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Tonight, I will be reading

the forest trees in general

in the Yosemite.

So lie down, close your eyes,

and let me read you a story.

For the use of the ever-increasing number of Yosemite visitors

who make extensive excursions into the mountains beyond the valley,

a sketch of the forest trees in general will probably be found useful.

The different species are arranged in zones and sections, which brings the forest as a whole

within the comprehension of every observer. These species are always found as controlled by the

climates of different elevations, soil and by the comparative strength of each species in taking and holding possession of the ground

and so appreciable are these relations the traveller never need be at a loss in determining, within a few hundred feet, his elevation

above sea level by the trees alone. For notwithstanding, some of the species range upward

for several thousand feet, and all pass one another more or less. Yet even those species

possessing the greatest vertical range are available in measuring the elevation,

inasmuch as they take on new forms corresponding with variations in altitude.

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