If you're looking for figure, try to plan to get the stump out of the ground. The stuff that might be of most interest will look more like the chunk in Sam's picture than lumber. If you are starting to narrow choices down, see if you can figure out which ones were subject to the toughest and slowest growing conditions. It may not end up being on an easy trail. If you're doing it for fun, saw for maximum quality, not yield. Maybe, offer the odds and ends to woodworkers, like bowl turners, and don't worry about it if a bunch ends up as fire wood. Good luck with it.