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" 14. Beyond stands the *01d Maid/ slightly bowing in her lonely 

 grief; she measures 60 feet in circumference and is 260 feet high. 



"15. Two beautiful trees, called ^ Addie and Mary/ are the next to 

 ai'rest our attention, measuring each 65 feet in circumference and 

 nearly 300 feet high. 



" 16. The 'Horseback Eide* we reach next; this is an old, fallen 

 trunk of 150 feet in length, hollowed out by the fires which have, in 

 days gone by, raged through the forest; the cavity is 13 feet in the 

 clear, in the narrowest place, and a person can ride through, on horse- 

 back, a distance of 75 feet. Passing onwards we observe several 

 Yew-trees ; from this timber the Indians construct their bows, it being 

 exceedingly close-grained and elastic, 



" 17. VUncle Tom's Cabin' next claims our admiration; this tree is 

 over 300 feet high and is 75 feet in circumference. The * Cabin' has 

 a naiTow burnt entrance of 2^ feet in diameter ; inside, the cavity is 

 large enough to seat fifteen persons. 



" 18, Two other trees next attract our gaze, one of which, named 

 the * Pride of the Forest,' noted for the smoothness of its bark, mea- 

 suring 280 feet in height and 60 feet in circumference. 



" 19. The "Burnt Cave' is also a remarkable feature in the forest; 

 it measures 40 feet 9 inches across its roots, while the cavity extends 

 to the distance of 40 feet, large enough for a horseman to ride in, and, 

 turning around, return. 



*' 20. We now reach the * Beauty of the Forest' [seen in view a little 

 to the right of the Ten-Pin Alley]; this beautiful tree is 65 feet in cir- 

 cumference, and full 300 feet high, symmetrical in its form, and adorned 

 with a magnificent crest of foliage. 



" 2.1. Reaching the road, and returning to the house, we pass the 

 'Two Guardsmen' (two large trees to the right in centre view); the 

 new road to the hotel will pass between these majestic sentinels, which 

 tower to the height of 300 feet, and are 65 and 70 feet in circum- 

 ference, forming an appropriate gateway to this wonderful forest. 



" Much more might be said in relation to the forest and surrounding 

 country, but with the present and continually-improving facilities of 

 travelling, let every person who wishes to spend a few days or weeks 

 pleasantly and with profit, examine for themselves the * Mammoth-Tree 

 Grove.' » 



