first or second tourist party to Yosemite Valley James M. Hutchings, editor, Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine (1856–1861) James M. Hutchings "The Great Yo-Semite Valley," Hutchings' California Magazine, (October 1859). First account of Yosemite Valley with illustrations James M. Hutchings Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California (1862). First travel guide for Yosemite Valley. James M. Hutchings In the Heart of the Sierras (1888) Hank Johnston Yosemite's Yesterdays, v. 2, chapter 2 (1991) has a biography of James Hutchings Another detailed biography of Hutchings can be found in Peter E. Palmquist and Thomas R. Kailbourn, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865 (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000), pp. 312–316. Hutchings' 1855 travel journal (along with his 1848-49 emigration journal) is available at the Library of Congress, catalog number MMC-1892 References External links "A New Commandment" and "Third Commandment", two short radio readings from Hutchings' "The Miners' Ten Commandments," (California State Library) from the California Legacy Project. James M. Hutchings collection, 1873–1942. California State Library, California History Room. 1820 births 1902 deaths American real estate businesspeople Sierra Nevada (United States) Yosemite National Park Deaths by horse-riding accident in the United States Accidental deaths in California 19th-century American businesspeople