The giant sequoia

BIBLIOGRAPHY[8]

GENERAL

Bigelow, John—1856. “Descriptions of Remarkable and Valuable California Trees.” U. S. War Dept. Pacific Railroad Report, 1855–1861; Vol. 4, Pt. 2, pp. 22–23.

Clark, Galen—1907. Big Trees of California. (Reflex Pub. Co., Redondo, Cal.), 104 pp.

Dudley, William R. and others—1900. “A Short Account of the Big Trees of California.” Forest Service, 1887–1913. Bulletin 28, pp. 1–30.

Grant, Madison—1919. “Saving the Redwoods.” (New York Zoological Society, New York). Bulletin, 1897–1924; Vol. 22, pp. 91–118. 1920. “Saving the Redwoods.” (National Geographical Society, Washington, D. C.) National Geographic Magazine, 1892–1924; Vol. 37, pp. 519–536.

Hooker, W. T.—1854. “Wellingtonia Gigantea.” (Lovell Reeve Co., London). Curtis’ Botanical Magazine, Third Series, 1845–1904; Vol. 10, Tab. 4777, 4778.

Hutchings, J. M.—1886. In the Heart of the Sierras. (Pacific Press, Oakland). pp. 241–247.

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Lemmon, John G.—1890. “Cone Bearers of California.” (California State Board of Forestry, Sacramento). Biennial Report, 1886–1921, Vol. 3., pp. 157–168. 1898. “Conifers of the Pacific Slope.” (The Sierra Club, San Francisco.) Bulletin, 1893–1924; Vol. 2, pp. 171–2.

Muir, John—1894. The mountains of California. (Century Co., New York). pp. 197–200. 1912. The Yosemite. (Century Co., New York). pp. 127–147. 1901. Our National Parks. (Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston). pp. 268–330.

Murray, Andrew—1859. “Notes on California Trees.” (Neill and Co., Edinburgh). Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. New Series, 1855–1864, Vol. 2, pt. 2, pp. 205–221.

Shinn, Charles H.—1889. “The Big Trees.” (Garden and Forest Pub. Co., New York). Garden and Forest, 1889–1897; Vol. II, pp. 614–615.

Sudworth, George B.—1908. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope. U. S. Forest Service, pp. 138–145. 1900. “Forest Reservations.” U. S. Geological Survey Annual Report, 1880–1913, Vol. 21, pp. 526–532.

Veitch, James—1881. A Manual of Coniferae. (James Veitch and Sons, London). pp. 204–212.

Williamson, R. S.—1856. “Mammoth Trees of California.” U. S. War Dept. Pacific Railroad Report, 1855–1861; Vol. 5, pp. 257–259.

THE AULD LANG SYNE OF TREES

Gray, Asa—1872. “The Sequoia and its History.” (Peabody Academy of Sciences, Salem, Mass.) American Naturalist, 1867–1924; Vol. 9, pp. 577–596.

Hutchinson, H. N.—1911. Extinct Monsters and Creatures of the Other Days. (D. Appleton and Co., New York). Third Edition, pp. 1–50, 124–186, 199–210.

Jepson, W. L.—1910. Silva of California. (University Press, Berkeley). pp. 127–128.

King, Clarence—1902. Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada. (Chas. Scribners and Sons, New York). pp. 1–6.

Lawson, Andrew C.—1921. “The Sierra Nevada.” (University Press, Berkeley). University of California Chronicle, 1896–1924; Vol. 23, pp. 130–149.

Matthes, François F.—1912. Sketch of Yosemite National Park and an Account of the Origin of the Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy Valleys. U. S. Dept, of the Interior, pp. 6–8.

Wells, H. G.—1921. The Outline of History. (Macmillan Co., New York). Third Edition; 1 Vol., pp. 5–12, 19–36.

THE GLORY OF THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA

Clark, F. L.—1901. “The Big Basin.” (Sierra Club, San Francisco). Bulletin, 1893–1924; Vol. 3, pp. 218–223.

Hall, Ansel F.—1921. Guide to Giant Forest. (Ansel F. Hall, Yosemite). 127 pp.

Hastings, Cristel—1923. “Muir Woods, A National Monument.” (Pacific-Atlantic Pub. Co., San Francisco). Scenic America; Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 17–23.

