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throws out its first branch at a height of 137 feet. 

 A great living wonder is the " Pioneers' Cabin," 

 which stands over 300 feet high, and is so called 

 from a large recess or cavern in the lower part 

 of the trunk, which is capacious enough to com- 

 fortably seat a large family party at breakfast. 

 The circumference of this tree five feet above 

 the ground is ninety feet, by our admeasurement. 

 There is a grand prostrate monster, called the 

 " Burnt Tree," which measures 330 feet in length, 

 and has a circumference of ninety-seven feet. It 

 is hollowed from repeated fires, and one can ride 

 on horseback into the trunk for a distance of 

 sixty feet in one way and out the other. " Key- 

 stone State " and " General Jackson " grow 

 respectively to heights of 325 feet and 319 feet, 

 and "Daniel Webster" has a height of 307 feet. 

 Perhaps one of the most striking sights in the 

 grove is the " Three Graces," or " Em, Carrie, 

 and Belle," as they are called. They stand but 

 a few feet apart, and with their branches inter- 

 mingling run up to an almost equal height of 262 

 feet, this being the height of the tallest " Grace." 

 The same with the " Mother and her Sons." 



