To My Sister, to whom these letters were originally written, they are now affectionately dedicated. Contents LETTER I Lake Tahoe--Morning in San Francisco--Dust--A Pacific mail-train--Digger Indians--Cape Horn--A mountain hotel--A pioneer--A Truckee livery stable--A mountain stream--Finding a bear--Tahoe. LETTER II A lady's "get-up"--Grizzly bears--The "Gem of the Sierras"--A tragic tale--A carnival of color. LETTER III A Temple of Morpheus--Utah--A "God-forgotten" town--A distressed cou...

To My Sister, to whom these letters were originally written, they are now affectionately dedicated. Contents LETTER I Lake Tahoe--Morning in San Francisco--Dust--A Pacific mail-train--Digger Indians--Cape Horn--A mountain hotel--A pioneer--A Truckee livery stable--A mountain stream--Finding a bear--Tahoe. LETTER II A lady's "get-up"--Grizzly bears--The "Gem of the Sierras"--A tragic tale--A carnival of color. LETTER III A Temple of Morpheus--Utah--A "God-forgotten" town--A distressed cou...