. 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, with a full account of the Tahoe National Forest, the public use of the water of Lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . ople of San Fr
. 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, with a full account of the Tahoe National Forest, the public use of the water of Lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . ople of San Francisco to repudiate their contract to pur-chase a million dollars worth of Central Pacific stock andcompromise by practically making the railroad company apresent of $600,000 (which had already been expended) pro-vided they would release the City and County from theirpledge to raise the remaining $400,000. The folly of this action is now so apparent that it is hardto conceive how even political and civic jealousy or hatredcould have been so blinded to self-interest. The CentralPacific engineers had undertaken one of the most difficultpieces of railway engineering in the world, and the finan-ciers of the company were having an equally desperatestruggle. During the Civil War the finances of the na-tion were at a low ebb and money was exceedingly difficultto secure. Yet in spite of all obstacles the company hadgone ahead in perfect good faith, and at that very timewere hauling rails and track material from Alta, and soonfrom Cisco, to Truckee (then called Coburn Station on. AUTOMOIULING ALONG THE TRrCKKE RIVKR
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