Tahoe historian and author David Antonucci recounted this old myth, and where it came from, in a recent article he wrote for a local newsletter. It has been said that some independent filmmaker got ahold of some deep sea diving machine and found where all these people were at and went down to see for himself so he could film a documentary on it. Now for the two myths: Lake Tahoe is a dumping ground for victims of mob hits and Chinese workers. Both are repeated in numerous places, but both also appear in one message at Snopes.com, the urban myth checking website. Apparently, years ago, Cousteau went scuba diving in Lake Tahoe. However it is unlikely that these bodies remain in the lake. According to Antonucci, De Quille had a fervent belief in an underground river that connected the Comstock Lode to Lake Tahoe. According to most official reports, Jacques Cousteau did not submerge the bathyscaphe 1,645 feet into Lake Tahoe. Theres a possibility there might be a giant sturgeon that was introduced accidentally to the lake, said Goldman in a recent phone conversation. Several days later, Meekers body turned up in the mine shaft, so scalded by hot water he was unidentifiable. His family said his death was due to a heart attack following a respiratory infection. These bodies stay preserved because at depths of 600 to 700 feet; the lake constantly stays at a temperature of around 39 degrees fahrenheit. The tale continues: Meeker connected the dots and realized there was a hole in Lake Tahoe that led to the Comstock Lodes mines. ", Other versions name the filmmaker as Jacques Cousteau, who is reported to have said "the world is not ready" for what is down there or, alternately, "a stop was quickly put on the mission by some powerful people.". Even if it was just three or four guys you didn't pay, that (news) would ripple through the workforce.". It had to do with a mythical, subterranean tunnel that linked the mines at Virginia City to the very bottom of Lake Tahoe. The surprising condition of the body is attributable to the 35-degree water and the increased pressure at the 265-foot depth, Byers said. He was probably not there to investigate the myriad histories and biology, was officially not there at all. While Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, it also holds an interesting history. Dimensions and depth. Your email address will not be published. What is the average size of a kitchen trash can? But in the mid-1980s, a researcher at UC Davis proposed one possible explanation for the legend of Tessie: shes a really big sturgeon. Others contend the watery grave contains card cheats and mobsters killed by the Mafia and anchored to the lake bottom by concrete-filled casino ice buckets, wearing pinstriped suits, with sneers on their faces and bullet holes in their foreheads, as the San Francisco Chronicle put it in 2004. The mob would also give punishments in the mid 1900s. The one that sticks out for me is that in Truckee, they had brought in hundreds of Chinese immigrants to build the railroads. Jacques Cousteau never, as rumor has it, investigated the waters of Lake Tahoe. "If you've got Chinese working on the construction of your railroad up around Truckee near the pass, why take them all the way to Lake Tahoe?" This logical explanation is about as satisfying as that Dixie cruise. Samuel Clemens began his writing career in Virginia City. Heard a lot of stories. 1979 was most likely the worst of times for Captain Jacques Cousteau. But trouble occurred toward the end of the dive as the pair began to ascend. The bacteria produce gases as waste: carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen sulfide. In other words, if the railroad companies were killing off Chinese workers by the hundreds to avoid paying them, it's unlikely so many would still be working for them after construction was finished. It is rumored that Jacques Cousteau dove to the bottom of Lake Tahoe, and he saw something so disturbing that he refused to speak about it. For decades, people thought the lake was thousands of miles deep or that the bottom didnt exist at all. Its a gruesome story. The recovery occurred on the lakes west side, near Rubicon Point. They would put cement blocks on the feet of their victims and let them sink to the bottom. (Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest in the country. The deepest point is at the north end of the lake at 1,645 feet from the surface, exactly 92 feet below Carson City, Nevada in the valley to the east. Some Tahoe locals insist that bodies of boaters and swimmers who drowned in Lake Tahoe have turned up Pyramid Lake and vice versa. As we pile coolers and beach balls into trunks and tote bags, those of us headed to stunning Sierra might want a refresher course in one of Californias lesser-known legends. Dennis Mitchell, owner of Eagle Point Fishing Charters, has been fishing Tahoe since 1973. A few weeks ago, scuba divers in Lake Tahoe found the body of a man who had drowned in the lake 17 years ago. Chinese immigrants in Truckee were