. 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 . expen
. 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 . expense. Then Mr. Cohn awoke, and hes been awake ever wired his hst of Dat-so-la-les baskets, but he has hadno reply, and that was twenty-five years ago. He thenmade arrangements with Dat-so-la-le and her husband. Heprovides them house, food, clothing and a certain amount ofcash yearly, and he takes all the work Luisa makes. Everybasket as soon as begun is noted as carefully as every breed-ing of a thoroughbred horse or dog. Also the date the bas-ket is finished. It is then numbered and photographed andeither offered for sale at a certain price, which is neverchanged, or is put in the safety-deposit vault of the bank,to await the time when such aboriginal masterpieces will beeagerly sought after by the growingly intelligent and ap-,preciative of our citizens, for their museums or collections,]as specimens of work of a people — the first Americanfamilies — who will then, possibly, have passed away. Thephotographs, here reproduced, are of some of Dat-so-la-lesjfinest SUSIE THE WASHOE INDIAN BASKET MAKER, AND NARRATOROF INDIAN LEGENDS
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