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CLIMATIC CYCLES AND TREE-GROWTH.

the upper side of the tree in which the rings may be observed. These rings are large, and various estimations of the age of the tree obtained in two different visits gave an average of 2,500 years. Near the General Grant Tree is the stump of what was known as the Centennial Tree. It was said that a section of this tree was exhibited in 1876. Since then the stump has been badly burned and is in poor condition for cutting a sample. Some estimate of the rings showed their size to be large, and the age of the tree, therefore, was not very great, perhaps 1,800 years. This confirms the estimate of the General Grant Tree near by.

Table 5. — Sequoia list.

S.
No.
H.
No.
Huntington's
first year
of tree.
Identified
central
complete ring.
First
complete ring
not central.
Es.
loss
in
cen.
Es.
yrs
Probable
center of
tree.
Prob.
age
Len.
of
rec.
Location.
cm. yrs. yrs.
D1 592 A. D. 1323 1323 Camp 6, Uplands.
2 274 B.C. 4.5 15 289 B.C. 2204 2189 Do.
3 310 B.C. 2225 2225 Do.
4 425 A.D. 1490 1490 Do.
5 1202 A.D. 713 713 Do.
6[1] 1125 A.D.[2] 790[2] 790[2] Camp 6, Basin.
7 594 A.D. 13.5 75 519 A.D. 1396 1321 Do.
8 294 B.C. 2209 2209 Do.
9 311 A.D. 1604 1604 Do.
10 362 A.D. 1553 1553 Do.
11[1] 697 A.D. 7.5 46 1264 1218 Do.
12[1] 92 17 A.D. 135 A.D. 14 65 1845 1780 Indian Basin.
13[1] 91 585 A.D. 588 A.D.[2] 1327[3] 1327[3]
14 96 387 A.D. 388 A.D. 1527 1527 Do.
15 59 121 A.D. 160 B.C. 2075 2075 Do.
16 506 B.C. 2421 2421 Camp 7, Uplands.
17 308 B.C. 2223 1438[3] Camp 7, Basin.
18 294 B.C. 2209 2209 Camp 6, Uplands.
19 242 B.C. 8 35 277 B.C. 2192 2157 Do.
20 902 B.C. 2817 2817 Converse Hoist.
21 1305 B.C. 2.3 12 1317 B.C. 3232 3220 Do.
22 1087 B.C. 12.0 75 1162 B.C. 3077 3002 Enterprise.
23 1122 B.C. 14 80 1202 B.C. 3117 3037 Do.
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Omitted from the means on account of some deficiency in identification.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Identification very nearly right.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Not identified after 1130 A. D.

Leaving the vicinity of the General Grant National Park and going south to Porterville, thence by rail to Springville, a 3 days' trip was arranged to the old Enterprise millsite. Camp was made at the cabins, about 10 minutes' walk below the millsite. On going up from the camp. No. 23, known as the Centennial Stump, was found at once, as it is of enormous size, high in the center, and covered with names of visitors. It is located close beside the road and near the wash, about 100 yards from the clear space once occupied by the Enterprise Mill. The oldest tree which Huntington found at this locality had been