Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company The Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company (SNW&L) was a logging company that operated on the northeast side of Lake Tahoe at what is today known as Incline Village, which was named after the SNW&L incline railway that served the area. Timber was required for the mines during the mining boom in the late 1800s of the nearby Comstock Lode in Virginia City. The timber around Lake Tahoe was placed on the incline railway where it was taken up and then dropped by a gravity flume down the western side of mountain to a tunnel to Carson City. The company operated a number of other railroad lines that were narrow gauge and standard gauge.
Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company The Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company (SNW&L) was a logging company that operated on the northeast side of Lake Tahoe at what is today known as Incline Village, which was named after the SNW&L incline railway that served the area. Timber was required for the mines during the mining boom in the late 1800s of the nearby Comstock Lode in Virginia City The timber around Lake Tahoe was placed on the incline railway where it was taken up and then dropped by a gravity flume down the western side of mountain to a tunnel to Carson City. The company operated a number of other railroad lines that were narrow gauge and standard ga.uge.