In 1852, Augustus Dowd 1 had been tracking was tracking has tracked tracked a bear for a while when he came across 2 an old amazing massive an amazing massive old a massive amazing old an old massive amazing tree. The measurement around its trunk was over fifty feet, and it was 3 such such as such a so tall that he 4 did hardly could hardly hardly could hardly didn’t see the top. Dowd was the first white colonist 5 seeing saw see to see the huge giant sequoias in Yosemite national park, and news of the huge trees soon spread. However, 6 in spite despite although due to being impressed by the huge trees, those poor colonists, who were trying to survive off the land, did not respect the trees’ age and heritage. 7 Admire To admire Admiring Admired nature’s grandeur should 8 to be be being have been enough for them, but they wanted to use it as a trophy. Consequently, many trees were cut down and sold or displayed for cash.
A group of tourists are known 9 arrived to have arrived to arrive arrive in California in 1855 to see the trees for the first time. However, using the trees as a tourist attraction guaranteed 10 none neither both either their protection nor their future preservation. One of the sequoias was smoothed to create a dance floor on which 32 people could dance. The stump of another was cut lengthways and made into a bowling alley. However, gradually, the trees began 11 to be seen seeing to see to have seen as a symbol of America’s greatness and heritage. Soon after 12 coming came come had come to power, President Roosevelt read a book by the conservationist John Muir about his passion for protecting the wilderness in the west of the country. Roosevelt contacted Muir, and they 13 suggested agreed admitted insisted to go on a camping trip in Yosemite 14 for so that as to in order to discuss its future. As a result, Roosevelt turned the whole of Yosemite valley into a national park. As the trees gained protection, they also gained status. Several of them 15 were giving had given gave were given names, but their names do not reflect anything about the trees themselves, such as their location, size or shape. Instead, they have political names, such as The Senate, General Sherman and Lincoln.