targeted by the 601 vigilante group and the Caucasian League. Here are two of the most famousmysteries surrounding the famous Lake Tahoe: Weve all heard of the Loch Ness Monster, but did you know there is a similar creature thatsbeen spotted in Lake Tahoe? The jellyfish are about the size of a human fist and have been spotted at Fallen Leaf Lake and Echo Lake in late summer and early fall, according to Murphy. They often relate to the facts that dead bodies tend not to float there and, because of the cold temperatures, they stay preserved longer. In 1876, long after Twain had left town, De Quille published one of his fictional stories, disguised as a news article, about five eyeless fish found in hot water at the bottom of one of the mines. Asked what hed seen and filmed on the lake bottom, Cousteau reportedly replied, The world isnt ready for whats down there.. Jacques Cousteau/Living or Deceased. De Quille died on March 16, 1898. Gabriela: Plus Dave says the idea that dead bodies could be preserved at the bottom of the . If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Rumor has it that Jacques Cousteau brought a special high altitude submarine to Lake Tahoe to explore the lake in the 1970s. Californias lakes and beaches are likely to be packed this Memorial Day weekend, especially considering that the pandemic kept us home and mostly alone last year. Sunken boats. The stored heat in the Lakes massive amount of water compared to its relative surface area prevents the Lake from reaching freezing temperature under the prevailing climatic conditions. Jacques Cousteau/Sons Tall tales and myths have shaped Lake Tahoe, like they have American history. Windeckers whole body was still in his wetsuit and boots when he was found, thus providing more evidence for how long bodies can be preserved down there. Apparently, years ago, Cousteau went scuba diving in Lake Tahoe. "In warm water, the bacteria will still work just fine, so gases will build up and bodies will float. It can live up to 100 years and grow to 900 pounds. Because the water in this high alpine lake is so cold, decomposition is very slow. They are blood-red in color. He did not identify members of the group. Windecker reportedly experienced difficulty with his equipment and began to sink. Is that where the rumor comes from? Do you have a photo of the real Tahoe Tessie that youve kept secret for decades? UPDATE: Ashuntea M. Young of Fayette, Mississippi shot this video in May of 2021 at the very top of Cave Rock. In 1930, he entered the cole navale and graduated as a gunnery officer. The Sierra Nevada mountains rose up on the west and the Carson Range rose up on the east. More bodies wash up every year, mostly preserved from the cold temperatures. We need your assistance in moving the mission forward. Lake Tahoe expert and author Mark McLaughlin has his doubts. In 2004, an off-duty bartender on the Tahoe Queen took a picture of a black hump in the water, which he claims is the top of the creatures head. Jennifer Hollander explains why they often don't float. In 2006 a family vacationing near Tahoe sighted a large, black, scaly looking creature similar in appearance to a sturgeon with an upturned white nose. He had one brother, Pierre-Antoine. Cousteau was hoping to make a documentary about it. Lake Tahoe is cold. Even famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau is said to have had a brush with something horrific in a deepwater dive in the mid-1970s. At no point on this overpriced, boring tour is there mention of the massive prehistoric creature said by some to lurk the depths of the lake. The world record goes to Russias Lake Baikal, which is some 5,369 feet deep.) What is even more unfortunate is that Philippe Cousteau's . While these are only rumors, they paint a picture of the mystery that lies 1,644 feet down to the bottomof the deep lake. Is Tahoe Tessie a creature thats been living in the lake since the Ice Age? Sturgeon are bottom feeders and Tahoe is deep, more than 1,600 feet. I Remember reading about Jacque Cousteau in the Montery Hearld in the early 70 s exploring Lake Tahoe ,but he could not find the bottom and rumors at the time were that he did see gold along the way down in rock strata. Lake Tahoe may hold mysteries. A failure of a miner named William Wright wound up becoming a reporter at the Territorial Enterprise in 1862. Jacques Cousteau, who brought the wonders of the ocean's depths to hundreds of millions of readers, filmgoers and television viewers, died at his home here today at 87. In "The Godfather 2," a character is killed on Lake Tahoe and dumped overboard. Welcome all who plugged that Jacques Cousteau and Lake Tahoe into your google. There are, however, countless myths and rumors about the things beneath Lake Tahoes surface, many rooted in bits of truth. A hell of a lot! Below the surface, the temperature is a chilly 39 degrees. He emerged from the water shaken, but not with cold. Its been around a lot longer than that, and it definitely has at least some basis in fact. Like this