A THOUSAND-YEAR PINE 



forty-seven memorable years. As he 

 was cut down in 1903, his birth pro- 

 bably occurred in 856. 



In looking over the rings of growth, 

 I found that a few of them were much 

 thicker than the others; and these 

 thick rings, or coats of wood, tell of 

 favorable seasons. There were also a 

 few extremely thin rings of growth. In 

 places two and even three of these 

 were together. These were the results 

 of unfavorable seasons, — of drought 

 or cold. The rings of trees also show 

 healed wounds, and tell of burns, bites, 

 and bruises, of torn bark and broken 

 arms. Old Pine not only received in- 

 juries in his early years, but from time 

 to time throughout his life. The some- 

 what kinked condition of several of 

 the rings of growth, beginning with 



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