The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-26
ON TAHOE'S SHORES
Evan Stephens Writes from the
Famous Lake.
A CLIMB UP TO THE SHOWS
Gusicus Finds Paradise this Side of Monte.
rey and Tarries There-A Sail on
the Lake

After days ride in the cars over the
sandy. hot desert of Nevada, one is in a
suitable condition to enjoy the cool noun
tain breezes laden with oior of pines
and wild flowers. The waters Of the rush
ing Truckee river look SO refreshing that
one disIikes to part with them. So much
was this the case with me that on arriving
at Truckee station L deserted my Pullman
sleeper and quietly let the train pull out
without me. After spending the night at
comfortable hotel ! took stage the next
morning TO find the source Of the stream,
the much praised beautiful Lake Tahoe
After delightful ride of fourteen miles
along the river bank between rugged crsgs
whose base was covered with sheltering
pines, right up 10 the rivers brink we ar
rived at the lake at the point where the
river takes its departure from its beauti-
full parent, only TO be lost in the deserts Of
the Carson Sink" about $50 miles away.
Expecting so much of the view before
me l scarcely felt either delight or disap-
pointment at first at the sight of the CLASSY
mirror that lay at my feet, with its sur
roundings OF pine and snow covered
mountains. l expected the surroundings
However, had TO admit the sight was by
no means a commonplace one. 1t took the
wonderful effects OF a gorgeous sunset
to thoroughly capture me. Our entire sur
roundings was transformed into a sairy
land that was indescripably beautiful. A
slight breeze seemed TO veil the surround
ing mountains, while the surface of the
lake changed from its deep sky blue into
ali the colors Of the rainbow, only softened.
Here. the colors of the sunset were re-
hected from the sky on TO the bosom of the
placid lake. Yonder a slight breeze ruffied
IL just enough to efface the mirror-like re-
Election, the water retaining its deep green
hue, while here and there, surrounding and
above ii all like frame, cleaned patches
of gIistening snow on the mountains. Yes,
Lake Tahoe is indeed beautiful,
AS was in no hurry 10 leave this cool.
romantic place, instead Of taking boat 10
ride around The lake | started out to ram
BILE through the pines and up the noun
tains, bent on finding some 'snow flowers"
a strange scarlet like flower nearly foot
in length, that energies almost out of the
snow like mushroom. OF course in addi-
ton TO the flowers L anticipated
fine view Of the lake from
the mountain tops. l walked on
and on through forest after forest 1t was
very lonely, and l admit the thought of
meeting bear was not very pleasant:
finally, when deer timidly sprang out and
then left me in full possession of my lonely
road, the sight startled me l fear more
than it did the deer. More than once | sang
song after song to arouse myself and per
chance brighten any wild beasts out of the
track-at least TO warn them OF my coming.
Finely, after climbing about four miles I
heard the music OF numerous cOwbeils. and
there was wide fiowery meadow stretched
before me with a number of cows grazing
upon it. Fortunately. thought, / snail
have some good fresh milk, even though
get no snow flowers. Farther on, beneath
the steep cliffs where cleaned the snow.
WAS the humble cabin of the dairy man. He
kindly directed me to the snow. which
reached and some distance away found NV