Those on the north wall between Washington Column and the Royal Arch Fall were so nearly related they formed an almost continuous sheet, and these again were but slightly separated from those about Indian Canyon.

The group about the Three Brothers and El Capitan, owing to the topography and cleavage of the cliffs back of them, was more broken and irregular.

The Tissiack Cascades were comparatively small, yet sufficient to give that noblest of mountain rocks a glorious voice.

In the midst of all this extravagant rejoicing the great Yosemite Fall was scarce heard until about three o'clock in the afternoon.

Then I was startled by a sudden thundering crash as if a rock avalanche had come to the help of the roaring waters.