Description: Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California (1862) by James M. Hutchings Size, 8.5 x 6 inches, exterior shelve ware, corner bumper slight ware, interior with toning, occasional light spotting soiling and foxing; This edition is done with tooled leather. See photos for up close details. Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California. 2d. ed. (San Francisco: J. M. Hutchings, 1862) by James Mason Hutchings (1820 - 1902) 267 pages. Illustrated with 105 wood engravings, some full page, by Thomas Armstrong, after drawings by the Nahl brothers, Harrison Eastman, and others. Most or all of the engravings in the book are from Hutchings’ California magazine. Many of the chapters are based on articles in the magazine. PUBLISHED BY J. M. HUTCHINGS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO. 1862. ILLUSTRATED BY 105 WELL EXECUTED ENGRAVINGS, INCLUDING THE MAMMOTH TREES OF CALAVERAS; THE CAVES AND NATURAL BRIDGES OF CALAVERAS; THE YO-SEMITE VALLEY; THE MAMMOTH TREES OF MARIPOSA AND FREZNO; MOUNT SHASTA; THE QUICKSILVER MINES OF NEW ALMADEN AND HENRIQUITA; THE FARALLONE ISLANDS; THE GEYSER SPRINGS; THE RIFFLE-BOX WATERFALL, DEER CREEK; LAKE BIGLER: SCENES ON THE SACRAMENTO; THE EL DORADO COUNTY CAVE, ETC. Chapter 1: The Mammoth Trees of CalaverasChapter 2: The Caves of Calaveras CountyChapter 3: The Natural Bridges of Calaveras CountyChapter 4: The Yo-Semite ValleyChapter 5: The Mammoth Trees of Mariposa and FreznoChapter 6: Quicksilver MinesChapter 7: Mount ShastaChapter 8: The Farallone IslandsChapter 9: Sights around San FranciscoChapter 10: The California GeysersChapter 11: Riffle-Box WaterfallChapter 12: Lake Bigler [Lake Tahoe]Chapter 13: Alabaster Cave Hutchings emigrated to the United States in 1848, and then "headed to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush. He became wealthy as a miner, then lost his fortune when his bank failed. He turned to publishing and tourism and regained his wealth. In 1855 Hutchings led the first tourist party into Yosemite, ultimately becoming one of the first settlers in Yosemite Valley. Hutchings published an illustrated magazine, "Hutchings' California Magazine" that told the world about Yosemite and the Sierra. He was a tireless promoter, of himself and Yosemite. After Yosemite Valley was dedicated as a park in 1864, Hutchings believed he was entitled to retain160 acres in the valley. The courts ruled otherwise. He did, however, get a generous payment from the state to help compensate for his eviction from the valley. Hutchings was an innkeeper for the Calaveras Big Tree Grove Hotel, north of Yosemite. James Hutchings, while visiting Yosemite on October 31, 1902, was killed when his horse reared and threw him from his buggy" (Sierra Nevada Museum online). James Mason Hutchings was one of the earliest and most important pioneer figures of Yosemite Valley. It was Hutchings that published the first illustrations of Yosemite Valley, his daughter was the first non-Indian to be born in the Valley, and he owned one of the first hotels in the Valley. He purchased the Upper Hotel in 1864 and renamed it Hutchings House. This hotel was located in the old Yosemite Village, which was developed on the south side of the Valley, between Sentinel Bridge and the Four Mile Trailhead.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Inscribed
Region: North America
Author: HUTCHING, J.M.
Publisher: J. M. Hutchings
Topic: American (US)
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1862
Original/Facsimile: Original
