A LADY'S LIFE
IN THE
ROCKY MOUNTAINS


Isabella L. Bird


Introduction by
Ann Ronald
University of Nevada, Reno



To My Sister,
to whom
these letters were originally written,
they are now
affectionately dedicated.

Contents

Introduction, by Ann Ronald

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.