Telegram-herald., 1890-07-28
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The nssri6sd forest at Iler.sseni De- 10
eassa ia q green valley 3 aile and q hah
from tie s.Gglan. The ga2a 60 AZ loaos
south from tbe rsilgoaa risiGg ever The
roilinr lllls ia ecntle sle2es aaA sllsclasies
new zna beautiful views II every tNrn To
the e2st eaa aarth use TAG ssfeen slopes az
TIE divide. cllninst "a % tne e@Si Ia fle
snow ozpPs1 sG1lE.lt 81 tlkcs Peak 40
the north. aSoat I've mllas CFysial Peak
stance out, q sharp cone, froIa among
cluster - wooded hills rtzlap il ECuaa aol~
r4oeS 4 igS ase. j ar - the Nesl, oNer fhe
intervening mountains AID pSrk, laa} i.e
seen The snowy range, pofIsotaAi al ol
snowy white ON the t9rlzon, mAgAinE the
backbone q tie continent
Everya lcre along the road mas be found
httie chips 81 petr.no wo0a, either oropised
there by curiosity hunters or scattered
from the remains II some stump il the Va
einiIy
after going ap and down through ses-
era little ValleTs TIE read desoeu1s a
rather steep grade 10 the VALLEY where the
forest Il located The valley j. broader
here than elSewhers. and here aac there,
scattered over the bottom and ga the lower
slopes 81 tie surrounding hills, aQe lNlle
mounds q white pelrlcd chip marking
the spots where the tops of the stnnns
rezch The surface Only oue 81 the stausps
has as yeg boe1 entirely uncovered, Ead %
this most ot The visitors ofrsf IL IS on the
edge q ss8al grove ~ pinc on TIE west
side of tie valley. over Il Is b roagh s,1f-
folding, from winch are suspended several
saws sail deeply lmbe1ced Ia he stump.
Several years ago. when lie AiclsnG wns
first opened, some one conceived The iaoa
Of trGaspiaGting tie stump 10 Manltou,
bat il WAS found thRt q could not pass
through the tunnels on the road lie then
commenced 90 s2w it into vertical slabs,
which hs thought could be pat together
EiterWard- The SAWS sunk easily IA tie
top Of the stump Tor about two feet when
they encountered hard silica. 20 which the
outside ar hed not Yet penetrated, and
there they stuck.
The stamp is about g feet in circumfer
ence and u feet high. It's shape Is perfect:
the buttTessod roots. the Knots. and ths
irregularities O. tie bark are al there. Cs
distinct as those on any Of the pine trees
close at hand The wood varies greatly.
While al Of it shows distinctly the grain
and peculiarities of pine wood, there are
some pieces which are as hard ss flint and
white as marble, while others are soft and
almost like natural wood BY pulling of
pieces Of the petri1ei wood here and there
are found little l5ers which tie silica did
not for some reason reach, bat these
crnmble 10 dust when touched The tree
las been identified as belonging % the
same family IS the giant trees OF Cali
fornia.
Across the valley from the large stump
IS another one almost as peculiar. It Is
large blush black stone. which is made q
Thousands CT pieces OF petrifed charcoal,
conglomerated In a solid mas. None of
the pieces are over an inch In length AID
how they became thus knit together Is
likely 70 remain q mystery.
The place, ia lis present condition. WI
fully repay visitor, but the expenditure
81 few thorssni dollars by the s0wp of
FlorisSsnt in securing title 10 the land.
digging out the stumps and grading lie
grounds would make Il 3 grest point of at
traction fo- curiosity and pleasure seekers.
The forest is reached by ariGe q thirty
six miles on the Colorado Midland over
the oivice.-Colorado Springs Gazette