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THE MOUNTAINEER. 



luncheon eaten. The return was made 

 at low tide by way of the beach 

 to give those interested in marine 

 life an opportunity to gather speci- 

 mens. 



The second outing was on March 

 3. This included a trip to Lake 

 Washington, from there to Kirkland 

 by boat, with a seven-mile tramp 

 along the belt-line road. The regu- 

 lar March meeting occurred on the 

 15th, with the rooms again crowded. 

 After the regular business, Prof. 

 John B. Flett, of Tacoma, gave an 

 interesting lecture on "The Botany 

 of the Olympic Mountains." This 

 was followed by an address by Mr. 

 Curtis on "The Mazamas Ascent of 

 Mount Baker," illustrated by over 



one hundred slides made by him 

 from photographs taken on the trip. 

 Mr. Flett also exhibited a number of 

 botanical specimens on the screen. 



The third local trip, Saturday, 

 March 16, to American Lake, necessi- 

 tated a start at 6 :45 a. m. Fifty mepa- 

 bers participated in this outing, in- 

 cluding more than the usual quota of 

 scientists, with the result that more 

 accurate records were made than on 

 any previous walk. One ornitholo- 

 gist listed thirty-four birds seen in 

 the ten miles traversed, while a bot- 

 anist from Tacoma reported finding 

 fifty-eight distinct specimens by the 

 way. For those not interested in nat- 

 ural history, stops were made at Steil- 

 acoom and Wright Park, the party 

 reaching Seattle about 9 :45 p. m. 



Xhe Ascent of Mt. Olympus 



Ofiicial Announcement of the Outing Commi^iee. Plans for tke 

 First Annual Outing of XKe Mountaineers 



THE club outing is intended as 

 a co-operative one, arranged 

 to give the greatest pleasure 

 to its members that can be gained 

 from a trip in the mountains, with- 

 out the burden of cooking and pack- 

 ing supplies. In this the Outing Com- 

 mittee represents the individual 

 members and expects their co-opera- 

 tion in making the outing as suc- 

 cessful as possible at a minimum ex- 

 pense. 



Written notice should at once be 

 given the Secretary by all those in- 

 tending to participate in the outing. 

 This notice will not be considered 

 binding but is desired to get some 

 idea of the number who plan on tak- 

 ing the trip. As the number who can 

 be accommodated will be limited, 

 those who desire to go should see 



that their names are in early. The 

 first on the list will be given the 

 preference. 



This notice should be sent to Dr. 

 Cora Smith Eaton. Secretary The 

 Mountaineers, 482 Arcade Building, 

 Seattle. 



The first annual outing of The 

 Mountaineers will be into the Olym- 

 pics, by way of the Elwha river, to 

 make the ascent of Mt. Olympus. 

 The party will leave Seattle in two 

 detachments, the first one on 

 Wednesday, July 24th, and the sec- 

 ond on Thursday, August 1st. Camp 

 will be established at the head of the 

 Elwha river, near the base of Mt. 

 Olympus, and will be maintained 

 during the outing. The outing is 

 intended to last three weeks, but per- 

 sons who wish to return to Seattle 



