The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-21
For the Sentinel.
Some Noted Trees.

In Marlposa county, Caiiforna
stands grove of trees remarkable
! for size and beauty. In the Span
ish language Mariposa, means but
ter-fy, and the place is presumingly
called Butter fly Grove. The trees
very much resemble frs, and have
grown to an almost incredib|,
height. One of them being felIed,
the stript bark of it was sent to the
Crystal Palace in London, where
it was converted into a good sized
room. The trunk of this great tree
lying on the ground, was scooped
out and furnished up as bowling
alley. The diameter of the remain.
ing portion left in the earth, ia "a
feet and ! of an inch, where a
pretty house was built and used as
a tea room The age of the tree is
computed at 1880 years. The "Grlz
ely GIANT grew up ninety feet
without leaves, then suddenly sends
out branches six feet in diameter,
which were soon covered with man.
tie of brightest green. In this grove
there are supposed to be six hun
dred of those giants, the bark of
which, is sometimes twenty inches
through. but fine and very delicate.
In Calvares county grove, the trees
are more generally known, because
of their being named, for instance,
The Father of the Forest. circum-
ference 40 feet. Height estimat-
at $50 feet, with foot pass through
zoe feet Naturally, the Mother of
the Forest" appears next, and we
find the circumference 50 feet,
height 4lO feet. Standing apart of
equal height, are the Three Ora
ces," $40 feet high, and 80 feet in
circumference. To the right is
The Miners Cabin hewn out of
a living trunk 79 feet in circum-
ference, and 300: feet in height.
"Unc,e Toms CABIN" is not so
large, the greatest diameter, being
only 81 and six inches. A MAN.
moth upturned root, with a drive
through it of over one hundred feet,
Is called "The Horse B.ck Ride.
To the left are two immense trees
which tower up over 300 feet,
and appear to be the guardians of
this wonderful forest, they are call
ed 1.-The Sentinels." It is claimed. |
and is very reasonably SO too, that
the very Oldest Standing trees were
tiny sprouts just peeping through
the ground, at the time OF the ma
tlvity in the stable at Bethlehem.
In the .vely gardens of the great
Dominican Convent, of Santa Sa
bina. Rome, grew the oldest or
ange tree IN Europe. The seed
was brought from China bya dis
cipIo of the great Dominican, who
planted it himself, which is rs wor-
thy of note as St. Dominick depart
ed life, 9th of August. in the year
1921. 'shis fragrant and beauti
full towering tree, WAS the first Of
it kind seen in Rome, or in fact,
LAZY, and the seeds
were sent 10 she utmost par "f the
earth. II WAS proiuc i've. and age
the bearing stems, so
much so, that very old trees are re-
putcd to have borne several thOus-
'nd oranges ut one time The Or
ange tree, without doubt, is the
longest lived fruit. tree known to
bear for morc than hundred
years. AS the Convent Of Santa
Sabina, is one of the oldest Dom
/
&c of Saint and Disciple, was not
he least IF its attractions. Tho
summer of 1873, the orange tree
vas still standing, though. the Gov
that in latter days dared
teal the Propagada, had threat
med old Santa Sabiba and all lis
ands with expOrtation. E. C.. w.