Gerald, this is a little late to the party but the current Eureka Timberline SQ (Sequoia) tents have a short cross pole in the middle of the ridge pole that would seem to be an attempt to mimic the old Alpine Meadows tent that Mike and Snapper referenced. The Alpine Meadows tents have a hoop across the tent that passes over the ridge pole and holds the tent walls much higher and wider than the Timberline to which it is otherwise identical.
I used to have an Alpine Meadows 4 to compliment our Eureka Equinox 6. The AM4 came up missing in around 2003 while I was deployed and two of our sons were using it for scouting outings. According to them some guy named "Idunno" has the tent. Which is especially strange as all the components had our last name in big block letters on them so they wouldn't get mixed into the scout troop's gear. I really liked that tent and still have an AM4 vestibule new in the bag and have hopes of finding an AM4 tent in good shape.
I did just buy an apparently unused Alpine Meadows 2 on Epay that came with the original stuff sacks, warranty, instruction and care cards, original inspection and packing slip etc for a fraction of the cost of a new Timberline but it took some months of lurking to find it. We can't find speck of dirt or a scuff on it so I'm happy to have it. And as has been said whomever it is that rates the number of tent occupant must be thinking of very friendly and petite people. The AM2 is bigger and has much more shoulder room than most 3 person tents of today.
Best regards to all,
Lance