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of Sierra, Butte, Yuba, Nevada, and Placer Counties, and crosses 

 the California line into Washoe County, Nev. It contain^-) 

 1,222,045 acres, less than half of which is owned by the Gov- 

 ernment. 



The drainage is chiefly to the west into Sacramento Elver, 

 the portion of the Forest draining eastward into Nevada being 

 comparatively small. The principal streams are Yuba, Bear, 

 American, and Truckee Rivers. 



The Southern Pacific (Ogden route) crosses the Forest east 

 and west. There are branches at Colfax for Nevada City and 

 at Truckee for Lake Tahoe. One route of the Lincoln High- 

 way goes through Auburn, Emigrant Gap, and Donner Pass, 

 Farther north a road from Oroville crosses into Sierra Valley 

 and connects with roads to Nevada and Oregon. 



The headquarters of the Tahoe Forest is at Nevada City. The 

 Forest contains 5,627,796,000 feet of Government timber and 

 provides forage for 10,300 head of cattle and horses and 50,500 

 head of sheep and goats. This is ^ wonderful recreation region. 



ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST. 



The Eldorado National Forest is chiefly in Eldorado County, 

 from which it takes its name. Its headquarters is at Piacer- 

 ville, w^hich is on a branch line leaving the Southern Pacific at 

 Sacramento. The eastern end of the Eldorado may be reached 

 by train and steamer via Truckee and Tahoe. One route of the 

 Lincoln Highway from Reno touches the southern end of Lake 

 Tahoe and traverses the Eldorado Forest through the American 

 River Canyon and Placerville. 



The Eldorado contains admirable camp sites, and hunting and 

 fishing are excellent. The Government timber amounts to 

 4,993,318,000 feet, containing an unusually large proportion of 

 sugar pine. Live stock to the number of 11,700 head of cattle 

 and horses and 21,700 head of sheep and goats pasture on this 

 Forest each year. 



