Re: Sanger Lumber Company & Converse Basin Exploration

Dave Peterson Wrote:
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> Here we've arrived at the Boole Tree:
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> During the logging era a nice photo (in Johnston's
> They Felled The Redwoods) was taken here of a
> donkey engine and a group of loggers:
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> Here's the exact same location today:
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> I'm modelling the location of one of the
> loggers...
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> No one knows why they left this lone tree standing
> when their skid road went right past it. Maybe the
> fire damage reduced the amount of timber that
> could extract from it.
>
> After visiting the Boole Tree we drove over to the
> Chicago Stump:
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> My wife stands to one side for scale.
>
> This tree was known as the General Noble tree. The
> 3200 year old, 285 foot tree was cut down for the
> 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago where
> it was placed on display to impress visitors. Many
> disbelievers branded it a hoax.
>
> To be continued...

Eeekkk Gad those are some huge trees and stumps, been many years since I was in Redwood Country. Love the photos and info. Thanks.

William
aka drgwk37