. 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 . • VkM^M OUT
. 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 . • VkM^M OUTLET OF LAKE TAIIOE, TRUCKLE RIVER I -2. ■ FLOCK OF SHEEP BEING DRIVEN IKTIONAL FOREST III I A11 m|. na- i^l. • ify ISLAND PARK, LAKE TAHOE LIB THE TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST 349 affords an unobstructed view of about one-third of the wholearea of the Tahoe Forest. By a system of maps, sights and signals the location offires can be determined with reasonable accuracy, and thetelephone enables warnings to be sent to all concerned. Telephone lines bisect the Reserve in several directions, andfire-fighting appliances are cached in accessible places readyfor immediate use. When a Forest officer is notified of theapproximate location of a fire he goes immediately with whathelp he thinks he needs. If he finds that the fire is largerthan he can handle with the available force at his command,he notifies the Supervisor, who secures men from the mostpractical point and dispatches them to the fire as soon aspossible, by automobile or train. To give further fire protection a gasoline launch — theRanger — twenty-six feet long and with
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