In 1852, Augustus Dowd 1 has tracked had been tracking tracked was tracking a bear for a while when he came across 2 a massive amazing old an amazing massive old an old amazing massive an old massive amazing tree. The measurement around its trunk was over fifty feet, and it was 3 such a such as such so tall that he 4 could hardly hardly didn’t hardly could did hardly see the top. Dowd was the first white colonist 5 see to see saw seeing the huge giant sequoias in Yosemite national park, and news of the huge trees soon spread. However, 6 although in spite due to despite 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 Admiring To admire Admired Admire nature’s grandeur should 8 have been be being to be 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 arrive to arrive to have arrived arrived in California in 1855 to see the trees for the first time. However, using the trees as a tourist attraction guaranteed 10 none both either neither 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 seeing to be seen to have seen to see as a symbol of America’s greatness and heritage. Soon after 12 come coming had come came 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 agreed suggested insisted admitted to go on a camping trip in Yosemite 14 for as to in order to so that 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 had given were giving were given gave 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.