The Route from Truckee 125 Distances from Tahoe City to Points on the Lake 126 The Route from Reno 127 THE TOWN OF TRUCKEE 128 Donner Lake 129 The Donner Disaster 130 Surrounding Points of Interest 131 Independence Lake and Surroundings 132 Webber Lake Wonders 133 Pyramid Lake 134 Winnemucca Lake 136 Washoe Lake 138 THERMAL AND MEDICINAL SPRINGS 138 Steamboat Springs 139 Shaw’s Springs 141 State Prison Warm Springs 141 Walley’s Springs 142 Other Nevada Springs 143 RAILROADS IN NEVADA 144 The Central Pacific 145 Virginia and Truckee Distances 146 The Carson and Colorado 146 Wabuska 147 Hawthorne 148 Luning 148 Bellville 148 Candelaria 148 Benton 149 Bishop Creek 149 Independence 149 Keeler 150 Owens Lake 150 Mono Lake 151 Eureka and Palisade Railroad 151 Town of Palisade 151 Eureka 151 Nevada Central Railroad 152 Town of Battle Mountain 152 Austin 153 Nevada and California Railroad 154 Proposed Railroads 154