CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-06-25

by Mr. John Washburn, who, with his
charming wife. who. by the way, is u
daughter Of Thomas Hill. the famous
artist of California. and their son
and daughter. They make you feel
so much at home that you would like
to have your ticket extended indef-
nitely.
I never can forget that view a. we
swung around the corner, our horsss,
owing to careful. painstaking dr,r-
er, almost as fresh as when we start
ed. as we drove up to the hotel steps.
which faces the west. The lawn. with
large fountain in the center,
meadows stretching beyond. with its
Holstein herd. which supplies the ho-
tel with an abundance OF cream and
milk.
One old giant pine towering 235 feet
toward the sky, but 30 many more 70
nearly as high that he didn't seem SO
much above his fellows. Cottages and
tents all around, studio Of the won
derfnl Hill paintings. and the grand
old hills in the background, wooded to
their tops-this was our Introduction
to the big trees.
Our party was especially favored BY
being Joined here by Mr.. Washbdrn,
Mr.. Leitch, the guardian Of the grove.
and party from Switzerland who
were touring America for the nrst
time and said they had nothing in their
land OF wonders to compare with the
big trees. When this species OF trees
was first discovered botanists contend
ed over the name, but finally adopted
Sequoia Gigantea. and for their small
/ Ter cousins. the redwood Of commerce,
the name Of Sequoia Semprevireus
was given. sequoia. being the Indian
name OF George Geuss, who was the
Cadmus OF the Characteristic invented
their alphabet which made the Cher
okee a written language and gave It
literature.
Galen Clark, a venerable old pioneer
still living in the valley. first discover
ed this grove In 1857. There are 667
Individual trees in this group. their
average height being $50 feet; average
circumference 40 feet and It 10 estl-
mated that they are over 1000 years
old. Every state in the union has q
Representative. as the finest specimens
are all named. Our own Colorado Ii
q fine one, apparently perfect, looks
like 1t might stand another thousand
or two at least. 25s feet high and 81
feet circumference.
In two or three instances fallen
ones have have measured 800 feet and
over. although very few have fallen.
AS a rule they are perfectly straight
and symmetrical. the lower limbs sell
dom being below 100 feet. Grizzly
Giant, 225 feet high and 10l feet cir
conference. the largest known. has q
limb 81 feet in circumference. 100 feet
from the ground. Not far away stands
the Bachelor. across the road the
Three Graces. Observing closely you
will discover the branches Of the
Graces extended toward the Bachelor
his seem to be stretching in the
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cape.
A fine group. the Governor and eight
commissioners. stand close together.
When asked to name them individual
lily you have no trouble in finding the
Treasurer, (he Is not exactly straight).
The Faithful Couple, standing SO close
as to appear to be one. 260 feet high
and 81 feet circumference. were named
by Jessie Benton Fremont In 1859. An
other couple across the road as iden-
ucally alike. seems to be following
closely in the footsteps Of the Faith
full.
| Near the guardians cabin three SEN
tinels stand guard. viz: Generals
Grant. Sherman and Sheridan, 26s,
266 and 275 feet respectively, and be-
tween them a spring OF water, the
Temperature lacking only three de-
grees OF freezing the year around.
Well, Mr.. Hardy, these are only n
few OF the facts regarding these won
derful works Of creation, but to say
how I felt-to describe ones emo
tions when viewing such grandeur is
impossible: filled with feeling Of
reverence and awe. as II you were
walking through cathedral whose
spires lowered heavenward almost be-
yond comprehension, 10 merely an in
centive to "look mp" not down m the
truest sense.
We were gone just week and II
Seeing things" can make one we'll, I