March Down the South Fork--Capture of an Indian Village--Hungry Men--An able Surgeon--Snow Storms--Visit of Ten-ie-ya, Chief of the Yosemites--Commander’s Dilemma--Unique Manner of Extrication--Approaching the Valley--First View--Sensations Experienced--A Lofty Flight Brought Down 40 CHAPTER IV. Naming the Valley--Signification and Origin of the Word--Its proper Pronunciation: Yo-sem-i-ty--Mr. Hutchings and Yo-Ham-i-te--His Restoration of Yo-sem-i-te 57 CHAPTER V. Date of Discovery--First White Visitors--Captain Joe Walker’s Statement--Ten-ie-ya’s Cunning--Indian Tradition--A Lying Guide--The Ancient Squaw--Destroying Indian Stores--Sweat-houses--The Mourner’s Toilet--Sentiment and Reality--Return to Head-quarters, 70 CHAPTER VI. Out of Provisions--A Hurried Move--Mills where Indians take their Grists, and Pots in which they Boil their Food--Advance Movement of Captain Dill--A Hungry Squad--Enjoyment--Neglect of Duty--Escape of Indians--Following their Trail--A Sorrowful Captain--A Mystery made Clear--Duplicity of the Chow-chillas--Vow-chester’s Good-will Offering--Return of the Fugitives--Major Savage as Agent and Interpreter 92 CHAPTER VII. Campaign against the Chow-chillas--The Favorite Hunting Ground--A Deer Hunt and a Bear _Chase_--An Accident and an Alarm--A Torch-light Pow-wow--Indians Discovered--Captain Boling’s Speech--Crossing of the San Joaquin--A Line of Battle, its Disappearance--Capture of Indian Village--Jose Rey’s Funeral-pyre--Following the Trail--A Dilemma--Sentiment and Applause--Returning to Camp--Narrow Escape of Captain Boling 105 CHAPTER VIII. A Camp Discussion--War or Police Clubs--Jack Regrets a Lost Opportunity--Boling’s Soothing Syrup--A Scribe Criticises and Apologises--Indian War Material and its Manufacture--The Fire-stick and its Sacred Uses--Arrival at Head-quarters 123 CHAPTER IX. Starvation Subdues the Chow-chillas, and the Result is Peace--Captain Kuykendall’s Expeditions--An Attack--Rout and Pursuit--A Wise Conclusion--Freezing out Indians--A Wild Country--A Terrific View--Yosemite _versus_ King’s River--Submission of the Indians South of the San Joaquin--Second Expedition to Yosemite--Daring Scouts--Capture of Indians--Naming of “Three Brothers” 135 CHAPTER X. A General Scout--An Indian Trap--Flying Artillery--A Narrow Escape--A Tragic Scene--Fortunes of War--A Scout’s Description--Recovery from a Sudden Leap--Surrounded by Enemies 148 CHAPTER XI.