. The Pacific tourist . 5 comi)aines that supply San Francisco. Continu-inj^ west ^^^^ miles, we reach Ifocfor*M,—JC)2 miles from San Francisco,but trains <lr) not stop. On the left will benoticed a lar^e tract of flat land covered withtimber, or stumps, ami a ranclu; i)r two. Acrossthis and over the ran^je of hills beyond, liesLake Tahoe, but keepini, to the river, milesfrom Proctors, we reach Triirh<(,— miles from San Francisco,the dividing line between the Truckee andSacramento divisions of the railroad, witha roundiiouse for Ji enj^ines. It has a tri-weekly newspaper, the Jit
. The Pacific tourist . 5 comi)aines that supply San Francisco. Continu-inj^ west ^^^^ miles, we reach Ifocfor*M,—JC)2 miles from San Francisco,but trains <lr) not stop. On the left will benoticed a lar^e tract of flat land covered withtimber, or stumps, ami a ranclu; i)r two. Acrossthis and over the ran^je of hills beyond, liesLake Tahoe, but keepini, to the river, milesfrom Proctors, we reach Triirh<(,— miles from San Francisco,the dividing line between the Truckee andSacramento divisions of the railroad, witha roundiiouse for Ji enj^ines. It has a tri-weekly newspaper, the Jit/mblican, and is themost import- ant town inthe Sierras, onaccount of thebusiness done,as a summerresort, and be-cause of itsconvenience toother favoriteresorts. It isthe seat of alarge lumbertrade, andwould be ben-efited by theestablishmentof an exten-sive fire insur-ance town wasburned in1808, 1869,twice in 1870,in 1874, andChinaTownin 1875. The prevail-ing winds arewest, and insumimT onemiLrlit think. IN SNOW the great width of the street is design«d to pre-vent fires from the locomotive sparks, but inwinter the more probable suggesti<in is thatit is for the convenience of piling up the snow-when the people shovel out tlnir houses. Thepopulation is about 1^,01(0, nearly one-third ofwhich are Chinamen. A large number of goodstores are aiTanijed on the north side of thestreet, and considerable trade carried on withSierra and Pleasant Valleys on the north. Its hotels are first-class—the *• Truckee Hotel,where the train stops, and the Canlwdl Houseacross the wide street and a little removed fromthe noise of passing trains. .Many desiring thebenefit of mountain air, and tin; convenience ofthe railroad, spend their summer in 13 Truckee, from which Donner Lake is distantoidy two milfs, ami Tahoe 12. Sta;iis l<*avi- Tiuckef* on Tu«*}Mlavs, Saturdays for iCandoipii, 28 nnles, tinif f<iurhours, and fare i*l; .Sierraville
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