A GIGANTIC FLAGSTAFF.
What is pronounced to bo the biggest stick of squared timber iu the world will bo utilised by tho British Columbia Government for the purpose of a flagstaff to bo erected in front of tho Court House at Victoria. Tho timber for this king of flag poles, which will carry the Union Jack at a height where it may bo soon from any part of tho city, is two hundred and four foot long, ard its diameter about two feet ton inches at tho base, tapering to about ono foot at tho top. If it is embedded in the ground, at least sixteen foot of tho baso will havo to be buriod.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 721, 14 November 1914, Page 6
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115A GIGANTIC FLAGSTAFF. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 721, 14 November 1914, Page 6
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