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the cost of the summer, is the unanimous opinion of all 

 visiting students. Out of a party of thirty last season all 

 but seven or eight reached the summit with ease. 



If I have given you any conception of the region in this 

 brief description I need not enlarge upon the character and 

 variety of the plant and animal life. You will not be 

 surprised to know that Dr. McDougal gathered 500 species 

 of plants in thirty days, a total of over 900 in ten weeks in 

 the field. 



The laboratory building will accommodate about twenty 

 students. It has a small store room and a convenient dark 

 room. The work tables are well lighted and conveniently 

 arranged. 



The equipment is ample and of the best. All needed 

 instruments, glassware, re-agents and preservatives are 

 furnished. 



The grounds are commodious and most of the students 

 live in tents, some camping out in regulation style and 

 others taking their meals at a nearby ranch which- is a 

 really good summer hotel. Those who prefer can have 

 rooms as well as board as about twenty can be so accom- 

 modated. The rates are very reasonable. A general store 

 and postoffice with daily mails will bring the station in 

 closer touch with civilization this year. 



The weather during July and August is delightful. 

 There are no rains to hinder work, the temperature is just 

 right day and night, the air is dry and the elevation not 

 noticeable. Our thermostat registered between 70 ' and 80° 

 for a maximum and from 46° to 55° for a minimum during 

 the two months. Every evening was spent around the 

 camp fire and the night between woolen blankets. I 

 understand that those of you who spent the summer in 

 the Mississippi valley were able to economize on camp 

 fires and saved a good deal of wear and tear on sleeping 

 bags. 



Fishing, bathing, boating, and other sports furnish 

 amusement for those who wish to combine work with 

 recreation. 



