Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 311, 28 October 1891 — Foreign Notes. [ARTICLE]

Foreign Notes.

Railroad on Tree Tops—.lh Sonoma County, may be seea a peculiar pieee of engineerĪDg, namely, an actual railway-bed oa ihe tree tops. Between the Clipper Mills and Stuart Point, where the road crosses a deep ravine, the trees are sawn off on a level with the surrounding hills, and the timbers and ties laid on the stumps. In the centre ef the ravine two huge redwood trees, side bv side form a substantial support. These giants have been lopped >off 72 feet above the bed of the creek. This natural tree bridge ia. considered one of the wonders of the Golden State,and for safety and security is stated to faf exceed a bridge built on the mQBt scientific principles. — Ex.