A California paper says, that in the neighborhood of the mammoth tree
just described, within a circumference of half a mile, there are twelve
immense trees, which rival, or even surpass that huge giant of the
forest. One of these is called the Father Pine. This is dead, and has
fallen to the earth. Its dimensions are as follows: length, four hundred
feet; circumference, one hundred and ten feet. The trunk of this tree is
hollow, and it has been traced for a distance of two hundred and fifty
feet. There is a little pond of water in the center of this cavity, four
feet in depth. This tree, two hundred and fifty feet from the stump, is
no less than twelve feet in diameter. The cluster called the Three
Sisters, taken together, is ninety-two feet in circumference, and three
hundred feet in hight. The center one is bare of branches for two
hundred feet above the ground. The Mother Tree is ninety-one and a half
feet in circumference, and three hundred and twenty-five feet high. The
Mother and Son are ninety-two feet in circumference and three hundred
feet in hight, united at the base. The Twin Sisters, one hundred feet in
circumference and three hundred feet in hight. The Pioneer’s Cabin is a
remarkable curiosity. This tree has been partially burned; the result of
the scorching is the dividing of the trunk into several compartments,
which are known as the parlor, bedroom and kitchen. The hollow, which is
two hundred feet in hight, is called the chimney. This tree is
eighty-five feet in circumference. The Siamese Twins is ninety feet in
circumference, three hundred and twenty-five feet in hight. Guardian of
the Times, eighty-five feet in circumference, three hundred and
twenty-five feet in hight. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, ninety-four feet in
circumference, three hundred feet in hight. Pride of the Forest,
eighty-seven feet in circumference, three hundred feet in hight. Beauty
of the Forest, seventy-two feet in circumference, three hundred feet in
hight. Two Friends, eighty-five feet in circumference, three hundred
feet in hight. The above trees are all embraced in an area not exceeding
half a mile in extent. The surrounding country is exceedingly
picturesque and beautiful, and the scenery, at many points along the
road, is said to be unsurpassed for sublimity and grandeur.