. The big trees of California, their history and characteristics. Sequoia. [from old catalog]. The Mariposa Grove is easy of access by carriage road, and contains six hundred trees, some of them being among the largest in the State. In the main portion of the grove the road makes a wide loop, so that many of the largest trees may be seen from the carriage. This grove, including four square j/ miles of territory, was ceded to ^ the State of California in trust as a public park in June, 1864, by the same Act of Congress that ceded the YoSemite Valley to the State under similar con- ditions. This
. The big trees of California, their history and characteristics. Sequoia. [from old catalog]. The Mariposa Grove is easy of access by carriage road, and contains six hundred trees, some of them being among the largest in the State. In the main portion of the grove the road makes a wide loop, so that many of the largest trees may be seen from the carriage. This grove, including four square j/ miles of territory, was ceded to ^ the State of California in trust as a public park in June, 1864, by the same Act of Congress that ceded the YoSemite Valley to the State under similar con- ditions. This grove of Big Trees has since been under the protection and management of —32-^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clark, Galen, 1814- [from old catalog]. Yosemite Valley, Cal. , G Clark [Redondo, Cal. , Press o Reflex publishing co. ]
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