. 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 camping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the Tahoe national forest, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . (Especially
. 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 camping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the Tahoe national forest, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . (Especially drawn for the readers of) flEMB OFfliSM4ii»Hi01 ftj George Warto^ames. L CHAPTER II FREMONT AND THE DISCOVERY OF LAKE TAHOE IKE so many other great discoveries that were to have an important effect upon the lives of countless num-bers of people, the discovery of Lake Tahoe was acci-dental. Nor did its finder comprehend the vast influence itwas to possess, not only upon the residents of Californiaand Nevada, but upon the travel-loving and sight-seeing por-tion of the population of the whole world. John C. Fremont, popularly acclaimed the pathfinder,was its discoverer, on the 14th day of February, 1844. Inthe journal of his 1843-44 expedition he thus records thefirst sight o? it: Accompanied by Mr. Preuss, I ascended to-day the highestpeak to the right from which we had a beautiful view of amountain lake at our feet, about fifteen miles in length, andso nearly surrounded by mountains that we could not discoveran outlet. It cannot be deemed out of place in these pages, owing
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