The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-22
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about five o'clock in the afternoon, Yesterday.
On my way hither passed through Sonora
and Columbia, crossing the Stanislaus at 'Ab-
lbey's Ferry in the mountains. The road
from Sonora TO this place (Big Tree) is in
lsplendid order, and can be travelled With per-
feet safety in a buggy or carriage. The distance
from Sonora via Murphy's Camp is twenty-five
miles. On arriving at this place i was much
surprised to find first-class hotel, with every
convenience of 6, similar establishment in
large city. 1t il we'll fitted up for the accom-
modation of ladies', being amply provided with
bed rooms parlors, &c. There is also COM
modious stable on the ground, which will ac-
Icomodate some forty horses. glhr aEseag asts
In the body of the "Big Tree" there is a
house. ii by 18, which contains two fine bowl
ing alleys. The stump of the tree is intended
for ballroom. / measured the stump nv
Iself distance of eight feet from the ground,
and found it to be twenty-six feet in diameter
at the narowest place. | am indebted to Mr..
Chas. s. Stevans for his kindness in guiding
me through the forest. and for giving me the
names of the trees. s 9ao 1ol q
The Mammoth Tree Grove contains in its
valley eighty-fiye monster trees in an area of
fifty acres The "Big Tree'' is not the largest
tree in the grove, but 1T is the largest perfect
and measured, after it was cut down, 800 feet
in length, the stump standing eight feet high.
1t is estimated by the grains of the stump to
be three thousand years old. Five men were
occupied twenty-five days in telling it (Which
was done by boring, and three weeks to strip
off its bark to the hight of fifty-two feet.
The Miner Cabin is eighty feet in circum-
ference and nearly 300 feet high; it is open in
front about seventeen feet. s99is d3gad3 ba8l5s
The .'Three Sisters are group evidently
grown fom the same root, about 800 feet
high, and ninety-t%o feet in circumference.
They are perfect, and the most beautiful ones
in the whole group 3 - sniob 10 Eis95Il
The pioneers Cabin" is 150 feet high;
where to the top is broken off it has small
opening through it. ---'
The Old Bachelor is quite forlorn looking
gentleman, having many rents in his back,
and the roughest-looking bark, in the whole
group, aud is 800 feet high, aud sixty feet in
circumference.
The Husband and Wifi" are about ESQ
feet Highland each sixty feet in acircumference.
They seem very affectionates leahihg toward
each other at the top. 90 .f.Fs tse,.,i,fas..-
The "Family Group consists of twenty
six trees, the father, mother and twenty
four children. The fathery from appearance
was blown down many years age. The tree
measured Ito feet in circumference, and the sup
posed hight, while standing, was $50 feet; the
remaining length, where it was broken off by
falling against another tree is 800 feet. Itis
hollow the entire length; and large Enough to
ride into on horseback. Nearly half of the
trunk is embedded in the ground, and measures
% feet in diameter above the surface
The Hermit stands entirely by ITSELF and
is 800 feet high and seventy-fye feet in cir
conference, exceedingly straight and symme-
trical. la s.8sa7
The Hercules, is $50 feet high and 1O7 feet
in circumference; this is largest standing tree
in the grove, and would make 725,O00 feet efl
lumber; it, like many other large trees, is i'm
perfect, being burnt ON one side eight feet.
The Mother is ninety-one feet in ci.c I'M
ferenc.. and 527 feet high. asas.3s s-GsFasa |
The "Pennsylvania," )" so called by two youngt
ladies of Philadelphia, is twenty -four feet in
diameter and 315 feet high. @ ffa ,as
The eNorth Carolina' IS twenty-one feet
across the base and $40 feet high. va5ia
The Green Mountain State'' is twenty-five
feet in diameter and 800 feet high
The Mother and Son" are together ninety
three feet in circumference; the mother is 325
feet high and the son 800 feet sl sf4fl 81 4aI
The 'sSiamese Twins and their Guardian"
The twins have one trnnk, but their bodies are
separate at hight Of forty feet. They are 3ool
feet high The guardian stands by their side
and is eighty feet in circumference and $50
feet high. rsrE- ii ss,s.lr f.s4-e j lyefl.a.
The "Old Maid, stands single in her grief;
her head, unlike any other trunk in the grove,
is entirely bare and slightly bowling. Her
hight is 800 feet and the circumference sixty
feet. r@, ,,etafai Eaa EesaEl hean .es
The "Adie and Mary" are named after two
40 fbaf drJyn
to the grove. The trees are nearly 300 feet
high and sixty-five feet in circumference, and
are very handsome. ilg1a3y ID ssgis Esal
The Horseback RIDE is an old fallen hol-
low trunk Of $50 feet in length; it is separated
into two parts. The space ridden through rs
seventy-five feet and istwelye feet in diameter
in the clear. b si 6naa ,sezias3Iq. eal. .gi %,
"UHcle Toms Cabin" is about 800 feet high
and ninety feet in circumference. The cabin |
has narrow entrance two and half feet il.
width, and will seat twenty-five persons; it is
ten feet high 919qzs toE 10 $50 TgsFI *.
The bride of the Forest'' is not the largest
tree, but is noted for having the smoothest
bark of any in the grove. 1t is $50 feet high
seventy feet in circumference. DA l2a =,
The Beauty of the Forest is sixty five feet
in circumference and full 800 feet high; tits
very straight and slender, and nearly free of
limbs; the top is surmounted with beautiful
and regular green cap. '.ii'1.' 90 s'
The altitude ofthe grove is $500 feet above
Murphy's Camp. l had nearly forgotten to
mention that it showed at this place last nigh
to the depth of six inches, at the time am
writing it is raining very hard. 4, +. sr.,4gf
| A Coon ONE.-Hunt, of the American House
lat Delaware, is one of the best story teilers
that ever kept good hotel. The following is