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The Bachelor is 69 feet in circumference. The lieight of these trees 

 is 240 feet. 



On the right hand road there are ten trees called tlie Cathech-al 

 Group, average circumference 40 feet, height 240 feet. 



On this road is the Fallen Monarch, nearly 300 feet in length, and 

 26 feet in diameter. This is the tree on which "F" Troop, 6th 

 United States Cavalry, were photographed, and a si.x horse stage was 

 also photographed on this tree. 



Above the Fallen Monarch is a tree called Sacramento, circum- 

 ference 66 feet, height 235 feet. 



On the turn above Sacramento is a tree called the Corridor, 72 

 feet in circumference and height 240 feet. This tree is very much 

 burned. 



On the road towards the Grizzly Giant is a large fallen tree called 

 the Emperor Norton. There is a grove of small Setjuoias near this 

 tree. 



The largest Sequoia in the Lower Grove stands immediately by 

 the road. It is called the Grizzly Giant. Its time-worn and rugged 

 appearance is in keeping with its name. It has several very large 

 limbs, one of which is 100 feet from the ground, and 20^ feet in cir- 

 cumference. It is 104 feet in circumference at the base and 224 feet 

 in height. It is estimated that this tree is about 8,000 years old and 

 contains 1,000,000 feet of lumber. 



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