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and the upper portion of it has decayed away, and 

 almost all trace of it has disappeared ; but at the 

 point of "fracture, or 200 feet from the base, its cir- 

 cumference is 54 feet (18 feet diameter). According, 

 therefore, to the average taper of the other trees, the 

 unbroken stem must have been at least 435 feet high 

 more than twice the height of the Monument, 95 

 feet higher than the great chimney at Saltaire, and 

 30 feet higher than the top of the cross which crowns 

 the dome of St Paul's Cathedral ! 



The fresh ripe cones of the Wellingtonias strewed 

 the ground, and of these we gathered a plentiful 

 stock ; and then, having sufficiently gratified our 

 curiosity, we took to our buggy once more, and on 

 the following day regained that luxurious city, San 

 Francisco. 



