Drawing by Vischer of camels in the Calaveras mammoth tree grove, California, 1868

Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer of a drove of camels in the Calaveras mammoth tree grove, California, September 1868. Caption: "The Calaveras mammoth tree grove, Big Tree Hotel, and surrounding grounds, Sept. 1868." The Big Tree Hotel, at left, was enroute to the mines. Two steers rest in a clearing in the thick forest at right. A round fenced area in front of the hotel contains a fountain and grazing elk or moose. Several riders on horse-back and horse-drawn wagons are visible in the area.