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Title: The Lake of the Sky
In The High Sierras Of California And Nevada. Its History, Indians,
Discovery by Fr,mont, 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 Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National
Forest, the Public Use of the WateThe Project Gutenberg EBook of The
Lake of the Sky, by George Wharton James

Author: George Wharton James

Release Date: August 13, 2004 [EBook #13170]

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[Illustration: Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe]

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 Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe
National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much
Other Interesting Matter

BY

GEORGE WHARTON JAMES

_Author of_

"Arizona, the Wonderland," "California, Romantic and Beautiful," "New
Mexico, the Land of the Delight Makers," "Utah, the Land of Blossoming
Valleys," "Quit Your Worrying," "Living the Radiant Life," etc.

_With a map, and sixty-five plates, including a folding panorama View_

L.C. PAGE & COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1915, BY EDITH E. FARNSWORTH

_All Rights Reserved_

TO ROBERT M. WATSON

(_To his friends "Bob"_)

Fearless Explorer, Expert Mountaineer,
Peerless Gui