The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
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Giant rIr OF washipgton.
A tree that rivals in height and age
the monarchs of the redwood forests
In California has just been cut into
sections out in the state OF Washing
ton, says a writer in St Paufs no
neer Press. All the terms which have
been invented TO describe big trees
could be applied to this mammoth
without iattery or exaggeration- An
idea of It's size may be gained from
the fact that II sawed into inch strips
the lumber made from the tree would
all ten of the largest sized freight
ears. and the strips OF wood, II placed
end to end. would reach from the
town where the tree now is-Nc~
whatcom. Wash. across the waters
OF the Pacific Ocean to the land OF Ii
Hung Chang. The total height OF tne
tree. as il stood before being teiied.
was i6j feet, or about one-eleSehtn OF
a mile. To the point where the hrst
limb branehed out was 22O ieet ~
the base the circumference was touhu
to be 80 fee, II inches. There was
not throughout the tree the slightest
indication Of uusounGneds. In ali the
forests Of Washington there Is not
tree. young or Old. walch would make
finer lum her than this There Is way
TO tell the age OF every tree. Just as
there Is to learn how many years
horse has lived With the tree the
problem l. solved by studying ths
number az ring that are clearly as
eeruihie ehen The saw has severed the
great mass of wood into sections. Ihis
tost. when applied 10 the Washington
Igee showed that ir was at least ist
ysars since the day when II became a
s-piiug 10 the heart OF the case.ide
mountains. There are herce storms in
Ihe Cascades every winter. The wind
blows tremendously and the snow Tails
good deal after the same tsshioH
thai Il does In The Rocky MountainS
But The big tren has gone ali through
this weather for almost i've centuries
and II uIsn had only let II alone Il
would have been aone the worse Tor
wear The men who own the tree in
IA present form have submitted TO
scientists the question regarding the
changes which undoubtedly took place
around il during the centuries that
hayc interviewed since u began TO grow
OF course. II n impossible 70 examine
IN AtAMii tue forests % t1N
Mountains. bur so tar as investigation
aas demonstrated the bis tree was the
olaesl In the STATE o! Washington.
scientists hold that tho facts stated
prove that there has been no material
ehansc In the eaTth's surface IN the
state Of Washington and probably In
ths entire territory Of the United
states Tor at least 500 years. 1t has
teen held ~ soine that the surface
Of the earth IN the far western sections
Of our country differed materially from
what II Is even with so recent pc
Rod from the scientific point OF view
as I'VE centuries ago. Hence the big
tree completely disproyes the cher
lshed theory. II Is quite likely the
wooded giant was tiny sapIing In the
days when Columbus nrst discovered
the West Indies. II has grown steadily
and without opposition since that date.
The tree was as straight as an arrow
from It's base 10 the first limb. 220
feet. and curIously enough, the trunk
maintained an equally stern position
10 the tUpmost pOInL
New orchards.--Thousands of acres
:, -b orch r4s ygfii come into haar