. 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 . s Fort, Mar
. 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 . s Fort, March 8. Of theirarrival Fremont says: A more forlorn and pitiable sight than they presentedcannot well be imagined. They were all on foot, each manweak and emaciated, leading a horse or mule as weak andemaciated as themselves. They had experienced great dif-ficulty in descending the mountains, made slippery by rainsand melting snows, and many horses fell over precipicesand were killed, and with some were lost the packs theycarried. Among these was a mule with the plants whichwe had collected since leaving Fort Hall, along a line of2000 miles of travel. Out of 67 horses and mules, withwhich we commenced crossing the Sierra, only 33 reachedthe valley of the Sacramento, and they only in a conditionto be led along. In concluding this chapter it should not be overlookedthat on his maps of the expedition of 1843-44 Fremontcalled the mountain lake he had discovered Lake Bon-pland. He says in a private letter: I gave to the basinriver its name of Humboldt and to the mountain lake the. A WASHOE INDIAN CAMPOODIE, NEAR LAKESIDE PARKLAKE TAHOE r *
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