Show gavel constructed of wood oddly preserved A gavol made from what la Is believed to be the oldest living gnp etri fled wood on the american Americ nn continent has hag been sent seni to dr walter williams president of the university of missouri the history of tho the gavel goes back to it a time sonic thousands of years ngo ago when a volcano burst forth nt a place about miles east of E eugene ugene ore and in tile the high cas cadet A lava stream gradually built up a dam nt at one end of a deep canyon in tho ho bottom of which grew tall douglas ore fars As the canyon filled with the cold mountain water a lake was formed forin cd and the trees were sur our rounded rou nIed and covered by this water of temperature when the wood was cut front from one of the trees for the gavel it was found to contain all its natural juices and had the pungent odor of freshly cut tim ber blon Montreal treal herald |