Hill, C. L.—1916. Forests of Yosemite, Sequoia and General Grant National Parks. U. S. Dept. of the Interior, pp. 5–13.

Jepson, W. L.—1910. Silva of California. (University Press, Berkeley). pp. 9, 128–143.

Kellogg, A.—1884. Redwood and Lumbering in California Forests. (Edgar Cherry & Co., San Francisco). pp. 76–102.

Muir, John—1901. Our National Parks. (Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston). pp. 268–330. 1920. “Save the Redwoods.” (Sierra Club, San Francisco). Bulletin, 1893–1923; Vol. II, pp. 1–4.

Osborn, Henry Fairfield—1919. “Sequoia—the Auld Lang Syne of Trees.” (American Museum of Natural History, New York). Natural History, 1900–1924; Vol. 19, pp. 598–613.

Price, William W.—1892. “Discovery of a New Grove of Sequoia Gigantea.” (T. S. Brandegee, San Francisco). Zoe, 1890–1900; Vol. 3, pp. 132–133. 1893. “Description of a New Grove of Sequoia Gigantea.” (Sierra Club, San Francisco). Bulletin, 1893–1924; Vol. 1, pp. 17–22.

Sommers, Fred M.—1898. “Forests of the California Coast Range.” (Harper & Bro., New York). Harpers Magazine, 1850–1924; Vol. 79, pp. 653–660.

Sudworth, George B.—1908. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope. U. S. Dept. Forest Service, pp. 138–148.

Walker, Frank L.—1890. “Sequoia Forests of the Sierra Nevada: Their Location and Area.” (T. S. Brandegee, San Francisco). Zoe, 1890–1900; Vol. 1, pp. 198–204.

GALEN CLARK

Bunnell, Lafayette H.—1911. Discovery of Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to that Event. (Gerlicher, Los Angeles). Fourth Edition, pp. 339–348.

Clark, Galen—1904. Indians of Yosemite Valley. (H. S. Crocker Co., San Francisco). “Introductory Sketch of the Author.” pp. IX-XVIII.

Foley, J. D.—1903. Yosemite Souvenir and Guide. (J. D. Foley, Yosemite). pp. 102–103.

Hutchings, J. M.—1860. Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California. (Hutchings and Rosenfield, San Francisco). pp. 140–142.

Kuykendall, Ralph S.—1921. “History of the Yosemite Region.” (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York). Handbook of Yosemite National Park. Ed. by Ansel F. Hall, pp. 19–24, 28–29.

Lester, John Erastus—1873. The Yosemite: Its History. (Providence Press, Providence). pp. 17–18.

Muir, John—1910. “Galen Clark.” (Sierra Club, San Francisco). Bulletin, 1893–1924; Vol. 7, pp. 215–220. 1912. The Yosemite. (Century Co., New York). pp. 240–248.

Whitney, J. D.—1870. Yosemite Guide-Book. (University Press: Welch, Bigelow & Co., Cambridge). pp. 1–23.

——. “California Commissioners to Manage Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees.” (Sacramento). Biennial Reports for 1870, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1902, 1904.

WONDER TREES

Bancroft, A. L.—1871. Bancroft’s Tourist Guide of Yosemite. (A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco). pp. 57–71.

Dudley, William R.—1913. “Vitality of the Sequoia Gigantea.” (Stanford University Pub., Palo Alto). Dudley Memorial Volume, pp. 40–41. 1900. “Big Trees of California.” (American Forestry Association, Washington, D. C.) Forester, 1899–1924; Vol. 6, pp. 206–210. 1900. “Lumbering in Sequoia National Park.” Forester, Vol. 6, pp. 293–295.

Hall, William L.—1911. “Uses of Commercial Woods of the United States.” U. S. Forest Service, 1887–1913. Bulletin 95, pp. 57–62.

Hutchings, J. M.—1860. Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California. (Hutchings & Rosenfield, San Francisco), pp. 9–12, 40–50, 140–148. 1886. In the Heart of the Sierras. (Pacific Rural Press, Oakland), pp. 214–232, 256–263.

Jepson, W. L.—1921. “The Giant Sequoia.” (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York). Handbook of Yosemite National Park. Ed. by Ansel F. Hall, pp. 237–246. 1910. Silva of California. (University Press, Berkeley), pp. 145–146.

