount Broderick, to a height of 4,600 feet above 

 the valley. 



Several miles eastward from the Half Dome, is the Cloud's 

 Rest, 5,700 feet above the valley. 



The North Dome, 3,568 feet above the valley, is half a mile 

 north of the Washington Column. 



105. Cascades of Rockets. It is impossible to convey, by 

 description, a clear conception of the grandeur, the variety, 

 and the singular character of the Yosemite scenery. A large 

 number of excellent photographs show many of the beauties 

 of the place faithfully. A peculiar feature in most of the cas- 

 cades is not caught in the photographs I mean the rocket 

 forms of the water, which, as the spectator looks up, seems to 

 shoot down or out, in forms like a succession of rockets, each 

 composed of a head of white water, leaving a trail of snowy 

 sparks behind it, until it is exhausted, and others succeed it.. 

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