Show i big tree forests once 0 nce stood over eastern U S great forests of sequoia trees related to the bis big trees ot of california and the coast redwoods of the pa clile cine slope once stood over most of what Is now the united states new rinds finds of their remains have recently been made and are now in posse slon sion of the smithsonian institution in washington where they are being studied by dr R W brown of the united states geological survey one lot of specimens consists of an ancient driftwood deposit found in maryland near washington and the other Is of sequoia cones from the cannonball river region in north dakota no cones were found to in the maryland deposit but it Is considered likely that some of the logs are of redwood sequoia cones canei have been found in other maryland deposits po sits the trees in both collections are arc of cretaceous geological age about years ago science service |