Kellogg, A.—1882. “Forest Trees of California.” (California State Mining Bureau, Sacramento). Reports, 1880–1921. Vol. 2, Appendix. 1884. “Essay on Redwood.” (Edgar Cherry Co., San Francisco). Redwood and Lumbering in California Forests, pp. 102–107.

King, Clarence—1902. Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada. (Chas. Scribners & Sons, New York), pp. 49–53.

Kneeland, Samuel—1871. Wonders of Yosemite Valley and of California. (Alexander Moore, Boston), pp. 47–51.

Osborn, Henry Fairfield—1912. “Preservation of the World’s Animal Life.” (American Museum of Natural History, New York). Natural History, 1900–1924. Vol. 12, pp. 123–124.

Pinchot, Gifford—1899. “A Primer of Forestry.” U. S. Forest Service, 1887–1913. Bulletin 24, pt. 1, pp. 44–65.

Sudworth, George B.—1912. “Present Conditions of the California Big Trees.” (American Museum of Natural History, New York). Natural History, 1900–1924; Vol. 12, pp. 227–236.

—— 1917. “Our Big Trees Saved.” (National Geographical Society, Washington, D. C.) National Geographic Magazine, 1892–1924; Vol. 31, pp. 1–11.

—— 1923. Rules and Regulations of Yosemite National Park. U. S. Dept. of the Interior, p. 13.

OLDEST LIVING THING

Dudley, William R.—1913. “Vitality of the Sequoia Gigantea.” (Stanford University Pub., Palo Alto). Dudley Memorial Volume, pp. 33–42.

Eisen, Gustav—1893. “Native Habits of the Sequoia Gigantea.” (T. S. Brandegee, San Francisco). Zoe, 1890–1900. Vol. 4, pp. 141–144.

Gray, Asa—1844. “The Longevity of Trees.” (Otis Brooders Co., Boston). The North American Review, 1815–1924; Vol. 59, pp. 189–238.

Lemmon, John G.—1890. “Cone-Bearers of California.” (California State Board of Forestry, Sacramento). Biennial Report, 1886–1921; Vol. 3, pp. 165–166.

Magee, Thomas—1895. Immortality of the Big Trees. (William Doxey, San Francisco). pp. 61–77.

THE ETERNAL TREE

Breasted, James H.—1916. Ancient Times. (Ginn & Co., Boston). pp. 157–158.

Chase, J. Smeaton—1911. Yosemite Trails. (Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston). pp. 126–143.

Gray, Asa—1854. “On the Age of a Large Tree Recently Felled in California.” (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York). American Journal of Science, Second Series, 1846–1870. Vol. 17, pp. 440–443. Re-printed 1857. (American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston). Proceedings, 1864–1923; Vol. 3, pp. 94–96.

Hill, C. L.—1916. Forests of Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant National Parks. U. S. Dept. of the Interior, p. 15.

Huntington, Ellsworth—1912. “Secret of the Big Trees.” (Harper & Bro., New York). Harper’s Magazine, 1850–1924; Vol. 125, pp. 92–302. Re-printed 1913. U. S. Dept. of the Interior. 24 pp.

Jepson, W. L.—1910. Silva of California. (University Press, Berkeley). pp. 58, 146. 1921. “The Giant Sequoia.” (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York). Handbook of Yosemite National Park. Ed. by Ansel F. Hall, pp. 240–241.

Le Conte, Joseph—1875. Journal of Ramblings Through the Sierra Nevada. (Francis Valentine & Co., San Francisco). pp. 24–26. Re-printed 1900. (The Sierra Club, San Francisco). Bulletin, 1893–1924; Vol. 3, pp. 26–27.

A BLOSSOM OF DECADENCE

Fitch, H. C.—1900. “The Yosemite Triangle.” U. S. Geological Survey (Annual Report, 1880–1913). Vol. 21, pp. 571–574.

Gray, Asa—1872. “The Sequoia and its History.” (Peabody Academy of Sciences, Salem, Mass.) American Naturalist, 1867–1924; Vol. 9, pp. 577–581.

Jepson, W. L.—1910. Silva of California. (University Press, Berkeley). p. 144.

