. 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 ccamping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the of the Tahoe national fores, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . uip A
. 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 ccamping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the of the Tahoe national fores, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . uip ARassiz Boys setting out for & Trip, I>akt Tahoe, Cair i|. Copyright 19 lo, by Harold A. Parker. TAHOE MEADOWS, WITH MT. TALLAC IN THE DISTANCE FALLEN LEAF LAKE AND ITS RESORTS 245 the mill. The chute consists of felled logs, laid side by side,evenly and regularly, so as to form a continuous is greased, so that when the heavy logs are placedtherein they slide of their own weight, where there is a de-clivity, and are easily dragged or propelled on the levelground. I use the word propelled to suggest the interesting methodused in these chutes. Sometimes ten or a dozen logs willbe placed, following each other, a few feet apart, on thetrough (the chute). A chain is fastened to the rear end ofthe hindermost log. This chain is attached to a single-treefastened to a horses harness. The horse is started. Thismakes the hinder log strike the next one, this bumps intothe third and gives it a start, in its turn it bumps the fourth,the fourth the fifth, and so on, until the whole dozen arein motion. Had the string of logs been fastened togethe
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