The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-03
NEW SERIES, No. 0.
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i WAsilixoroS MAaxorf, Gaovr,
I May "a, 1904
Last Wednesday moning lea my sexilence
In San Joaquin county and took up my line Of
march fbr this locality, and arrived here about
is T.. NJ. ysstcriay. On my way hshcr Ipassexl
lthrcagh 'Sonora aud ColumhiA, crossing the
IStaniAlam at Abbsys ksry,' In the noun
ltsins. Tho road IRON Sonom 20 this place
ll3ig Tnel ID In splendid or,lcr, aud eau bc trHv.
lcllcd with pcflcct salty In buggy or carriage.
The distance from ScnosN, via Murphys Camp
is twenty-five miiss. TN arriving II this place
| WINS much sarpri~dto an6 first class hotel.
with every .conyenlepcr VI simtlMr establish
uent 10 large city. n u wen ntsed up for
tho accommodation Of ladis~ Icing amply pro
s'a viii lsiroos com, ps,acr Ns 4 tsgl cs X alss \,
accommoiatc come fprty hoss 4a
I In tho body ~ tl,s iig Two there d 4 house,
lIs by %, whisA sentains two ins bowling alleys.
The stump Ut tho trio is intended ior ball
room. measured the stump myself, at q dis
tancc Of eight fct ftum the ground and found
II 10 bc twenty.slx aet in dlAmetcs n the mar
rowrst place. ] IN, indebted 10 Mr.. Char, y.
Stevens ier his kindnes In guiding mo through
the farrst, AMI for giving me the names OF the
trws
The Mammoth TNU arwe contains In its
valley eighty1ssc tnunstr freS in ga asea oi
my aer,s. 1he " bx Iwe u NOT thc lasg'st
trcc Ia the grove, but y The largest perfect one.
u y ninetyhsc mct ~ cirrumRrenre, ana mcs'-
ursi enrr y was CUT down 800 hst N length
the stump standing eight iset high u is esti-
mated BY The grains " tho stump 90 BE- 1900
yoars old, Five mcn wcrc occupied twenty tvo
days IN Filling Il (which was done by boriaa)
and thrcc wscks 70 strip ~ In bark 10 The
heiEnt oi m,'y'two wes w
Tho Mtners uabin ~ eighty hrt ~ CIR
cumisrrncr and nearly 3oo Rrt high y s open
Ia Iront about seventeen met
i the Ihree s'ssr~ are group svld.mey
grown hum shs n.He root, seMt 'sse0 tece Nigh.
and ninciyawc rcs ~ eircunl6renc. Thy
src psvtet and ubo most hcaut'ui ones ~ the
whole groap. -
i Ihc Fionrsfs capm 100 fet h'gh
wimss .s .ae %p !" o'"ss" on y hr . "ma''"pc"
Ing through " a.
The .Old Baohelor" Is quite 9 forlorn look.
ing gsntr.nan, having many rcsss ~ hm back.
and t'r rcsstsst locking bark m the whole
group and 70 400 'ees high and sixty sNt 10 cir
cumkrcpcs' , ,asl
The Husband and Wife arc about $50
ns't high, and each 90 net IN circnmi'renel-.
rmy seem very "nert'onase' leaning fowarisnch
, The Family Group consists OF twentyais
. trc~, the hther mother aud twcniyiour chill
drcn The hihcr, from apI~aruncc was blown
down many years neo This trce measured o
Act IN sireumiereDce, and the aupposcd heigbt
while standing was 400 Feet the remaining
length. where u was broken od by falling against
another tree, is 900 fsf. II u hollow The en-.
tire length, and largo enough to ridc Into on
horucback. Nrarly hall ef 1e trunk Ia embed.
dcd Ia tho ground, and measures - fat IN d.
. aineirr above the surface
The Hermit" stands entirely by Itself. aud
!, II 32O fcct high. and 20 feet in circumference.
exceedingly straight and symmetrical. "a
The Hercules Is 800 dai high. and l07
. feet In circumference this IA the furgest trce
: IN tho grove, and would make 72s. 900 iect Of
lsmber. u, like many otlrr large trss~, is I'm.
perfect, being burnsd on one aide eight feat.
Tho Mother" IL 81 feet In circumference
aud 327 fect high.
The Penn sylvanis," !" NO called by two young
ladies' Of Philadelphia, 10 "a fest IN diameter
. aad BIG icet high,
Tho North Carolina u u tcet across tho
: bass, and 3l0 feet high,
disssetsr, and 300 ssrs high. ~
The Mothsr and Boo are together %
high, and the Son 300 feet
The " SIamese Twins and their Guardian. I"
Ths Twins have ose trunk. bat their bodies are
; separate n hsisht Of ~ fect. They are 400
feet high. Tbe Guardian stsDdy By their sisis
and Il 30 feet In eireumicrencc and y2s iset
high ~ ''sS l''a ~
The "OId nsid {" stands single 10 be- grief;
her hesd. ssliks any other trunk In the grove.
70 entirely bare, apd slightly bowing. Her
height is 800 fsst. aud the circumference Il 90
The" Addie and Mary Asr named after
4 two yousg ladies who made uAs Asst buggy
drive 70 The grove, Tho trees ara nearly 300
feet high, and 90 feet IN circumftrcnce, and
sre very handsome. e"
Ths nsesebssk Ride b On old fallea hol.
low trunk of 2S0 fest In leagth, u y sspssa-
ted into two pssts. The space ridden thfosgh
II 70 feet, and Il II feet 10 diameter Ii The
clear.
sUneie Toms Cabin ID about 200 fset
high asd 20 iset In circumlsfepce. 1hs cabin
has . NARROW entrance two end . half nj In
Width. and will seat 70 persons II b ten lst
hIgh ~ Afs
The I" Bride of the Forest y not the hsg-
est tree. but h nossd Tor having The smoethest
bs,k Of any In the grove. II d 3e0 set high
and 20 fect In eircumnfence. a&