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Title: 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
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: Washo Indians Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.)
Publisher: Pasadena, Calif. : G. W. James

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le, as if cut out of the solidrock, filled up with a rich indigo-blue fluid, and then madeextra beautiful and secluded with a rich tree and plantgrowth on every slope that surrounds it. The color of the water is as richly blue as is Tahoe it-self, and there is the same suggestion of an emerald ringaround it, as in the larger Lake, though this ring is neitherso wide nor so highly colored. In elevation it is some 80 feet above Lake Tahoe, thusgiving it an altitude of 6300 feet. At the upper end, near Fallen Leaf Lodge, under thecliffs it has a depth of over 380 feet, but it becomes muchshallower at the northern or lower end near the outlet.Its surroundings are majestic and enthralling as well as pic-turesque and alluring. On the west Mt. Tallac towers itsnearly 10,000 feet into the sea of the upper air, flanked onthe south by the lesser noble and majestic Cathedral Peak.In the earlier part of the season when these are coveredwith snow, the pure white materially enhances the splendor 240
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GLEN ALPINE FALLS

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