. The lake of the sky, Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras of California and Nevada; its history, Indians, discovery by Fremont Legendary lore, various namings, physical characteristics, glacial phenomena, geology, single outlet, automobile routes, historic towns, early mining excitements, steamer ride, mineral springs, mountain and lake resorts, trail and ccamping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the of the Tahoe national fores, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter .
. The lake of the sky, Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras of California and Nevada; its history, Indians, discovery by Fremont Legendary lore, various namings, physical characteristics, glacial phenomena, geology, single outlet, automobile routes, historic towns, early mining excitements, steamer ride, mineral springs, mountain and lake resorts, trail and ccamping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the of the Tahoe national fores, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . .\()K 111 l-i;()M ( A\ I. KOI K,. \linl-: CHAPTER XXXI THE CHAPARRAL OF THE TAHOE REGION THE word chaparral is a Spanish word, transferredbodily into our language, without, however, retain-ing its strict and original significance. In Spanishit means a plantation of evergreen oaks, or, thick bramble-bushes entangled with thorny shrubs in clumps. Hence, inthe west, it has come to mean any low or scrub brush thatthickly covers a hill or mountain-side. As there is a variedchaparral in the Tahoe region, it is well for the visitor toknow of what it is mainly composed. Experience has demonstrated that where the larger lum-ber is cut off close on the Sierran slopes of the Tahoe regionthe low bushy chaparral at once takes full possession. Itseems to prevent the tree seeds from growing and thus isan effectual preventive to reforestation. This, however,is generally not so apparent east of the main range as it is onthe western slopes. One of its chief elements is the man-zanita {Arctostaphylos patula) easily distinguishable by th
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