CARVED OUT BY ICE.—Yosemite Valley, one of the world’s natural wonders, was once thought to have been made by earthquake. Now it is believed to have been carved out by moving ice Above are two of the "step" in the great canyon ; in the foreground Vernal Fall, and, upstream at right, Nevada Fall. The huge bluff in the centre is Liberty-Cap, which rises 2000 feet above the floor of the valley. (2) Cathedral Spire, which was climbed in 1934 by three men, one of whom can h ere b e seen approaching the top. 2154 feel high. (3) Vernal Fall, one of the most beautiful scenes in the Yosemite Valley.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 179, 30 June 1937, Page 6
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110CARVED OUT BY ICE.—Yosemite Valley, one of the world’s natural wonders, was once thought to have been made by earthquake. Now it is believed to have been carved out by moving ice Above are two of the "step" in the great canyon; in the foreground Vernal Fall, and, upstream at right, Nevada Fall. The huge bluff in the centre is Liberty-Cap, which rises 2000 feet above the floor of the valley. (2) Cathedral Spire, which was climbed in 1934 by three men, one of whom can here be seen approaching the top. 2154 feel high. (3) Vernal Fall, one of the most beautiful scenes in the Yosemite Valley. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 179, 30 June 1937, Page 6
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