| Show n li v va t i t FREAK IN SEQUOIA FOREST tree trunk that has stood for six teen years severed from its base out in california there Is a tree trunk which has stood for the last 16 cars entirely severed from ita base says the wide world magazine the stump is 15 feet in diameter and the trunk towers 75 feet in the air this remarkable emar kable freak Is located near the sequoia forest reserve in tulare coun ty california and was sawn off by lumbermen tor timber through some miscalculation when tha cut was fin dished the tree still held its position and dynamite was resorted to to bring it to the ground which accounts for the deep gash on one side after the first charge of the explosive had been ignited the tree still remained stand ing and it was discovered that the entire trunk had been shattered by the discharge and was therefore useless for lumber accordingly the work was stopped and the giant has remained upright withstanding some ol 01 the severest wind storms that the state has known held in its natural position by its great weight |
