Landing #1, Pacific Lumber Company, Freshwater, California. The tree is to be used as a high pole. It was cut off 216' from the ground, rigging was put in place, then tree was sawed off close to ground and moved in upright position 20 feet. Butt was rotten, chopping disclosed a log completely grown over but sound- probably over 2000 years old
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable One person present, name unknown
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-685
Subject
Lumber companies - Pacific Lumber Company - Freshwater Trees - Spar trees Log landings Log transportation - Cable Sequoia sempervirens - Anomaly Sequoia sempervirens Humboldt County
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