Question

In the course of my explorations twenty-five years ago, I found five sawmills located on or near the lower margin of the Sequoia belt, all of which were cutting more or less Big Tree lumber, which looks like the redwood of the coast, and was sold as redwood. One of the smallest of these mills in the season of 1874 sawed two million feet of Sequoia lumber. Since that time other mills have been built among the Sequoias, notably the large ones on Kings River and the head of the Fresno. What does the appeal in this excerpt mainly achieve?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: It establishes the credibility of the author.

Explanation:

This is an excerpt from John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir. John Muir, America's pioneer conservationist and father of the national park system. This passage demonstrates his knowledge of the area as well as his familiarity with the various tree species which inhabit it.

Answer 2

Answer:

Which statement best describes the point Muir is making in the passage?

Sequoia trees are being cut at an alarming rate.

Which detail appeals to the reader’s logic?

The number of mills and the amount of lumber cut.

Which detail establishes credibility?

Muir's experience as an explorer.