one: As the story goes, a fisherman snagged something in the deep water offshore and it released quickly. There have been many sightings since: The Tahoe Tessie has since become a popular icon for local businesses to use as marketing. If mobsters did go on Tahoe fishing trips to dismiss someone, like Michael Corleone orders for his brother Fredo in The Godfather: Part II, the evidence will eventually be gobbled up by the multitude of munchers in the ecosystem. . Tales persist that a longtime Tahoe fire chief responded to a drowning call and found the body of a well-preserved Native American girl, fully clothed in a 19th century ceremonial dress, floating in the lake. Junior Aidan Walsh is a first-year journalist for the Novato High Swarm. McCormicks 1985 childrens book, The Story of Tahoe Tessie: The Original Lake Tahoe Monster, continues to sell at local gift shops. Story goes: The lake was once a place where mobsters would dispose of the bodies of their victims. But Cousteau never explored the lake. Bodies. The story probably evolved out of a visit his grandson made to Tahoe in the 1980s to attend a fund-raiser. Moonshine Ink is independently owned and operated, meaning we are nimble and responsive beholden to no one but ourselves and our readers. Nobody knows the name or affiliation of the supposed longtime Tahoe fire chief.. received some deep sea diving equipment and found the location where all these bodies supposedly were. Apparently, years ago, Cousteau went scuba diving in Lake Tahoe. 3 Why are there dead bodies in Lake Tahoe? Cousteau was hoping to make a documentary about it. I havent ever seen one, Mitchell said. he asked. The Student News Site of Novato High School. Its not impossible but it would be very surprising. The story was credible enough to fool scientific institutions into requesting specimens for analysis to which De Quille quipped, A sold professor the eyeless fish biz.. I know there are a lot of you. According to the RGJ, independent filmmaker and explorer Jacques Cousteau, received some deep sea diving equipment and found the location where all these bodies supposedly were. When asked about his exploration he reportedly said, 'The world is not ready to know what is in Lake Tahoe.' But, according to sources, he never visited Lake Tahoe. The owner of Bills Casino,Richard Chartrand, was killed in a car bomb in 1968 (classic mob hit). But, as UC Daviss recently released Tahoe: State of the Lake Report explains, the lake is not as clear as it used to be. I think a lot of people are very sincere about believing there never was any Cousteau expedition to Lake Tahoe. When the fish were taken out of the hot water in which they were found, and placed in a bucket of cold water, for the purpose of being brought to the surface, they died almost instantly. Some in the region insist that famed diver and naturalist Jacques Cousteau explored the lake in a mini-submarine in the mid-1970s and emerged pale and shaken. Thankfully, this legend is false. But I do recall hearing my father repeat that in like 1979. "So the rumor states that not only are there hundreds of people down there all tied together but they are perfectly preserved because of the cold temperatures. A few weeks ago, scuba divers in Lake Tahoe found the body of a man who had drowned in the lake 17 years ago. Required fields are marked *. It has long been thought that Lake Tahoe in the 30s 40s and 50s was a popular dumping ground for mobsters as it was remote, deep, and close to the Reno and Las Vegas areas. They may never be proven, but its certainly fun to contemplate. In appearance these subterranean members of the finny tribe somewhat resemble gold fish.. Does anyone have any idea as to what is actually down there? I think it is 100 percent true, he said. Oh, beautiful Lake Tahoe. During the more than 30 years Goldman has studied the lake, people have told him repeatedly theyve spotted something large and hard to identify in the lake. It could be a sturgeon or a lake trout. In 1897, San Franciscan I.C. Jacques Cousteau never, as rumor has it, investigated the waters of Lake Tahoe. Where are the deepest places in Lake Tahoe? Resident Bob McCormick took advantage of the popular legend and nicknamed the creature Tahoe Tessie, a nod to the famed Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, of Scotland. One of the original tall tales about Lake Tahoes mysterious depths first surfaced in the 1870s. But Antonucci has a different take. The lake is 5 by 6 miles (8.0 by 9.7 km) across, with a caldera rim ranging in elevation from 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2,100 to 2,400 m) and an average lake depth of 1,148 feet (350 m). People dress in cartoonish Tessie costumes for parades, races, and events, and tourists buy Tessie toys. A friend, Philippe Tailliez, gave Cousteau a pair of swimming goggles, which opened him to the mysteries of the sea and began his quest to understand the underwater world. Tales tell that miners of the late 1800s and mobsters in the early 1900s were the