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Fig. 12 is a view of the back or south side of Half Dome, Yo- 

 semite, showing its moutonee condition; Fig. 13 represents El 

 Capitan of Yosemite, situated on the north side of the valley; 

 Fig. 14, El Capitan of Big Tuolumne Canon, near the middle, 

 situated on the north side ; Fig. 15, El Capitan of Big Tuolumne 

 Canon, near the head, situated on the north side. 



Fig. 14 Fig. 15 



The far-famed El Capitan rock presents a sheer cleaved 

 front, over three thousand feet high, and is scarcely less im- 

 pressive than the great dome. We have collected fine specimens 

 of this clearly defined rock form from all the principal Yosemi- 

 tes of the region. Nevertheless, it also has been considered ex- 



