The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-11
Big Trees" Again.
2l2 N. STH ST, FHILA..
May 30, 1908.

My interest in Big
Trees never abates; so, when ]
resd in your paper of recent is
sue that one of your denizens,
NJ. F. Doyle, had recently put the
tape about several fine specimens
TN the farm of Mr.. Henry, which
bounds your city on the North,
| experienced a gladstone feeling
that you have, at least, one per.
son amongst you whose eye is
not shut to size and ceauty IN the
vegetable kingdom. Last sum
mer, my wife and / while lnvesti
eating the fora of your region,
paid our respects to Mr.. Doyle s
trees by visiting them on several
occasions. The Slippery Elm,
sta d ing out in the open,
:eachlng upward toward Heaven
to such majestic height -silett,
soltary-hke to a sentinel on
guards not this tree a thing
OF beauty" Especially at night,
when the cloudless sky is stud.
ded with stars, and the full-or
bed moon shines bright IN her
inCffable glory? How many Nc.
Conrellsburgers have seen this
fine tree?--at their very doors?
Mr.. Doyle names one of the trees
he measured Sugar Maple. |
think he is mistaken in this. In
our three hundred aud more
miles of travel up and down the
Cove, my wife and [ did not see a
Sugar Maple, am almost certain
that the tree IN question is a
Red, or Silver Maple. A leaf
from it will easily disclose its
ldentity-who will send me a
leaf? Another fear I have is, that
the glrths named are greater than
the actual will Mr.. Doyle please
experiment again? So far as |
now recall, the largest tree which
came under my observation in
your region is the White Oak,
which stands In a lane, near to
Cove road in the vicinity of Union
Cemetery-fOur miles south OF
McConnellsburg. l did not meas
ure this tree, but my strong I'm
preston is that, four to SIX feet
from the ground, Its girth is no
more than twelve or thirteen feet
who will ascertain? There is an.
other White Oak, near your res.
ervolr, of about the same glrth
| could mention other fine trees
l saw IN the Cove, but / was dis
appointed at finding them invaria
blv Of smaller size than they
grow here. Trusting that every.
body in Fulton county, including
teachers, will become tree lovers,
If only to save them from the
woodman's axe, am,
Sincerely, yours,
w. f. HUGHES.
Since the above was put in type,
Mr.. Doyle has gone back and given
the trees mentioned by Mr.. Hughes, a
more careful examination and meas
urement, with the following result:
The Sugar Maple, for Mr.. Doyle is
still of the of the opinion that it is a
Sugar, which opinion is strengthened
by the fact that the tree had been Jap
ped and crock placed under it into
which the sugar water sap had been
running. Taking a line and again
measuring carefully he found the girth
four feet from the ground on the low
er side to be 10 feet, 81 inches. The
Elm, referred TO above he found upon
remeasuring, to be 10 feet, inches,
feet from the ground. Mr. Doyle
measured an oak in Mr.. Henry 5
woods, that had a girth of IL feet 6
inches, p feet from the ground. On
Judge Morton's farm east of town
stands an Film with a girth of 10 feet g
inches-2t feet from the ground. The
Reservoir oak, referred to by Mr..
Hughes is IA feet inches, feet s
inches from the ground. Mr.. Doyle
says that, as time will permit he will
go down 10 the oak in the lane near
the Union cemetery, and see just how
large it is.-EDIToR.
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He cor WHAT HE NEEDED.