Western field . e one and only depressinginfluence to be felt along the way from Col-fax to Truckee is that caused by the destruc-tion of the forest. Man is the only creaturecreated that insists upon making a region THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 99 uninhabitable as soon as he begins to inhabitit; he seems ever ready to kill the goose inhopes of getting the golden egg. A sawmill man estimates that it wouldtake 200 years of natures best efforts tomake these mountains a profitable place forlumbering again, could forest fires and theax be excluded now. Over Mt. Lincoln, 8400 feet high, or about1400 f
Western field . e one and only depressinginfluence to be felt along the way from Col-fax to Truckee is that caused by the destruc-tion of the forest. Man is the only creaturecreated that insists upon making a region THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 99 uninhabitable as soon as he begins to inhabitit; he seems ever ready to kill the goose inhopes of getting the golden egg. A sawmill man estimates that it wouldtake 200 years of natures best efforts tomake these mountains a profitable place forlumbering again, could forest fires and theax be excluded now. Over Mt. Lincoln, 8400 feet high, or about1400 feet above the valley, it is but six milesto Soda Springs by a trail; three of the partyleft camp one morning, making their way toSoda Springs over this trail by lunch thunder storm arising on Tinker Knob, itwas decided to return by the wagon road,making in all about twenty miless walk forthe day. The storm confined itself to theimmediate summit and on reaching campabout dark, we found it deserted and well. TOP OF CASTLE PEAK. drenched, so we found comfort for the nightwith the rest of the party at the hotel. Crow Peak is an easy climb and furnishesinteresting study; its summit is the plug,of an ancient volcano, while a little waydown on the southwest side a crater of morerecent times has formed. Some of thefumaroles are still open, but nothing isescaping from them; its fioor contains acone-like mound of andesite with an openingin the top, near which is a small moraineddeposit of fine materials. Viewed from theridge extending to the southwest it is easyto see what a perfect bowl-shaped crater thiswas until earthquake disturbances and sub- sequent erosion had broken down and carriedthe south rim away. It is about three milesto Donner Lake, with a difference in altitudeof nearly a thousand feet. It is seeminglybut a hop, skip and a jump for the most in-different walkers to go to the lake anymorning. Our party made a gay day of it and al-though not indulging in much boating,
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