perpetrators. Some say his grandson, Philippe Cousteau Jr., visited there, but only for a 2002 speaking engagement. Jacques Cousteau/Cause of death Its a fun theory to tell to friends at your local watering hole. Whether he actually said The world isnt ready for what was down there, I dont know. In the 1950s, two off-duty police officers cruising the lake reported a large creature swimming under their boat at a whopping 60 miles per hour. When he approached the area in a speedboat, there were no traces of the kayak, and his students did not report flipping over at any time. He said, The world is not ready for what I have seen.. A Lake Tahoe tour company offers a two-hour boat ride (for $69.75) called the M.S. Dixie II Emerald Bay Sightseeing Cruise. Im not going to poo-poo it, Murphy said. He said, "The world is not ready for what I have seen." What did Cousteau see? The lake level is controlled by Lake Tahoe Dam built in 1913 at the lakes only outlet, the Truckee River, at Tahoe City. Among those said to populate Lake Tahoes dark depths are Chinese laborers who helped build the railroad across the Sierra Nevada in the 1860s. C. Grant Loomis, a former professor at UC Berkeley, wrote in a 1946 paper for the California Folklore Quarterly that an important segment of the American tall-tale tradition has remained buried in comparatively rare newspapers and magazines.. Dixie II Emerald Bay Sightseeing Cruise that promises to share the "fascinating history" of Lake Tahoe. His body was protected from marine life and subject only to the slow work of cold bacteria. The other native crocodilian is the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). It's deep, it's cold, it's hard to recover a body from.". Cousteau was born on 11 June 1910, in Saint-Andr-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France, to Daniel and lisabeth Cousteau. Then there's the story of Chinese laborers. The thing is, I lived in Northern California during the 1970s, and I distinctly recall commercials for Cousteaus Lake Tahoe dive special, which was aired as part of some local news broadcast. Hed rather have been up in the air than under the water. With the advent of new advanced submarines and underwater exploration teams, members of the Undersea Voyager Project have now made 58 submarine trips and 33 scuba dives below the waters of Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake. the mid 1970's renowned french oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, supposedly lead an expedition to explore the depths of Lake Tahoe. He may have had a heart attack or a stroke or maybe just ran out of air. According to the RGJ, independent filmmaker and explorer Jacques Cousteau, received some deep sea diving equipment and found the location where all these bodies supposedly were. Its what Id do.. The stories were first told bytheWashoeandPaiutetribes in the mid-1800s, sayingthe creature residedin an underwater tunnel beneathCave Rock. Together, Meeker and Clair figured out a way to plug the hole in Tahoe, thus giving them a way to control flooding in the mine, which in turn allowed them to manipulate the supply of silver and spoiler alert get rich. Conventional scuba divers have to stop at about 100 feet. We do know the mob was influential on the Tahoe area in the 60s and 70s. There are some who still insist that Tahoe Tessie isnt a sturgeon or a fun local legend but rather a dangerous unidentified underwater creature. "They are anaerobic, meaning they thrive without oxygen. Tessie, the Monster of Lake Tahoe The state's largest freshwater lake, Tahoe has long been rumored to be home to both an underwater Mob graveyard, and a huge, unknown creature. Col. How to Market Your Business with Webinars. Your donation will help us continue to cover COVID-19 and our other vital local news. Avalanche slams into Olympic Valley apartment building; No injuries reported, Southwest Gas offers snow safety advice, tips, Tahoe Youth & Family Services appoints Lane as interim director, IVGID Board of Trustees discuss budget goals, transparency, Tahoe weather: Break before weekend storm could drop another couple of feet of snow. All Of Them. Mono County Sheriff Pleads with Public to Stay Home. "When we die, our bodies stop breathing and the bacteria kick into gear breaking down our bodies. A remote-controlled mini-submarine with a robotic claw raised the remains July 27. And authorities say they have used sonar and mini-subs to map the lakes bottom and never found such a graveyard. Depending on who is telling the story, Cousteau either encountered a Loch Ness-type monster that locals have dubbed Tahoe Tessie or came upon a bunch of dead people. A Lake Tahoe tour company offers a two-hour boat ride (for $69.75) called the M.S. It DEFINITELY happened. Although El Dorado County authorities say he had no close relatives, those who counted him as a friend are thankful this mystery has been resolved. But some of his stories never faded. