Part 15

This beautiful mountain lake lies along the eastern margins of Placer and El Dorado counties. The State line between California and Nevada passes through it, lengthwise, from north to south. We reach it by stage from the Central Pacific railroad at Truckee, in three hours, over a variable road, through scenery often beautiful, and for the extravagant fare of $3.00.

The lake is one mile and a quarter above the sea level. It is itself a little inland sea, thirty miles long, from eight to fifteen wide, and in places nearly two thousand feet deep. Its water is clear as crystal, cold as the melting ice and snows which feed it, and the purest known upon the continent. Floating upon its surface, and looking down through its water, one can easily count the pebbles and stones along its gravelly bottom at the depth of sixty feet. One seems suspended between two firmaments of ether, with birds flying above and fish swimming below. And such trout! swimming forty feet beneath you, and plainly visible in all their quick and graceful motions between you and the rocky bottom.

From the water's edge, grassy slopes, pebbly beaches, rocky shores and precipitous bluffs lead the eye up through tree-dotted ravines, over forest-crowned hills to snow-clad mountains, white-headed with age, and ermine-mantled upon their tremendous shoulders.

A small steamer or two ply upon the lake--plenty of good boats await one, and excellent hotels accommodate transient guests, or more permanent boarders.

From Tahoe, back to Truckee, by stage, cross the railroad, and ride out two miles to

Donner Lake,

Smaller, but hardly less beautiful than that just left. Its great beauty in itself, the wild and romantic surrounding scenery, its ease of access and its good hotel, make it a popular summer resort. The tragical circumstances, seldom equaled in the pioneer history of any country, which gave the name to this lake, may be found graphically narrated in the "Overland Monthly" for July, 1870.

If you visit these charming lakes on your journey to the State you could not have a grander introduction to its scenes of wonder and beauty; if you take them on your return east, you could not possibly carry away more delicious memories of lovelier spots. Whether they bid you "welcome" or "farewell," you will leave them with regret, recall them with delight, and long to return and linger among their matchless charms.

COMPLETE INDEX.

ABBREVIATIONS.--S. F. San Francisco. Sac. Sacramento. S. J. San Jose. St. Stockton. Yo. Yosemite.

