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NO LAKK I \IIOKThun* 1s no Lake Tahoe m California.According to research dataup by governm at writers, an act passed by th California Legislature and never repealed legalizes the name of the lake as Bigler. Itands as such on the Statutes,186U-70, chapter lvlii, page 64. LakeBigler' honors the third governor the State, John Bigler, and was given in the * ariy ‘atts and made official in 1670.Alter a crumble over three other names, to wit, Mountain Lake, Lake Bonpiund and Tula i'uila, thename of Tahoe was adopted by popular, if not official, acclaim. It is an Indian wo. d of somewhat indefinite meaning, usually translatedbig water, beautiful water or waterin a high plae- This has beenpoetized into Lake of the
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Arcadia Daily Tribune

Arcadia, California, US

Tue, Oct 27, 1936

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