The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-02-22
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MAMMOTH TREE OF CALIFORNIA,

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1 Two regular live Yankees have just re-
turned from California, and report that
they ,liaveago! the BigrTres on the way
home. Tte,IBig Tree--ihe very largest
known within The bounds Of The modern
Ell Dorado, and SO far as has yet been dis
covered, tie largest on The face Of the
earth, or that has ever grown. In their
quaint manner lhey give highly roman
tic account of a journey Of some fifty
miles into the interior, southerly from San
4 francisco, Tor The purpose, merely, Of
seeing this old massive log. No gold
having been discovered in HAT direction,
lhe face Of tie country was found uhbro.
ken, in lis naturally beautifully undulaiing
surface, heavily drapsd with wild oats, tall
grasses, and brillian, colored flowers. o..
This mammoth tree was situated on the
soulhwesierly slope Of a hill, in soil OF
fifteen feet deep. lts roots extended in all
directions for more Than fifty rods upon
the hill side and downwards TO the depth
Of the soil. The diameterat it's base was
twenty-five feet, and the circumference
slxlyislx-3a single tree, round and sym
melrlcal, log lhrse hundred and tweni hye
feet up To- lis top, where a few huge
branches have spread ther evergreen
fringes 10 the sunshine and the storms Of
years nneopnlaole: From an actual esiI'
male o. lis dllrnaHl layeFs Y y nlore man
'hree thousand l,sinH years SINCE this mammolh
ceuaF was sapllng 10 us teens: lhen
LOT o large space on me oyer surface nex'
70 we park the layers OF yearly grown
are SO tlIn as 10 render Them uncoun'aole'
mere, ulen, As "a specimen Of 'an'lquiiy
wnlen carries w PACK beyond me usual
o9|ects and events referred 10 IN Tue Illus
Fa'ion OF cld lhings. All me startling
events IN me histories oil men and na'Ions
curing 'ne ohr's'ian era are oui as yeser'
aay' anu we a.e compelled 70 60 oacK 10
the time al Noah's navigation and lhe
rearing of the tower oi Babel, or Inc lay
ingo o. inc iounda'ions o. me greai pyrs-
Pplq. Eor IN those days. utmost ihe pc.
ginning ol earthly events must ine seed
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