Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-07-24
tn f. INCLINE.
One or Lake TahOe's Wood and
Lumber Dep0t.

n Lumber Depot
81 In order to reach the Incline. 4
Lake Tahoe, where Messrs. Hobart
Marlette and Folsom are carryin
on their extensive numbering an
woodcutting business, it is reces
sary to climb very high mountai,
$50 feet higher than the leve
of the Lake, and then to 60 dowr
the grade nearly as far, and all the
way there is a prodigal display Of
Alpine scenery. It is exhilarating
Though, and most people enjoy the
trip.
At the camp all is business and
activity, and under the superin-
tendence Of Col. J. b. Overton
Everything goes along like clock
work. About fifty or sixty men
are employed.
The incline, from which the
[camp and postoffice takes Its namc.l
us Il double track railroad up the
hill from the Lake. Up this hill
THE cars loaded with lumber and,
wood are hauled by means of al
powerful engine at the summit;
which connects with an endless
steel wire cable. The loaded carsj
go up one side. and the empty ones
go down the other. The luu1bcrs
and wood when hauled to the sum
NIT hy these cars and the wirc5
cable, are put into a Y fume. anda
in about an hour and quarter ares
dumped ont a. Lake View, fon,1
miles Pom Carson. 4
The incline is very steep, the;
pitch at some places being as great r
rs thirty degrees. The trip up OF
wood car is made quite comfort
lbly. as one does not have a chance
0 see just how steep it is, but in
making the descent in an empty
'ox, a full realization of the de-
livity is impressed uron the SEMI
Utilities. The steel cable, which
efore starting, appeared SO strong
nd trustworthy, now seems like
he thread Of mere spider web,
nd few can resist the temptation
, lean back so as not to push the 81
If forward any more than neces- y
Try. 1t seems to be going FAST
rough for all practical purposes g
he situation is one that is not;
'lculated to f4forably impress a
ers0n Of weak nerves. and Il ten 81
erfoot who wa recently thus sus- b
,nded between the top and bot Is ]
NJ, devoutIy remarke IF this 81,
ring should break we'd all go to (
III in holy second - "a
Then he examined his accident 3. t
,licy. and was relieved to find it D. i
right. IN
ALTHOUGH less than the usualE Il
Mount Of work is going on atZ
IKE Tahoe this season the output ga
lumber and wood at the Inclines t
very considerable. The cut ofEi
mber is at least forty thousann h
tt day, and the average daily 8 a
livery of wood at the fume IS Sn
0 cords. The amount of TIMBER. a
nj required for this is about ones. Ii
cusand acres year. Everythinc4
at experience and skill can sur-. Il
st has been done to reduce thes h
st of handling this timber. Tos h
ustrate the degree of efficiencysd
at has been reached, it may beg Il
,ntioned that Aree men are ables.g
put into the fume three hundredS h
d fifty cords Of wood day. or Xii
re than one hundred cords4 Il
h. FL
In some wood camps Of the Sierra 5 81
nee it Is the custom to cut downH.'o
erything in sight-saplinss andMci
but IL. der the management Of Etl
, gentlemen in charge If affairs m
the Incline the young timber Isl Y
red, and already the good effec,sN
apparent in a healthy newk CT
with Of youug trees that arc3 cr
ling up t" take the place of theX &c
ones. This will DC If advan -,
e to the whole country. as we'll Sc
% the persons most directly in "a
,sted
he little railroad connected with i r,
Incline c:.n,l is doing splendid
k The engine isn't much forG