Fah.) above the freezing temperature, the gases usually generated by decomposition are not produced in the intestines; in other words, at this low temperature the bodies do not become inflated, and therefore do not rise to the surface.

The same phenomenon would doubtless occur in any other body of fresh water under similar physical conditions.[2] [Footnote 2: It should be noted that since 1874 there have been remarkably few deaths from drowning in Lake Tahoe, and that the major cases of those referred to by Dr.LeConte were of workmen and others who were generally under the influence of intoxicants.] (5.) _Transparency of the Water_.

All visitors to this beautiful Lake are struck with the extraordinary transparency of the water.

At a depth of 15 to 20 meters (49.21 to 65.62 feet), every object on the bottom--on a calm sunny day--is seen with the greatest distinctness.

On the 6th of September, 1873, the writer executed a series of experiments with the view of testing the transparency of the water.