All of them, however, are picturesque, and they certainly give an added interest to the natural beauties and wonders with which they are associated.
LEGEND OF TO-TAU-KON-NU'-LA AND TIS-SA'-ACK.
Innumerable moons and snows have passed since the Great Spirit guided a little band of his favorite children into the beautiful vale of Ah-wah'-nee [Yosemite Valley], and bid them stop and rest from their long and weary wanderings, which had lasted ever since they had been separated by the great waters from the happy land of their forefathers in the far distant _El-o'-win_ (West).
Here they found food in abundance for all.

The rivers gave them plenty of _la-pe'-si_ (trout).

They found in the meadows sweet _ha'-ker_ (clover), and sour _yu-yu-yu-mah_ (oxalis) for spring medicine, and sweet _toon'-gy_ and other edible roots in abundance.

The trees and bushes yielded acorns, pine nuts, fruits and berries.

In the forests were herds of _he'-ker_ (deer) and other animals, which gave meat for food and skins for clothing and beds.