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 Plate I. Calaveras Big Tree Grove: Edge of grove, showing the ''Senti- 

 nels" and the relative height of other associated forest trees. 9 

 II. Fig. 1, Calaveras Big Tree Grove: Sperry's Hotel, from entrance 

 of grove, with the ' ' Sentinels ' ' on either side. Fig. 2, Cala- 

 veras Big Tree Grove, North Border: One of the largest Big 

 Trees, barked many years ago for exhibition purposes; sugar 

 pine, yellow pine, and white fir in view 9 



III. The "Grizzly Giant" in Mariposa Big Tree Grove 9 



IV. Calaveras Big Tree Grove: Section of the Big Tree felled in 1854 



with augers; the stump forms the floor in the building 9 



V. Fig. 1, Stanislaus Big Tree Grove, showing interior of forest, 

 with dense stand of seedling and sapling Big Trees, and grazed 

 and tramped spot in foreground. Fig. 2, The Stanislaus Big 

 Tree Grove: Interior of forest, showing a Big Tree 22 feet in 



diameter, and general appearance of forest 16 



VI. Smith's Cabin, a giant Big Tree in the Tuolumne Grove, the 



hollow base of which was once used as a hunter's cabin 16 



VII. Big Treesin Mariposa Grove 17 



VIII. The Big Tree ''Wawona" in the Mariposa Grove, showing the 



relative size of other conifers compared with Big Trees 17 



IX. Lumbering Big Trees on Kings River: Making of grape stakes; 



shows the effect of blasting with powder 22 



X. Big Tree timber cut for grape stakes, showing enormous waste 



in lumbering and desolate appearance of denuded lands 22 



XI. Felling a Big Bree with axes 22 



XII. Hauling out Big Tree saw logs on a log slide 22 



XIII. Logging railroad in a Big Tree forest, showing train carrying 



Big Tree and yellow pine logs 22 



XIV. Calaveras Big Tree Grove, showing trail in interior of forest, 



with well-preserved dense undergrowth of tree seedlings, 

 shrubs, and herbaceous plants, and a Big Tree badly burnt 

 at base on the right. Fig. 2, Calaveras Big Tree Grove, show- 

 ing dense undergrowth in interior of forest, with fire-scarred 



Big Tree on right, and sugar pine 8 feet in diameter on left 22 



XV. Fig. 1, Calaveras Big Tree Grove, showing dense, well-preserved 

 undergrowth, with "The Pioneer" near center of grove, 32 

 feet in diameter near base. Fig. 2, Calaveras Big Tree Grove, 

 showing dense undergrowth of tree seedlings, shrubs, and 

 herbaceous plants in interior of forest, with Big Tree 28 feet 

 in diameter on the right and largest sugar pines on the left 



beyond 22 



XVI. Map showing location of Big Tree groves in Fresno, and other 



counties - 23 



XVII. Map showing general location of all Big Tree groves, California. 23 

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