The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-16

Making this tree central point of OBJ
servatien, to the west twenty PAGES is
Florence Nightingale" originally "Nigh.
tipgale," to which the word Florence was
added in 1855, by an admiring nephew
Of the philanthropic English lady whose
name the tree now bears. Thirty PAGES
eastward of "a. j. is the bay State"
and forty yards north, "W. G. Bryant"
SO named in 1865, by lady admirer of
that distinguished American poet. To the
left Of bryant" twenty feet, is "Wm.
II. Seward"
After passing Seward the Pioneers
Cabin" $50 named from the cabin-like
chamber and chimney its hollow trunk
exhibits,) one of the largest of the trees.
To the west of this, forty yards, are two
beautiful sequoyas, say seventy-fve years
old, of beautiful and vigorous growth
two feet in diameter and one hundred and
forty feet high.
South of the pioneers Cabin seven-
ty yards, in the center of the Grove, is
tree two hundred and eighty fee. high,
sventeen feet in diameter, singularly hol-
lowed out on one side by fire, and named
"Pluto's Chimney" The Chimney"
made by the fire is on the north side of
tree, and extends from the ground ninety
feet upward. A hundred feet north of
the "Pioneer's Cabin" stand the GUAR
tette" cluster, the highest of which is two
hundred feet; and fifty yards east of this
is healthy young tree thirteen feet in
diameter, two hundred and eighty feet
high, named in 1865 by a San Fran
cisco lady, "America." 1t has been well
named.
Eighty yards east of the pioneers
Cabin" on the right, the right the other
on the left of the path, are "California"
and "Broderick," so named in 1865.
Originally they were called ada" and
Mary" The next tree is "Henry Ward
Beecher," two hundred and eighty feet
high, and fourteen feet in diameter.
A few steps further on brings up to
the Fallen Monarch" the base section of
a huge trunk, which has to all appearance
been down for centuries. 1t is still eigh.
teen feet in diameter, though all the bark
and much of the wood have been wasted
away by time. What is left is perfectly
sound but the upper half or two.thirds,
which struck the earth wi greater force
in its fall has all disappeared, and trees
nearly century old are growing where
it struck. This tree must have been over
three hundred feet high and twenty-five
feet in diameter.
Fifty PAGES east Of this is the Her.
mit," now named abraham Lincoln" 1t
is eighteen feet in diameter and three
hundred and twenty high-sound from
root to top. One hundred yards this is
a tree which has been named "Eihu
Burritt. The next tree, twenty PAGES to
the right Of the path, is "Uncle Sam"
Near 1t stands "Alta Upper California"
aud fifteen steps north of this Is Union.
Next, and right on the trail, comes Gen
eral Wadsworth," named in honor of the
noble soldier who was slain in Grants
against Richmond This clus.
ter contains twelve trees, in size, of tho
second class-averaging fifteen feet in
and two hundred and sixty feet
in height.
'The Mother Of the Forest, ends the
the northward course of our walk, and
here the path turns toward the
Hotel. This tree has been stripped of her
bark for one hundred and sixteen feet
upward from the ground. 1t is Of course
lead, and the top limbs are beginning to
TALL. Near the top small tree, suppos-
ID to be sugar pine, has taken root in
The body of the "Mother," and is appa-
rently intent on coming to something.
The Mother" is three hundred and
twenty-seven feet high, and without the
bark seventy-eight feet in circumference.
North of the "Mother," and outside ofI
the inclosure, are "The Twins" and a
nameless tree sixteen feet in diameter and
three hundred feet high.
Fifty yards on the trail southwark, is
General Suffer-" which dividing thirty
feet from the ground, forms two distinct
trees. each two hundred feet high.
"Salem Witch" "Longfellow." Prof.
Asa Gray" and "Dr. John Torrey," (the
two last named in honor of distinguished
American botanists,) are next. all close to.
gether and all fine trees. Fifty feet to
the west of these stand The Trinity"
three trees growing from one trunk. The
below the point of diver
gence is sixty feet.
One hundred feet from "Longtelow"
brings us amidst the family group. Stand.
ing near the uprooted base of the Father
Of the Forest" the scene is grand and
beautiful beYond description the "Fath.
ar" long since bowed his head iu the dust,
yet how stupendous even in his ruin
He measures one hundred and twelve feet
at the base, and can be traced three hum
1red feet, where the trunk was broken by
falling against another tree; it here
measures sixteen feet in diameter and ac.
cording to the average taper OF the other
trees, this venerable giant must have been
four hundred and fifty feet in height when
standing. A hollow chamber or burnt
cavity extends through the trunk two
hundred feet, large enough for person
to ride through near its base never /
failing spring of water is found, Walking
upon the trunk and looking from its up
rooted base, the, the mind can scarce con.
ceive its prodigious dimensions
while on the other hand tower his giant
sons and daughters, forming the most i'm
pressive scene in the forest.
Ninety yards east of this and the same
from the road, is cluster of three trees
named "Starr King" Richard Cobdep
and "John Bright" "Starr King" is the
highest standing tree in the group-three
hundred and sixty-six feet daniel
O'Connell" and Edward Everett" stand
next south of this trio They are young
lrees-say eight hundred years old and
quite vigorous.
Midway Of the trunk of the Father A"