Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-14

trunks are from one hundred. az to
one. which hN actual measurements
Is almost four hundred iort Ia length
The rolor iu this BE- not so bright as m
the tirst THE wood Inns more the
appearance eft ugJt, with some Crys-
tale mixed
During 10, pUst year Juhu Muir
discovered two new forests tu the
north and east of The others that had
NOT been known priur tu his writing.
They iiil in much desired missing
ituk" iu scientific knowledge regard
ing The p"trifi'd forests
The north FgillHria furest' is bN
FAR ihr most interesting. WING nine
miles to north ~ Adnmnna, AMI con.
tniuS mann finely preserved spec,
mems ut The cdrhouitcruus period,
~um' uf the tree trunks atill stauu
ing as tho, grew. IN, general sccu-
cry here. o.. to Say the least. worry
peculiar AMI picturesque. aud might
almost say grupSum, The trees ai-
most hack amy co. the uncy 90 vari.-
gated culors s",u iu som" ut the uthri
forests.
Trees Onrc submerged.
These trees show that the change
which have taken place iu them and
caused pctritartiun. must have ocrur-
red at period when the trees had
been submerged iu still water for 90
very long period While each ot a.
other forests seem io have been tr
running water. and Geo have boon care
ricd down the river and lodged in
drifts, aud there balm fur thousands
cot years Will, the slow changes Vcro
] taking place,
Pho writer has stood uu high mesa
( iu this region aud. with The AID Ell D.,
powerful li"ldg'ts- tracked IN.
course eft thu uuriru' river for mau'
| Mules. white th' fourth or "Nurih
! Forrest" -rtmA Goo have boon Ht uI'
! time th, bed cot J ItkH.
! Tho fifth forrest lIue uortbotst trou
| Nduuunn about srtru mtl,s aud an
| iDrs from ull ih' others iu that ih,
| wood ~ rich blue color. n is muci
broken aud shows tho grain Of tho
| wood better than auN of the others
| What Interest attaches to every foot
of this ground 900 thc region of 90.
pctritird forrest Tu one who r1.
| spare time tor further research thrt,
| ls ample reward fur Investigation 10
almost any direction Whi'h he Cbr''
tu turn n ", gu toward The ed
less than five mie, from the dirCD
ruut" tu first forest. he VIII touch M
"n the "hicruglNphlrs,' which are
mNvicrious approximations of AMI
| ilNlrt IfIHNilh NUN AtkNifN fNt w w
) lace ~ perpendicular wall nt rocl
az the end eft % mH-u more than
hundred feet zoe height Here uu'
finds hundred ot These peculiar ftg
uros cot deep into the slides of th'
cliffs many feet from either the t"l
: az the bottom eft the gorge
. Again n one turns boa n uurthcrr
direction hr comes Zoo q short driV
upon the mounds oi the ancient ben
Il habitauts. and % be- ynrrs tor thc cA
b porienco hc ma, dig down into thru
J. ana most certainly Do VIII find som
u ~ the pieces uf pottery made hy lhrs
, first iuhabuant- licre, " one ro
b muins long enough hc easily ca
% demonstrate that this land was Iu
!. habitcd bs uu less man four dlilvroh
e. tribes of indians one easily "a
n spend week ben 'hls region search
u Ing tor antiques. and be- more Inter
q 'strd thuu at the beginning OF nj
b search
h rhe United states sovernnvnt Dbl
forester on hand who is guild
.- free at charge, and Who sees that n
e does not mutilate o. destroy the fol
!, c-ts. or carry AVA more than b
e should