without embellishment, and are believed to be fairly accurate.
The spelling adopted is such as best indicates the pronunciation.

The English names, by which the falls and peaks are commonly
known, bear no relation to the Indian names, but were bestowed by
the soldiers of the Mariposa Battalion at the time the Valley
was discovered. The appropriateness and good taste of most of
them are due to Dr. L.H. Bunnell, the surgeon of the expedition.


AH-WAH´-NEE (original name of Yosemite Valley)--"Deep grassy
valley."

YO-SEM´-I-TE--"Full-grown grizzly bear."

PO-HO´-NO (Bridal Veil)--"A puffing-wind."

LOI´-YA (The Sentinel)--"A signal station."

CHO´-LACK (Yosemite Falls)--"The falls."

CHO-KO´-NI (Royal Arches)--"Canopy of baby basket." Strictly
speaking, this name applies only to a deep alcove near the top of
this cliff.

YO-WEI´-YEE (Nevada)--"Twisting."

TO-TAU-KON-NU´-LA (El Capitan)--Named from the To-tau´-kons,
or cranes, which used to make their nests in a meadow near the
top of this rock.