The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-01
SOME ENGLISH FORESTS.
TRACTS OF LAND THAT HAVE ES-
cAPED THE DEsPoiLER's Az.
Historic spot. That Breathe nm At
mospherc of Ancient Personnses
-RcautifaI Woodland scenery ct
Epptur and other Places.

Sherwood forest Is gone. but the royal
forest Of Epping still boasts OF some geah-
tiful woodland scenery. Almost adjoining
with ttainault forest and MiddicseN Tor
est Epping has now an area Of only Sea
acrrs Of woodland. although SO late as
lsal there were ANa acres of forest trees
The river Roding divided Ripping forest
from the forest OF Hainault ON the SOUTH
east, Aut the latter was long ago disaf-
forested Epning forest formerly bore the
name az Wsithans forest. surrounding
waltham abbey, and here the ancient
kings enjoyed much sport II covered all
Essex. and extended almost 20 the gates
Of London. zone may see today the haw-
thorn and the wild ROSE growing In kp-
ping forest Just they grew 400 wears
ago But the forest has been miscrahiy
curtailed of SIS proportions, A great slice.
wedge-shsped, has been cut out bodily,
and IS now built uron. the remnant hav-
ting been preserved as playground for
the great metropolis. Hsinsuit forest has
persisted these ATTY years. and II cut up
into farms save for a fragment OF Mid
diesex forest nothing remains except the
little piece inciosed In Lord Mansncids
park But In former DAYS the forest
came down to .the hamlet OF iseldun, af-
forward merry Isiington." So with Med
wood. Holt. woimer and Hardwood for
esfs--they are little more than names to-
uaN. Iherr - Ncarreft n roo or EprfNK
forest but speaks OF the past, Kings
Ford and Kings Mead recall the Saxon
Alfred the ancient hunting hodge 81
Queen Elizabeth Is near chinRford-thst
is. the Kings Ford mention above. near
Loughtor there are the remains Of an
ancient British camp. where Queen Bos-
dicea gave battle 20 the Roman general
Ssutonius. who, In turn had made camp
hard by. covering twelve acres. Epping
forest, " will he remembered. figures IN
Barnahy Ridge; and upon Buckhurst hili
was let loose the stag on Raster Monday
for the historic Epping hunt
The forest of Arden, tho scene ~
Shak-speare's comedy AS You Tdkc H."
was really the name Of one Of the ancient
forests 81 England. believed 10 have COW
cred az one time large part Of the east
ern and midland counties. Although few
ves,iges OF 70 remain. except In certain
parish and township names. u has by
some he-n identified with the forest al.
iuded 20 in 'fvanhoe." and hy others with
Eppinw forest hut the weight of prob
ability IL In favor Of Sherwood forest or
Of that great stretch OF woodland which
covered the midland counties OF England
II T. matter of history that the forea,
scenes in "A Midsummer Nights Dream
were drawn from the locality about
Shakespeare home
Dean forest. In Gioucestershire. was an
GENTLY wooded quite through, and even IN
the last century though much curtsiicd
measured twenty miles In length and ten
In breadth. II was famous for It's great
oaks. long the sole material for building
English chips Of Wharf.-The wooden walls
OF old England" II now consists of "a
| picturesque. hiily tract sa.oos acres IN cx-
tent. lying between Tho Severn and the
| wye. II IL mostly crown property. aud
| about half Of II IL vet preserved for the
growth ,,r timber for the national ship
L. - A. aat.
woods: orchards Welding the famous
styrc apple cider coal and iron rninew.
and stone auarries building materials.
Erindetonee. miilstones. trnushs and roll.
err. u f. divided into six "wsiks''
The Inhabitants are ohirrv miners and
they were once q lnwi.ss srt The for
fner population had many ancient privi-
iegcs acquired by birth rer example
by working year and day In the forest
% Dean a man obtained exemption from
rates and taxes. free panturaRe right ~
mining. sixth of the produce hainx das
% the sovereign--snd aceees % the woods
for timber for their smelling works
Even Mt the present day tho inhabitants
are exempted from county ratsr, ana
havr retained safnr other ancient priviieH-
e. Riots In this district when upaf~ than
sc,a people assembled In the forrest and de-.
noiirhed upward n afss miles ~ walk
and fence. throwing cpcn Ha.aa acres ~
fthhtau"hh ''"h FsN'' Ut 'p' -" w 'a""s
fsn
The View fprrst. In isAmpahire was ilt-
crafty made or "anerested.1 whence iis
name. by William tho conaneruF. IN ibTn-
81 n - Saii that the country for thirty
miles in EVERY direction was practically
depnpuiased
Amongst the r,Ilnr o, the church
The midnight Favsn found = perch
A melancholy piacr
The ruthless cenauefvr cast down.
s3f4 D. fsaA rra1 Fe44 fftar
Tn lenEthsl5 mt hia eisaMe,
The present limits are triangular IN
share bounded un the west bs the river
AYrn on the south 81 thr English chan.
mel ans 1H she northeast ~ tins run.
ninR from ire borders ~ Wiltshire Alsnx
Southampton water tks arss is as.na
sores 81 the New forrest. Queen vietofia
owns 2 90 acres ~ absolute and SIXTY
thrive acres ~ contingent CROWN property
There are many historic trees in the
old EnElish forests Ciunifsef, The e~ai -
thp Duke ~ Newcastle. Mslbeek the
.eat 81 shs Duke ~ Fsriiasa. ard rhar.ss
bY tbs ancient seat ~ the pase ~ King
tan are Bosrd ins@ TOR thsif spacious
PARIS than far the remark bic trees
ad0yatnE them 80 tfibcsk thefe - fbs
ofeenabi eask. an eak estimated ny ons
sas hoftsv 10 - Ton anH - sastiisf 90
yeafs old Tsis OAK r. pvygtstte the sfe.
thusslah Of his rAn~ aiihensh Il may tr
natst fhAs there as< few faresss Nhith
Aa not tNroSaah t6sas hiNsnrInns. sa9snss
platsgtis Gains FOR bke tisifrrslDn. Tia
grssaiais o~s. rNsrif hundred snd hfsY
seafa aEo. was deprived n So heart ~
tha eccentric desire - = former oNnsr ~
fnAks tsauei through she trunk. This
naxet g8eqe - eusluesvsag was efFeegas
withnut apparent s-fury 80 ths tree, an
opening was maze through whifh Deke
~ Portland drove eafftaEn sna three
horses ard hsfesnsen could ride abreast.
This arch g feU f~sf three inches Nids.
cabinet made from TIRE sFe@sAted aaks
sod Tor tfse Csunfens - ffxfsfa L. oas %
she r3T88ssstes n Ns5bseh abisey n -
ntranfsufsd With 4 representation ~ fhe
grand oi1 frss ~hit1 u nov shsret and
supported axaimss fhs elements before
Whieh q Hspsf Otherwise speedily sue
eurnb Tta spread oak ~ Thsfssby 81.
tends ia arms oTer diameter Of 10 feet
~ ground, sud can give shelter 20 90
men. ~ the hqiloN % ffse Major % y
seven Fren have 8ined eltb comfort Tt.i2e
tree 81 remarkably perfect H. forsn-the
trse type - sturdy oak tnst ia stiii err.
ia E@rs kF fnr a