A la California, or, Sketches of life in the golden state ... (1889)
Evans, Albert S., 1831-1872 · San Francisco : G. H. Bancroft · leaf 428
THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS. 381 valley proper bya sight of the Merced River cas- cades—the stupendous cliffs at our right hand, and the beautiful, ribbon-like falls that glide over the wall at our left. We see much to admire here, but press onward for more interesting scenes. A mile … or so further and “ The Bridal Veil Falls” are iz sight, and all of Nature’s wonders we have seen in in the past are eclipsed. A nearer view raises our wildest admiration. The width of the falls at the top is about fifty feet, and for six hundred feet the water descends without interruption, when a…
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