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 



;radually filled with detritus carried in by 

 :he feeding streams, and to some extent 

 ilso by snow avalanches and rain and wind, 

 considerable portion of the Tenaya basin 

 already changed into a forested flat and 



icadow at the upper end, where the main 

 tributary enters from Cathedral Peak. Two 

 >ther tributaries come from the Hoffman 



,ange. The outlet flows westward through 



'enaya Canon to join the Merced River in 



'osemite. Scarce a handful of loose soil is 

 :o be seen on the north shore. All is bare, 

 ;hining granite, suggesting the Indian name 

 )f the lake, Pywiack, meaning shining rock. 



'he basin seems to have been slowly ex- 

 :avated by the ancient glaciers, a marvel- 

 >us work requiring countless thousands of 

 r ears. On the south side an imposing moun- 



tin rises from the water's edge to a height 



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