The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-30
UNDER THE BIGTREES
Bill Nye Gathers Another Fine
Lot of ChesnutS.
A DISAPPOINTED YOUNG LADY.
The Young Man Who Studied for tho
llinistry. end the Quesr Job He
Get Out West.
Copyright, 1893 by Edgar v. Nyel

lCOpynents 1873 Oy Go8n W. Ny0J
We have Just visited the big trees near
Santa Cruz. The big trees have been often
referred to and by people who were 20
much more gifted as liars than am that
/ shrink from the task Of writing about
them. We saw probably . hundred of
them, but will not try to speak Of more
than four or five. Each of the larger ones
is ramed-some of them for the great gen.
erals, one for the Y. NJ. G. A. and one for
Col. IngersolI. The name of Col. Inger-
soil has been torn from the tree it belongs
to, and tits not known who did it. Prob
ably some one who differs from Col. Inger-
soil, but has not been able to express him
sci otherwise, has torn his name of. This
shows that if We cannot readily reply to .
man we may hamstring his pet horse and
thus slow that We do not indorse him any
way.
There is one big tree around which the
entire tram load of people stood. This
gives one an idea how large it is. There
is a 30 emn grandeur about these trees
which makes even excursioElsts and tour
lists silent for five or six minutes.
measured one tree and have the string
with me. It is sixty feet in circumference,
and vet It is not the largest in the red
wood family.
The first big tree in Calaveras county
was about eighty feet in diameter, and the
stump 10 used for dancing floor. Thirty
two people have danced there at one
time, and seventeen besides the band
stood on the stump and looked on. It was
cut down by five men, who worked twen-
ty-two days at it, using pump augurs for
the purpose Another large tree was
used in making sufficient ties for the
Southern Pacific railroad, and the top
furnished tho woodwork for the Palace
hotel in San Francisco, hotel so large
that the Office does not know what guests
are in the house, and escaping criminals
often secrete themselves by engaging q
room there.
The Father of the Forest" was no feet
1.-THE Tree of Refuge" 23s head Of stock
sheltered themselves for eleven days dur
ing large storm. It 10 hollow tree with
hot and cold water in it.
Visitors pin their cards on these trees.
thus giving an added dignity to the tree
by showing its wide circle of acquaintance.
These cards show generally how our JOB
age in which We 1--we. Some talk is now
heard about bringing "The Tree of Refuge
to the Worlds fair and setting it out near
the plaisance, but wiser men think that
the exposition should be removed to the
large tree.
Lexis observatory is supposed to be At
San Jose. but you have to ride twenty
land was 20 high in San Jose that the OBJ
servatory had to 60 out of town to locate.
In some places in the state land was so
high . few years ago that An observatory
was not necessary. Now it. is within the
reach of all.
Mr.. Lick was an eccentric man with
throat whiskers and some means. Wish
ing to contribute something to science he
secured the greatest lens he could buy
and then fitted it up for the purpose OF
| pryinP into the armament little farther.
| With this instrument quite q number OF
new stars have been discovered, but no
| improvements made on them 80 far.
The big trees were formerly the home Of
| the grizzly bear, for they were both mon
archs in their own line, but now the bear
has seemed to disappear. The last one in
| the wild and wet West heard this spring
that hoopskirts were coming back again,
and with a cOnvulsive shudder he turned
his broad stomach towards tho armament
and passed away.
| If she had met with any bitter disappoint-
ments since she came to California. She
said yes, she had met with a great many
when she first came to the Coast. asked
| her what they were.
"Well," she said naively as she sort of
rubbed her beautiful elbow, for it was
evening, and dimple after dimple seemed
| to chase each other across her chest and
neck, II have been disappointed thou.
sand times, for just as wet my finger to
locate one of these old time fleas they
evade me and are soon lost in the beauti-
full climate. Then they come back and
bite"
respect the judgment of the flea now
more than ever. Fieas never poster me
hardly at all.
Many items are published regarding the
success of fruit growers; for instance:
Mr.. Frank Kimbsil. of National City, reports
olive trees on his place only four years old that
yield over thirty gallons to the tree
W. Packer reports from $50 blackberry vines
$500 boxes, or &2l0 from quarter Of an acre, OF
$50 per acre.
j. K. Dobbins, of San Gabriel, sold from 10,
trees OF Valencia late oranges 400 worth s. coo
net II he had had 2,000 trees he would have made
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