The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-11

A SUNDAY DRIVE.

and fast cams we drove up to Lake
Bigler Sunday morning, thence aions
the lake shore from Glenbrook to tn,
Lake House. thence by the k%ing>bury
grade TO Nansickle'S, and returned
home by way of Valleys Hot Spring,
and Genoa. The drive from here tC
Glenbrook. early i'll the morning, i
an exceedingly pleasant one-the
mountain air being cool and bracing,
the road free from dust and lumber
teams, and the scenery fresh and
beautiful. The drive, too, is a good
appetizer; and II wants a breakfast
at the Glenbrook 70 convince them
that a COOL appetite is a great bless
ing. where SaNtou stands ready to APP
spent in .trolling along the beach,
through cool Woodlands and bright
meadows, prepares one to appreciate a
further dri-e of thirteen miles
ALoNi THE LAKE SHORE.
From Ghnbrook to Roland'> (old
Lake HOUSE. at the head of the lake, "A
distance OF thirteen miles, is n of
the finest drives imaginable. The
road follows close along the shore.
generally finn fifty to one hundred
feet above the water level. and is
smooth. haTi. we'll vatered and free
from dust. while the tall pines, fir.
spruce. mape and tamarack Render it
shady a. a urden ak -Attlines ta>
passing the ace of Cave Rock. on a
bridge Whici swings around over the
water the beautiful lake bursts full up
on h view. and again i seer through
Ion. vl>ias G>tateIN pines whose muir
murings form sweet symphony with
the song OF birds. The different col
ur> marking he dit1eren, depths of the
water may al along here be seen-the
silver gray lear the shore, then the
lea green. ami out in The depths the
indigo blue. Far across the blue
waters to the northwest Tahoe City
jnav be seen, seemingly sitting on the
water like a svan, while the fine hotel
III Comedian lot Springs on the north
shore rises alDvC he smooth surface
like IL lily. h fun Niew are other
houses at Suar Pine Point. the >uow
banks. the gnte>que peaks. and the
dark tiinberel Slopes of the western
chain of the Sierra. All along the
road cool springs bubble up and little
rills ripple among the vines and flow
cr>. while hee and there meadows
stretch away o the lake in green eX-
uberance. Ills. however, i but the
bright side of he picture. The road
j. dotted with monuments of de>ola-
iation and Disappointed hopes. But
one of the many eiegant mansions be
tween GlenbrCk and Fridays Station
i. occupied-ai the others being de
serted. Even the fine buildings at
/ephyr Cove-hat Eden ct Lake Big
Icr-arc ~tenante>>. save by birds. AT
Senate Jim Snall's residence Fri
DAYS where tie AXE road joins the
main PlacerviIe road from Nansick-
les. We again srlke The "White settle
m"rt.." Her, wheat and barley
fields. Young ochards and beautiful
gardens are seen. Lapham's station.
or the Fish Ma ket. the nearest point
Of the PIacervIle road to the lake.
looks Just as it id eight years ago
save that time las left its marks, as
we'll upon the premises a upon the
hospitable and y~arm-hearted host.
lake HOUSE.
The drive from Lapham's to the
Lake House. TIVE miles, is through the
trees. along the beach and across the
line into California. 1t will be re
membered that the old Lake House, a
fine and commodious hotel, was de-
StrOyed by fire S1mc five or SIX Years
ago. The owner. Thomas Roland, is
now rebuilding. and will have ample
accommodations within ten days or
two weeks. No llace on the lake (ac-
ccsSible to teams equalSthis forb beauty
OF locality and variety of scenery and
opportunities for amusement and out
door exercise. Rowing, sailing. fish
ing, hunting, rving and walking
may here be INDUCED in tothe hearts
content. The drives and walks are
excellent in every respect, the roads
being hard. smooth, level, free from
dust, and bathed in perpetual twi-
light. This is called ''the head of the
lake" being nearly opposite the out
let of the Truckee, as we'll as being
the inlet of the principal stream feed
ing the lake. A little town is spring
ing up here, which already has a
store, a blacksmith shop, dairy, sew
eral residences, etc.
Returning, the road from Small's
ranch to the summit is rather steep.
but for this we are amply compensated
by the magnificent panorama of Carson
Valley and the delightful drive down
the mountain over the tortuous but
excellent grade-perbaps the only one
on the eastern slope of the Sierra that
is entirely free from dust.