Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-09-09

sapling, with stiff, prickly foliage
like that of a cedar. but far more
compressed 1t was doubtless a sharp
/ ly couical tree, twenty or thirty feet
high, with dense. horizontal branches,
the lower ones of which swept the
ground. Like the young trees of to-
day. the ancient sequoia and the clump
| of trees Of similar age which grew
close to it must have been charming
Adornment of the landscape. By the
time of Marathon the trees had lost
the hard, sharp lines of youth, and
were thoroughly mature. The lower
branches had disappeared, up to a
heighth of hundred feet or more:
the giant trunks were disclosed as
bare, reddish columns covered with
soft bark 8 inches or a foot in thick
ness; the upper branches had acquir-
ed lightly dropping aspect, and the
spiny foliage, far removed from the
ground, had assumed graceful
rounded appearance. Then for CEN
Dark Ages, and all the period of the
growth of European civilization, the
ancient giants preserved the same ap-
pearanee, strong and solid, but with
a strangely attractive, approachable
quality"
The Sequoias are found scattered all
over the park, which has an area of
161 ,,597 acres, but the greater trees
are gathered in thirteen groups Of
many acres each, where they grow
close together.
The following is list of few of
the principal trees, with their names,
neighth. and diameter:
Giant Forest Grove General Sher-
man, heighth. s79l9 feet; diameter,
36.5 feet
Abraham Lincoln, heigtth, 270 feet;
diameter. 81 feet
William Mckinley, heighth. e9t
feet; diameter, 28 feet.
Muir Grove-Dalton, heighth. 2S2
feet; diameter, 27 feet.
Garfield California, 280 feet
diameter. 30 feet.
General Grant Grove-General
Grant, heighth. 264 feet; diameter. S5
feet.
George Washington, heighth, ESQ
feet, diameter, 80 feet.
The General Sherman tree was dis
covered by James Wolverton, hunter
and trapper, on August Z, 1879, at
which time he named the tree in hon
or of General Sherman, under whom
he had served during the war. The
dimensions of this tiee are as follows.
Heighth, 279.9 feet; base circumfer
ence. 1923 feet: Base diameter. 1877
feet; Greatest diameter at base, 36.b
circumference 6 feet above ground, 66
feet; diameter 6 feet above ground.
ga feet; diameter 100 feet above
ground, 17.7.
The general country is one of the
most beautiful in America, abounding
in splendid streams, noble valleys,
striking ridges and towering noun
tains Some of the best trout fishing
in the world is found here. The park
is the home of the celebrated golden
trout, which is found nowhere else in
such perfection of color.
These mountains and valleys form
literally one of the most available
pleasure spots on the continent 1t is
lu Avnx nI nho Gpa
camping grounds. The water is drink
able in all the strteams. Aside from
the sequoias, the largest, oldest, tall
est, and most valuable forest trees are
found here. There are forests Of pine,
fir, cedar, and many deciduous trees
that are fairly royal There are many
shrubs, wild flowers. ferns. and moss
es of wonderful luxuriance and beau
ty. 1t is park of birds.
In laying out the boundaries of Sc
quota National Park some Cf the most
superb of American scenic country was
emitted. Just to the
north lies the wonderful valley of the
Kings River with its spectacular
canyon and picturesques mountains,
wkile directly on the east, over the
Great Western Divide. lies the valley
of the Kings River, widely celebrated
for It's beauty. Moant Whitney, On its
east bank, is the loftiest mountain in
the Tinted States These two distri cts
are easily reached from the national
park, of which they ale in effect,
though not in administration and pro
lection. a natural part