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space across, and found the exact diameter twenty- 

 eight feet eight inches. * This stump has also 

 been utilized as a newspaper office, for upon it, 

 in 1858, the Big Tree Bulletin used to be printed. 

 It took five men twenty-two days to cut in twain 

 this monster tree, by boring it through with 

 pump augers, and even then it would not fall, for 

 it required three additional days before it could 

 be induced, by means of bolts driven in at the 

 side, to quit its ancient foundation. This tree is 

 said to have been over 300 feet in height. The 

 girth of the stump is ninety-six feet. Besides 

 those already mentioned, there are other gigantic 

 specimens, all more or less remarkable for their 

 immensity of height as for their hugeness of bulk, 

 and to some the Americans have given the names 

 of their worthiest men, past and present, and 

 have also been good enough to honour our nation 

 by affixing to a few the names of some of our well- 

 known people. Thus there is " John Bright " 

 and " Richard Cobden " standing side by side. 

 " Miss Burdett Coutts " and " Florence Night- 

 ingale " are also fine trees. (The last named was 

 originally called the " Nightingale " simply ; but 



