Daily Republican., 1886-09-01
WONDERLAND.
~. OF CALAvERAs
|ao,srY, - CALIFORNIA

grs OF CALASEnAH
70, 70 MY, CALIFORNIA
vo,,v rect in Diameter
rs'", seur Hundred and Fifty
Feet Higb.
.,, =, the Daily Republican.
.c,sco. Cal. August 2oth!
hASI,.SI An l.si letter / promised that
} ny I. lno, nor 10 give you a descrip..
snasas'tb ~ ,bs biI trees that / told
~ 'ns ~ ', Cslaveras County, and !
o. LIZA ~ the attempt. ! Will mol
h, 81 | know that VIVA. ,a..d Sn hu
~ ssy readers al" Of the RErusLT,
!, vi said in my last letter II these
-. so,der Of the age. There
We .io,Ie I in California who have
\ 'I ,btm that do not believe TN y
!, ~ 'Ss'T as they really are; What y
y a. % the Mammoth Grove is
l., - . ANAL valley, near The
~ ~ ot the san Antouia, one OF
Y, Y, streams In Calaveras County,
s"at ~ 1872 miles from San Fran.
Ets,s NV. ia ia an excellent botol at the
~ @ a visitor is surprised Mt the
!. ~ aaccommod.tions and the low
sbsn it 10 taken into con-
= Mai il is located at such q
.tapce from the source OF sup-
,,re contains ninety three trees
,Oo,ia species, and they are the
isDy kind in the known world.
No; l5pnd in any other country
h,,ia, and they stand on an
n aver 4 900 feet. There are
s,oup., aud Of these the Gala
os1 b the largest ard hand
Tte greater part are named, the
.,nS en-, on o piece of marble
na,nt,d black. after which 1t
4 an the tree. The Father of
~ Is now lying down with
NIL off. but q careful measure
Cvs ma, II was 450 feet high
sst in diameter. THE tree is
Mi taers i, peuty of Icoin TO
m horseback for a distance of
lien turn arouud and drive
,bs rider can leave his horse,
eI.mling up four or Eve feet
his Journey for Ito feet Oh foot.
Epj ,uere IL u knot hole, with a
esallGp up to 1t On the outside,
spDs on tie iusids, each OF
o,erafl1t apsit. Tnis knot
kger than 3 -four barrel, and is
inet from the butt OF the tree,
lu form some idea OF ths size
nui, have been.
/, auCher lrse callei the
0.;h- Fu,eet," which Is still
bur ii has been stripped of
for ll6 feet fiom the ground.
cone turipg the year 1854
b. s.tt to the Crystal Palace,in
iivas burned up when the
was ia,lr y ed by ire in 1861.
Ie mer were engaged in remov.
baiE, oab 1f them fell from the
scltid and broke his leg
WAS stopped by striking
bnt Of the ropes, and falling
s0i aecayed bark, which is
s1l;as vslve.. This trsc Ia
ish, aD, without the bark Ia
circumference 1t seems a
hat !h!p majestic tree has been
Of its c,1;bing, and is com.
stand naked before the gaze of
VISITORS In 1853 one of the
lsss. .! f,el in circumference
wv iutt high, was cut down,
tk the Gnued Efforts of FIVE
hi!'fye days to fell it.
'ed large au9srs instead of
lhe stump has been smoothed
handsome round house built
IL o'rr it, that will accom-
lhi7two daIeets at Gro time,
10 lance oa tue STUN J itself.
sitoi'he tree which Ia lying
= ara t=a ..ll slz7d tsl- pin
e'y slde, tpr guess they did
Eely well as they have been
sni Aro going to dec ~.
lt lo,hef" arc the Twins,
.! hem THE Tfipiets. -
nee OF the Forest" ,s 20 feet
~ atd 800 it,tt high; 1t is one
ss',lltst and noblest trees in
Near TO this is the "Miner's
Fa'cn was blown down in
" Sl9 test long and az feet
el II Gerived its name from
WI HVeral miuers made their
Il YEARS ago, aid they had
foOn, There ere also the
C'aceS, aud they are very
'te' Another OF these mon
"a. sl.I'i he "pion eer's Cabin, /"
agl'.lke cham bsr and chtm-
!1i ae'Gv trunk Near to this
Fi,. ~ f'qtg's Chimney" it is
..l and the chimney extends
!, s'Et Near tnis stands the
", I'csltF," " the highest cf
~ i7tt' Abraham L5ucolp. u
~nii Sii"lneter ard $50 feet high
OuD,s htavenTard, and as it is
m.t NJ tue fJot 10 The top IL one OF
Ny SUE and handsome in the
-'l Comes the "Mother and
,le "oid BecAelor;r he is
s.u s.a We but that is not TO be
s'a, !, @' ms 4 is a great country
69.s. l,a3, There Is also the "Old
S,ra ,,,' IN circumference, but she
ors ' so' tlred Of bnffeting the
g,s S,'. and iu 1865 fell over to-
n, nIea' the "Oid Bachelor
bcs f1o 9'a,e' Id "a ft,et IN cir
Ss.. M. ahd there is a painter
h. a''s ln3cnse trees which sre
g' ci!,t. Maninent Union Generals
ns,.13 u 3aished men. Tie ma
hs.. he. aiier Americans but
,rn M zee LANES of foreigners.
,,.,'" "le ~ nion" are both
[.ya as,'' saI what would th,s
s,,p 'gtn s If it had not been for
t,cn rpm , 1861 10 '65 to keep
Il. ygi n oeing destroyed. "The
k,tt 'sf ois 'ftes growing from
tI,..ul s ..ulrcumfereuce of which.
snor e-nN' II bg ieet. rHer-
te1r,nsler MUSTER 325 feet high and 97
hsvv, srvv,',.ence' u. which fell down
ID Isa,s3o s.oim m in 1862, aud when
b. a Tsa ',l,, % feet from the per.
Wtt.tarr slamese Twins"
lu A u ,,. and tho "Grani,e
sld 20 9ss,ef, ssoe and average 3o5
Mia, i the .. "Sstquoii Qaeen"
L" ar. 'scH . side. The moth
FhAe r.'l 'l' re- SO is General |
'Fefe,~as ~saf by stands "Ken-
atls, a3at, Gt Ola Dominion !"
toa s" u M 1,s country aGeorsee