. 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 . WASHOE INDI
. 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 . WASHOE INDIANS AT LAKE TATTOE. THE SIGNAL CODE DESIGN DISCOVERY OF LAKE TAHOE 25 name of his companion traveler, Bonpland, and so put it inthe map of that expedition. Amade Bonpland was born at Rochelle, France, in was educated as a physician but became a noted accompanied Humboldt to America, and subsequently be-came a joint author with the great traveler and scientistof several valuable works on the botany, natural-history, etc.,of the New World. He was detained as a prisoner fornearly ten years by Dictator Francia of Paraguay to pre-vent him from, or to punish him for, attempting to culti-vate the mate, or Paraguay tea, in that country. He died in1858 at Montevideo, the Capital of Uruguay, in SouthAmerica. His name as applied to Lake Tahoe is practically unknown,save to the curious investigator or historian. Other namesgiven by Fremont have stuck to this day, amongst thembeing Humboldt, Walker, Owen, Kern and Carson rivers,Pyramid and Walker lakes, etc. The vicissitudes of the naming of Lake
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