[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. Transcriber’s Notes: • Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). • Text enclosed by pluses is in small caps (+small caps+). • Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.