Muir, John—1877. “On the Post Glacial History of Sequoia Gigantea.” (American Association for the Advancement of Science, Salem, Mass.) Proceedings, 1848–1915; Vol. 25, pp. 242–252. 1901. Our National Parks. (Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston). pp. 274–275, 284.

Sudworth, George B.—1912. “Present Conditions of the California Big Trees.” (American Museum of Natural History, New York). Natural History, 1900–1924; Vol. 12, pp. 227–236.

A NAME FOR THE AGES

Bloomer, H. G.—1868. “On the Scientific Name of the Big Trees.” (California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco). Proceedings, 1854–1896; Vol. 3, p. 399.

Decaisne, J.—1854. “Sequoia Gigantea.” (Société Botanique de France, Paris). Bulletin, 1854–1921. Vol. 1, pp. 70–71.

Endlicher, Stephen—1847. Synopsis Coniferarum. (Sangalli, Scheitlin and Zollikofer). pp. 198–199.

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Lemmon, John G.—1890. “Cone-Bearers of California.” (California State Board of Forestry, Sacramento). Biennial Report, 1886–1921. Vol. 3, pp. 158–159, 161–163.

Sudworth, George B.—1898. “Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States.” U. S. Forest Service, 1887–1913. Bulletin 17, pp. 28–29. 1897. “A Nomenclature of Arborescent Flora of the United States.” U. S. Forest Service, 1887–1913. Bulletin 14, pp. 61–62.

Torrey, John—1856. “Description of the General Botany of California.” U. S. War Dept. Pacific Railroad Report, 1855–1861. Vol. 4, pt. 5, p. 140.

Whitney, J. D.—1870. Yosemite Guide Book. (University Press: Welch, Bigelow & Co., Cambridge). pp. 139–141.

Winslow, C. F.—1854. “Letters from the Mountains.” (Warren & Co., San Francisco). California Farmer, 1854–1880. Vol. 2, No. 8, p. 58.

SEQUOYAH

Gallatin, Albert—1836. “A Synopsis of the Indian Tribes of North America.” (University Press, Cambridge). American Antiquarian Society. Translations and Collections, 1820–1911. Vol. 2, pp. 92–93 and Appendix 301.

Kroeber, A. L.—1923. Anthropology. (Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York). pp. 223–225, 263–292.

Magee, Thomas—1895. The Alphabet and Language. (William Doxey, San Francisco). pp. 1–57.

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Mooney, James—1900. “Myths of the Cherokee.” U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, 1899–1924. Nineteenth Annual Report. Vol. 1, pp. 14, 135–139, 147–148, 219–220, 351, 353–355, 485, 501.

Phillips, William A.—1870. “Se-quo-yah.” (Harper & Brothers, New York). Harper’s Magazine, 1850–1924. Vol. 41, pp. 542–548.

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] The Grant of 1864 was ceded back to the Nation in 1906 and became incorporated in Yosemite National Park, which was created sixteen years earlier.

[2] This measurement was made in June of 1912 (as were the other measurements given on these pages) by David A. Sherfey, resident engineer of the Park at this time.

[3] The wood of the Big Tree must not be confused with that of the Redwood, for the latter has a very high economic value as a commercial wood, and is noted for its many excellent qualities.

[4] Scientifically speaking it is not proper to attribute a will to a form of plant life. Its use here is in a non-scientific sense.

[5] Computations made at the ground, thirty-one feet, give over three-quarters of a million board feet; while those made eleven feet above, where the diameter is but twenty feet, give only a quarter of a million feet of lumber. The figure given above is, therefore, a fair one. Random statements that this tree contains a million board feet of lumber rest on no substantial basis.

[6] The interesting question raised by Sudworth in 1898 whether the specific name should be Gigantea or Washingtonia is discussed in Bulletin Number 17, U. S. Forest Service, Page 28.

[7] A mythical Phoenician who brought letters to the Greeks and in whose honor the people of Thebes erected a magnificent edifice known as the Cadmeum.

[8] The author desires to offer grateful acknowledgement for the extensive and liberal use he has made of this bibliography in the preparation of the manuscript. He is further indebted to Clarence King’s Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada; Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad, Vol. II; and to the writings of Bret Harte, for many suggestions and numerous happy phrases.

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