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.

BEYOND THE WEST
Club," of New York, of which Bryant is President.
Close to these stand three of the largest size trees,
the "Keystone," "Lafayette" and "F. F. Low."
"Hercules" stretches his huge body across the
path. This was the largest tree standing in the
grove until'62, when during a severe storm it fell.
It is three hundred and twenty-five feet long and
ninety-nine feet in circumference. When standing,
this tree leaned about sixty feet from perpendicular.
Most all of them have nearly a perfect equilibrium.
"Joseph Hooker," "Humboldt," and some smaller
trees, stand together on the slope of the hill, near
'the broken top of "Hercules."
Not far from these lies the "Old Maid," which fell
towards her friend, the "Old Bachelor," in 1865, badly broken to pieces, while he looks as healthy and
unconcerned as though no misfortune had befallen
his friend. The "Siamese Twins," "Daniel Webster," "Granite State," "Old Republican,"" Henry
Clay," "Andrew Johnson," " Vermont,': " Empire
State," "Old Dominion," "George Washingtonu.' and
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," are all first class trees, from
twenty to thirty feet in diameter, and from two hundred and fifty to three hundred and twenty.five feet
in hight. All the trees named have a small slab of
white maible, with the name engraven thereon, fastened to the truiJk about twenty feet from t be roiit rd.
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