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English: Donner Lake, from near Summit, Nevada Identifier: pacifictouristwi00will (find matches) 230 the peak from which Bierstadt sketched the Gem beneath. Then there are a thousand other charms in the vast heights above, andvast depths below, in contrasts of light and shade, form and color, mists hanging over thelake, and clouds clinging to the peaks in thetwilight deepening into darkness, or in colossalpyres, kindled bvthe coming sun, and going inthe clear light of the day; or the gloom of theforest mingled with the living silver of the moon-lit lake. The peaksmay be ascend-ed— some withdifficulty, andsome with mod-erate exertion—but persons offeeble constitu-tion may enjoy all the variedcharms. The lake is ofeasy access, andhas on its banksa hotel for tour-ists. The dis-tance to the lakeby the carriageroad is 2 1-2miles, and TruckeejJ miles.The summit di-vides the watersthat flow eastand sink amiddesert sands,from those thatflow west intothe Sacramento river. Summit Valley,—2 1-2milts long andone mile wide,heads in thehigh peaks,south of the hotel. It has pasturage durin |
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