Helen McCowen Carpenter, The Legend of Dah-nol-yo, Squaw Rock
“ Held by an invisible power he gazes on, unable to turn his eyes even to the bear, deer, quail and squirrel, that venture so near, peering in wonder at the lone man who is to suffer on through all eternity as he keeps his silent vigil of Dah-nol-yo. ”
Helen McCowen Carpenter, The Legend of Dah-nol-yo, Squaw Rock
“ The way to reach the Russian River and its scenic surroundings is by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway, the Picturesque Route of California.Continuous riding over this road does not become monotonous, owing to the variety and constant change of scenery, traversing, as it does, Marin, Sonoma, Russian River, Sanel and Ukiah Valleys.The hand of man, in dotting the country with orchards, vineyards, grain fields, homes, towns and villages, has most beautifully blended the domestic with nature’s wildness. ”
Helen McCowen Carpenter, The Legend of Dah-nol-yo, Squaw Rock
“ While he suffered in darkness, she said the face of Bu-tah-so should stand upon his sepulchre as a warning to all evil doers. The disappearance of the Chief’s sons and the face of one of them, engraved in stone, upon the mountain overlooking their home, so frightened the tribe that they fled to the north, and no tribe has since had the temerity to live in sight of the face on Dah-nol-yo.CAMP SCENE ON RUSSIAN RIVER ON LINE SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC RY.Here the legend ends, and we take up the threads and weave a little net of well authenticated facts. ”
