Carbon County News | 1909-09-24 | Page 7 | Freak in Sequoia Forest

FREAK IN SEQUOIA F tree trunk that has ha stood for six teen year years severed from if its bag out in california there Is ft it tree trunk which has stood for the last 26 16 ear cars entirely severed from its base says the wide world magazine TW the lump stump Is 15 feet in diameter and the trunk towers 76 feet to in the air freak la Is located near the sequoia forest reserve la in tulare coun ty california and was sawn off by turA lumbermen bermen for timber through same u a w when hen the cut waa finished the tree still held hold its position and dynamite was resorted to to bring it to the ground which accounts for the deep sash on one fide side after the first charge of the explosive bad had be been e n ignited the tree still remained stan stand d inc and it was discovered that the entire trunk had bad been shattered by the discharge and waa was therefore useless tor for lumber accordingly th the e work was stopped and the giant ha ba remained upright withstanding some bom of the severest wind storms that the state baa has known knon held in ita its position by ita its great weight