. 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 . y is
. 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 . y is described in the chapter devoted to thatpurpose. Growing at elevations of from 6000 to 10,000 feet, dis-playing a profusion of white flowers sometimes delicately 284 THE LAKE OF THE SKY —LAKE TAHOE tinged with light purple is the Phlox Douglasiij Hook. It islow but with loose, much-branched prostrate stems and re-markably stout, almost woody roots. A new Alpine willow {Salix Caespitosa) has also been dis-covered. Professor Kennedy thus writes of it: The melting snow, as it comes through and over therocks in the nature of a spring, brings with it particles ofsand and vegetation, which form a very shallow layer ofsoil on a flat area to one side of the main branch of thestream. On this the willow branches adhere like ivy,rooting at every joint and interlaced so as to form a densemat. From these, erect leafy shoots, one or two incheshigh, appear, with the many flowered catkins extendingabove the foliage. The pistillate plants occupy separatebut adjacent areas to the staminate
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