The Case of the Missing Tree Stumps

[russau]

It's obvious on what they did with the poles BUT the stumps had to go for the Cabbage field ! BUT in the Winter they needed heat to survive so they had a big pile of stump's ! think about it .....would they let those sumps rot in the field OR sit around after being out of the ground and a VERY USEFULL fuel for a fire to keep them warm through the Winter HMMMM I don't think they were that dumb !

 

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[Armchair detective]

SO are you saying SB dug the MP, or helped the guys find/dig it and found "something" to want/need to hide the stumps, yet atleast one of the guys advised on other peoples/companies digs. The stumps would help his story as far as getting paid to help on future digs...

No I was thinking SB helped BURY an arms cache in 1782 upon finding a 200 ft deep abandoned mine shaft with a water leak at 110 ft. You'd build a "room" the between 98 and 104 ft levels for storage and repair/ add flooring to the levels (to completely cover the floor area in anticipation of the dirt load to come).
I can see a limited time that the buriers would stay quiet about a war cache THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN, but this theory has the same hole all of them do - somebody should have talked.

But maybe THIS THEORY SHALL RISE AGAIN!!

 

[pepperj]

The platforms installed every 10 feet were presumably fir saplings? approximately 12-16 ft long and say 4-6 inches in diameter. Were they cut on the island, and if so where are the tree stumps?

You have now covered many species of trees.

This post it was Fir.

Then you posted a picture of Oaks.

Then you reference Spruce.

(Apple/Orange scenario going on here regarding trees)

Another member stated Pine.

Sounds like a lumber yard where a piece of lumber is stamped SPF.

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Now regarding stumps.
Climate, size, species, height of the cut, all have a factor in what happens.

The size that you referenced and the timeline from cutting to folks running around throwing theories out.
Well these stumps are just dust in the wind.

 

[Armchair detective]

It's obvious on what they did with the poles BUT the stumps had to go for the Cabbage field ! BUT in the Winter they needed heat to survive so they had a big pile of stump's ! think about it .....would they let those sumps rot in the field OR sit around after being out of the ground and a VERY USEFULL fuel for a fire to keep them warm through the Winter HMMMM I don't think they were that dumb !

Say does this coffee cup thing mean you are waiting for a short time for a response? I didn't know that, and maybe I still don't know that.
Around me when a farmer clears a field, he piles the stumps, lets them dry, and sets fire to 'em.
This is not a settler's way. WASTE NOT.
I wonder how wet a fresh pulled stump is - "wood" it burn?

I crack myself up.

 

[pepperj]

You are probably correct but there is one more thing to consider.
When a Christmas tree is harvested, the stump can start growing again. THEORETICALLY it might be possible to find a tree with a different amount of tree rings in the stump vs the growth on top.

Yes, another Christmas tree can grow from the stump of a cut-down evergreen tree through a process called stump culture or coppicing.
"THEORETICALLY"

Reality is they plant another seedling.

My Xmas tree permission.
10s of thousands of trees. They started replacing the cut trees with seedlings.

 

[pepperj]

No I was thinking SB helped BURY an arms cache in 1782 upon finding a 200 ft deep abandoned mine shaft with a water leak at 110 ft. You'd build a "room" the between 98 and 104 ft levels for storage and repair/ add flooring to the levels (to completely cover the floor area in anticipation of the dirt load to come).
I can see a limited time that the buriers would stay quiet about a war cache THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN, but this theory has the same hole all of them do - somebody should have talked.

But maybe THIS THEORY SHALL RISE AGAIN!!

Now your claiming there was a 200' abandoned mine shaft?

 

[Armchair detective]

You have now covered many species of trees.

This post it was Fir.

Then you posted a picture of Oaks.

Then you reference Spruce.

(Apple/Orange scenario going on here regarding trees)

Another member stated Pine.

Sounds like a lumber yard where a piece of lumber is stamped SPF.

SPFs VS. SPF - Sherwood Lumber

Lumber that contains a grade stamp on its face with one of these species group designations can be quite confusing to many, which can lead to uninformed and misguided decisions by lumber buyers, retailers, specifiers, architects, engineers, builders, truss manufacturers, modular home fabricators...

sherwoodlumber.com

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Now regarding stumps.
Climate, size, species, height of the cut, all have a factor in what happens.

The size that you referenced and the timeline from cutting to folks running around throwing theories out.
Well these stumps are just dust in the wind.

Now your claiming there was a 200' abandoned mine shaft?

 

[pepperj]

And your point is?

 

[Armchair detective]

That was always my claim.
But back to trees...
Sorry about my confusion regarding type of tree. The best and my last info is the levels in the pit were 6" spruce. If memory serves this is what the Truro auger established they bored through the 98? ft levels going into the "room".
Didn't know I took pictures of oaks - thanks for the ID. The point was growth can happen even when trees are cut.
Christmas tree regrowth - the theory is weakest here. I once read of someone urging tree farmers to NOT pull their stumps and instead encouraged stump culture as trees would grow faster and be ready for market quicker and therefore make more money. The question is how often does this occur naturally?