Alabaster Cave, 77

Alameda, 196

" Ferry, 196

Alcatraz Island, 196-206

Alhambra Theatre, S. F., 123

Almaden Mine, 214

Alta California Bldg., S. F., 157

Alvarado, 211

American Ex. Hotel, S. F., 120

Angel Island, 196-207

Approaches to S. F., 107

Art Gallery, 133

Artesian Well, St., 244

Asylums, S. F., 167-8

Auzerais House, S. J., 213

Baggage Express, S. F., 115

Bancroft's, 157-172-174

Bank of Cal., S. F., 154

Banta's, 246

Baseball Grounds, 130

Baths, 122

Bay Trips, 205

Bay View Road--Track--House, 147-192

Beer Cellars, 124

Beet Sugar Works, 211

Belmont, 224

Bernal Heights, S. F., 183

Big Trees, 57

Billiards, S. F., 127

Black Diamond Coal Co. Mine, 189-230

Black Point, 196

Bonita Point, 195

Bower Cave, 72

Bowling Saloons, S. F., 127

Bridal Veil Fall, Yo., 28

Brief Trips, S. F., 197

Broderick Mt., 40

Brooklyn, 249

Brooklyn Hotel, S. F., 120

Business Buildings and Blocks, S. F., 157-159

Butchertown, 192

Calaveras Big Trees, 52

Central P. R. R. Co., 190

California Street, S. F., 143

" " Hill, S. F., 181

California Theatre, 123

Capitol, Sac., 236

Cathedral Rocks, 30

" Spires, 30

Chinese Quarter, S. F., 197

" Theatres, 123

Churches, S. F., 161

Circuit of S. F., 189

City Gardens, 140

City and Co. Buildings, S. F., 150-153

Clay Street Hill, 180

Clayton, 227

Cliff House--Road, 145-199

Cloud's Rest, 41

Colleges, S. F., 169-171

Congress Springs, 215

Conveyances, S. F., 113

Corporation Buildings, S. F., 153-157

Cosmopolitan Hotel, S. F., 119

Court House, S. J., 213

Cricket Grounds, S. F., 130

Crystal Chapel, 85

" Springs, 223

Custom House, S. F., 149

Dance Halls, S. F., 124

Dashaways, 126

Davenport's Landing, 219

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Berkeley, 210

Decoto, 248

Deep Cut, S. F., 191

Denman School, 171

Donner Lake, 252

Donohoe Building, 157

Drives, S. F., 145

Dry Dock, 192

Dungeon of Enchantment, 82

El Capitan, 48

Ellis, 246

Engine Houses, S. F., 152

Excursion Routes, 205

Farrallones, 194

Ferries, 196

Fire Department, S. F., 153

Fissure, The, Yo., 31

Footing it, 187

Fort Point, 194

Frogtown, 219

Gardens, S. F., 130

Gas Works, S. F., 190

Gilroy, 215

Glacier Rock, 33

Glass Works, 191

Goat Island, 207

Gold, Discovery of, 233

Golden Gate, 195

Grand Hotel, 117

Gymnasiums, S. F., 128

Half Dome, 41

Halls, S. F., 125

Harpending's Block, 157

Hayward's, 211

Horse Cars, S. F., 184

Hospitals, S. F., 167-190

Hotels, S. F., 116

How to get about, 184

Hunter's Point, 192

Illilouette Fall, 35

Industrial School, 152

Italian Fishing Fleet, 191

Jail, S. F., 151

Kachoomah Fall, 38

Kimball Car Manufactory, 159

Lagoon, The, 193

Laguna Creek, 218

Lake Honda, 193

Lake Merced, 193

Lathrop, 245

Libraries, S. F., 148

Light House, Fort Point, 193

Lime Point, 195

Lincoln School, 171

Livermore, 247

Livery Stables, 187

Lodging-houses, S. F., 121

Lone Mountain, 181

Long Bridge, S. F., 191

Lumber Yards, S. F., 189

Maguire's Opera House, 123

Manufactories, S. F., 159-161

Marine Hospital, 150

Mariposa Big Trees, 57

Marshall, Jas. W., 232

Martinez, 226

Masonic Temple, S. F., 156

Mechanics' Institute, 158

" Pavilion, 155

Melodeons, S. F., 124

Menageries, 140

Menlo Park, 225

Mercantile Library, S. F., 154

Merchants' Exchange, 154

Metropolitan Theatre, S. F., 123

Midway, 247

Milbrae, 225

Mint, 149

Mirror Lake, 42

Mission Bay--Peaks--Rocks, 182-190

Modesto, 245

Monterey, 217

Mountain Lake, 195

Mt. Broderick, 40

Mt. Diablo, 226-227

Mt. Starr King, 40

Museums, S. F., 124

Nevada Fall, 38

New Almaden, 214

New York Exchange Hotel, S. J., 213

Niles, 248

North Beach, 196

North Dome, 43

" Point, 196

Oakland, 209-249

" Ferry, 196

Ocean House--Road, 146-193

" Race Course, 193

Odd Fellows' Hall, S. F., 156

Pacheco, 226

Pacific Bank, S. F., 193

P. M. S. S. Co., 190

Pacific Rolling Mill, 160-191

Pajaro Valley, 216

Palace Car, 159

Parks, S. F., 130

Pescadero, 220

" Creek, 222

Pigeon Point, 219

Pioneers, Society of, 153

Pioneer Woolen Mills, 196

Pleasanton, 247

Point Bonita, 195

" Lobos, 194

Points of Observation, 174

Porn-porn-pa-sue, 47

Post-office, S. F., 148

Potrero, 191

Presidio, 195

Private Residences, S. F., 174

Promenades, S. F., 141-144

Pulpit, The, 87

Redwood City, 224

Restaurants, S. F., 121

Rincon Hill, 181

" Point, 190

Rope Walk, S. F., 191

Royal Arches, Yo., 44

Russian Hill, 180

Sacramento, 231-2

San Bruno Road, 192

SAN FRANCISCO, 95-204 Approaches, 107 Baths, 122 Buildings--Business, 157 " Public, 148 Chinese Quarter, 197 Churches, 161 Colleges, 169 Conveyances, 113 Drives, 145 Excursions about City, 197 Gymnasiums, 128 Halls, 125 Hills, 174 Historical Sketch, 95 Horse Cars, 184 Hospitals, Asylums, etc., 167 Hotels, 116 How to get about, 184 Libraries, 148 Lodging Houses, 121 Manufactories, 159 Melodeons, 124 Museums, 124 Places of Amusement, 122 Plan of City, 102 Private Residences, 174 Promenades, 141 Restaurants, 121 Schools, 171 Sea Wall, 196 Situation and Extent, 99 Skating Rinks, 130 Squares and Parks, 141 Suburbs and Vicinity, 188 Theatres, 122

San Joaquin River, 246

San Jose--Trip, 212

San Juan, 217

San Leandro, 249

San Lorenzo, 249

San Mateo, 223

San Quentin, 196

Santa Clara, 215

Santa Cruz, 217

Saratoga, 215

Saucelito, 196

Scott's Creek, 219

Sea Wall, 196

Seal Rocks, 194

Sentinel Dome, 32

Sentinel Rock, 31

Ship Yards, S. F., 161

Shot Tower, S. F., 161

Skating Rinks, S. F., 130

South San Francisco, 192

State Normal School, S. J., 213

State University, 210

Sugar Refineries, 161

Sutter, Gen. Jno. A., 232

Tahoe, Lake, 250

Telegraph Hill, 174

Tenaya Canyon, 41

" Lake, 43

Three Brothers, 47

Tooloolweack Fall, 36

Tutochahnulah, 48

Vallejo, 196

Vernal Fall, 35

Visitacion Point and Val., 192

Waddell's Wharf, 219

Warm Springs, 211

Washington Column, 44

Woodward's Gardens, 130-140

YOSEMITE, 24-48 For Routes, Conveyances, Time, Hotels, Guides, Horses, Outfit, and Expenses see _Introduction_.

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CENTRAL PAC. R. R. Yosemite route, xv

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GILROY. Hanna House, J. A. Gordon & Co., xliv

MODESTO. Ross House, J. Cole, xvii

NAPA CITY. Revere House, J. W. Sharp, xviii

OAKLAND. Taylor's Carpet Store, liii

PETALUMA. American Hotel, Mrs. Wm. Ordway, xix

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SAN JOSE. Auzerais House, l Church & Wallace, Teams and Saddle Horses, lvi New York Exchange Hotel, li

STOCKTON. Yosemite House, liv

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