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon (1,949 ft or 594 m). Bob Pool retired in 2014 from the Los Angeles Times, where he had been a general assignment reporter on the Metro staff since 1983. A further and wilder rumor states that Cousteaus planned Tahoe dive was halted by powerful individuals, for reasons unknown. In 2010, the mixing occurred from the surface down to about 550 feet, because the surface of the lake remained relatively warm throughout the winter. In 1901, a writer named Sam Davis picked up the end of De Quilles tale of the subterranean tunnel to begin his own story, titled The Mystery of the Savage Sump. Davis story was also published in newspapers nationwide, and it also created intrigue in a peculiar hole at the bottom of Lake Tahoe that connected to the mines at the Comstock Lode. "Why not take them to Donner Lake, which is much closer? What did Jacques Cousteau find in the bottom of Lake Tahoe? His companion tried to help but began running out of air and was forced to surface. This means that not only are there hundreds of bodies tied together but that they are all preserved because of the cold temperatures. Meeker used a makeshift fishing rod to lower a stone into the water. Bryan Golmitz of the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said Windecker's body was well preserved after 17 years -- "He looked 90 percent like a person, the physical form was there, he was very present.". What is the difference between concave and convex lens? Another aspect of the rumor speculates that, not only are they floating, gathered and preserved, but are shrunk in on themselves as well, due to the pressure. This fall, Goldman is planning to be part of a project, Tahoe Deep Blue, that will explore the bottom of Tahoe with a remote operated vehicle. Two points apply for our purposes: Bodies in Tahoe tend not to float but they do not stay preserved and are eventually broken down by their own bacteria as well as by marine organisms. At this temperature, it prevents gasses that lead to decomposition from being released into the body. Most of the supposed bodies are believed to be in Emerald Bay, where a new scuba diving trail was made. The lake has become cloudier because nutrients enter the lake via 63 rivers and streams, and those nutrients fuel the growth of algae. He wrote under the pen name Dan De Quille. Business / Community / Event Type / Family / Food & Drink / Wellness, Granite Flat Campground: A Workforce Housing Alternative, Salmon Buying Club A Slow Food Fundraiser. According to an article by Forbes, many fishermen have claimed to see bodies floating at the surface. Fusion had a rare opportunity to travel 63 feet below the surface of the ocean to visit Jacques Cousteau's grandson, Fabien Cousteau, who is living and worki. As a biologist I knew nothing about it. He didn't go deeper than anyone ever before. This essay was adapted from the Alta newsletter, delivered every Thursday.SIGN UP. 5 Where are the deepest places in Lake Tahoe? We are not fully aware if these reports are true, but it was said that powerful people put a stop to further missions and explorations of bodies at the bottom. 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A person who says he was born in Carson City and lived there his whole life writes, regarding the mob dumping bodies, "My grandparents lived in Tahoe for 30+ years, and Grandma would always say that back in Tahoe's hey day when the Rat Pack was running around there, the mafia they were connected to would do the same things to people they wanted to 'get rid of.'". After all, if you check his Wikipedia page, for example, theres no Lake Tahoe film listed. Authorities at Lake Tahoe on Monday solved the mystery of a scuba diver who disappeared 17 years ago in the mountain lakes deep, frigid waters. Tracking Tahoe Tessie Down. ", He points out that the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 and "Surviving photographic documentation and (Central Pacific Railroad) Chinese payrolls confirm that large numbers of Chinese were still on the CPRR payrolls as successful track workers well into the 1870s.". Since the 1970s, the surface layer of the lake has gotten warmer in the summer, and it retains that heat throughout the winter. Mosquito Fire in Tahoe National Forest balloons to 5,000 acres, Burning Man aftermath leaves mounds of trash in Tahoe area, 'Don't be a hero': The bomb that nearly destroyed a Tahoe resort. The stories of mob activity in the region are endless. var obConfig = { footer: '' }; Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. I had no idea, Murphy said. we all know Jimmy Hoffa is somewhere on the bottom in his cement diving boots! The rumor (weve all heard it) is that there are layers of murdered people, who were dumped in the lake and remain there, floating in a thermocline, which keeps them perfectly preserved and awaiting discovery. For $69.75, that floating video presentation should have included footage of Tahoe Tessie. The depths were found when two men used fishing line with a leaded champagne bottle on the end. 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