Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15
OUR MOUNTAIN LAKE.
THE SNOW ALL GONE, THE ROADS Sc
PERI, THE WEATHER PERFECT.
How to Get There-Stage and steamer
Routes-Hotels and Prices
About the Lake.

About the Lake.
Lake Tahoe is. and must always continu,
to be, the most grand OF all American
lakes. The beauties of Lake George anG
the scenery of the Adirondacks are evel
present comparisons made by Eastern visit
ors. and it is not until the thought arise:
that the surface of Tahoe is nearly 1,50i
feet higher than the tops of the highes
New England mountains, thatthe grandeur
and sublimity of the Sierra wonder dawns
upon the comprehension. Walled in as il
is by mountains from 5000 to 5000 fee
higher than the lake surface, the majesty
| of its splendor continues to grow until il
becomes supreme. Tahoe is fast springine
into popular favor as place for summer
rest and recreation.
THE VISITING LIST.
During the season of 1883 nearly 5000
pleasure-seekers visited its shores: last
| season more than 5000 tourists paid theiI
respects to its august presence, while this
year bids fair to more than double the
past.
Two years ago nearly all the visitors
| were Eastern tourists. Last year, although
the travel had more than doubled, the
larger part were Californians. This goes
to show that the valley people who have
heretofore sought the sea shore for sum.
| mer recreation, have become alive to the
fact that at Lake Tahoe they can enjoy q
combination of both marine and mountain
advantages, and have governed their &C.
tons accordingly. This year the tide OF
vacation travel will be toward the mount.
| aims, and no one will consider their season
complete without having first made the
tour of this lake.
STATISTICS.
Lake Tahoe is about thirty miles long
| and from twelve to fifteen miles wide. Ii
| has an altitude of 6,2I5 feet and meas
| ured depth of l $50 feet. 1t is fed by hun
| dreGs of little streams that have their
| source in the constantly snow-capped sum-
| mlts OF the surrounding mountains, and is
drained by the Truckee river. The waters
| IN the middle of the lake are of deep indigo
blue. and between the blue water and
where the bottom can be discerned they are
| a beautiful emerald green. Near the shore
| they are wonderfully clear and transparent
| and on the north side they are so wonder.
| fully transparent and magnifying that the
speckles on trout can be counted at q
measured depth of $50 feet.
| TO REACH LAKE TAHOE.
Tahoe is quickly, cheaply and easily &C.
cessible. Excursion tickets are sold from
San Francisco to Tahoe City and return fol
SIG. and from Sacramento for Sl2. Over.
land passengers desiring to make the triu
can stop off at Truckee and procure an ex.
cursion ticket for Sc that will take them to
Tahoe City, thence around the lake, stop.
ping at Mckinney's, Bellevue, Emerald
Bay, Tallac, "Yanks' and Bijou, to Glen.
brook, thence by stage, fourteen miles, to
Carson City, and from there by Virginia
| and Truckee Eailroad to Reno. This trip
| can be made in one day with leisure, per.
| mitting the traveller to resume his journev
after taking in the finest 100-mile ieurnev
in the land, occupying but twenty four
hours time, or stop over of a single train
| Passengers coming west simply reverse the
| route, leaving the overland train at Reno
| and resuming ii day later at Truckee
The regular overland trains leave San
Francisco and Sacramento in the afternoon
and arrive at Truckee the following morn
ing in time for breakfast at Stewart Nc
Kay's
TRUcKEE HOTEL.
This is the best hotel on the Central Pa
cific east of Sacramento, and the bill OF
fare includes all the fruits and delicacies OF
the valley, and in addition, fine silver
trout. fresh from Lake Tahoe, and cooked
to perfection. This hotel is also the head
quarters for
MooDY's STAGE LINE,
Which is thoroughly equipped to meet the
demands of all travel. Thirty head of fine
l. l-a, for IL Il
Church for ribbon conductor the tourist is
soon happy whirling over the superb
| roads, in the early bracing air, to the lake
shore, fourteen miles distant, to Tahoe
City.
TAHOE CITY,
Consisting of some two dozen houses, pleas
antly located on the north shore, at the
head of the Truckee river, still continues
to be the most important station on the
lake. Here it is that the stages from
Truckee with passengers and mails connect
| with the several steamers for all points
around the lake. There is store, a post
office and express Office. A trout hatchery
under direction of the California State
| Fish Commission, and telephone line tc
Truckee has been contracted for. There
are two notes.-the Watson House and the
Grand Central. The former, just CON-
pleted, is newly furnished throughout
Our host, r. NJ. Watson, Familiarity known
as Bob is, though still a young man, {
pioneer mountaineer and most agreeable
entertainer. For years, while yet a boy
| engaged in various numbering sections, hs
familiarized himself with mountain loca
tons and later served as guide to numer
Gus hunting and camping parties. For two
years he made stage route of himself
carrying the mail on snow-shoes from
Truckee 10 Tahoe City, while even now h,
is not averse to leading exploring parties
through unsurveyed and unknown fast
nesses of mountain forest, either in sum
mer season or in thirty feet of snow
| When catering to the necessities of rap
Embarrassing tourist travel became al
item of importance, Bob" flung his sgr
to the breeze as the keeper of a first clas
second class hotel. rendering his hospital
ties to such as were satisfied to be conten
with clean beds and wholesome meals
served at prices one. third less than tn,
other hotels were charging. This season th
Watson House has been entirely rebuilt
and newly furnished. 1t has twenty larg
and nicely furnished rooms, besides two O.
three cottages, and its patrons will be &C
commodated at the rate of So per day o
from $40 to S12 per week.
BAILEY's GRAND CENTRAL
Is the only three story hotel on the lake
and it is one of the Oldest and most popu
lar. Everything connected with the hote
is first class, its capacity being equal to th
care of from 100 to 125 guests. Moody
stage line has its Office at this resort, as doe
also Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express. Boar,
and room are charged for at the rate of 5
per day up, according to location of room
and length of stay.
THE LAKE STEAMERS.
This is the headquarters of Commodor
J. A. Todman's steamers. The Tod. Good
win, P. Wehrman, Captain, and r. J
Waters, Purser, makes daily trips aroun,
the lake, carrying mail and express, an
touching at all points. The daily rul
amounts to 60 miles, and occupies the tim
from $50 A. NJ. to about 4 P. NJ, stop bein
made for dinner at the Lake.shore Hous
in Glenbrook. This is q delightful excur
sion trip, and should be made a. least ono
by every visitor to the lake, the fare for tn
round trip being but So. The Magyar
carries passengers and freight to such point
as the needs of traffic seem most to de
Insnd.
The Mamie is a regular little daisy of
propeller under the command of Captain
II. d. Burton, who has lived on the lax
for more than thirty years. and drove tn
first wagon team that ever came to tn
lake, camping that night at Glenbrook
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