Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

MAMMOTH TREE GROVE.
State;" another named "W. H. Seward;" and also
one named "W. C. Bryant," so named by a lady adrnmirer of that distinguished poet.
Inr the center of the grove is a tree two hundred
and eighty feet high, seventeen feet in diameter,
singularly hollowed out by fire, and named "Pluto's
Chimney." The "chimney" made by the fire exte ds
from the ground ninety feet upwards.
Near this tree is the "Quartette" cluster, the
highest of which is two hundred and twenty feet; a
few yards from these is a very healthy young tree
two hundred and eighty feet high, named by a San
Francisco lady, "America." Its constitution appears vigorous and healthy. It has been well named.
Two large trees, one on the right, the other on
the left of the path, nearly opposite, are" California"
and "Broderick." The next tree is " Henry Ward
Beecher," two hundred and eighty feet high and
fourteen feet in diameter.
A few steps farther brings us to the "Fallen
MAonarch,".which has to all appearances been down
for centuries. It is still eighteen feet in diameter,
though much of the wood has been washed away by
time. What is left is sound. But the upper half
or two-thirds, which struck the earth with greeat
force in its fall, has all disappeared, and trees a
century old are growing where it struck. This tree
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