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at McDonald. The pack train will accompany the pai-ty and each member 

 will be required to pack his own belonginps ready to ^ro on the horses and 

 deliver them to the packers. Beyond this he will have no care of his per- 

 sonal effeets, as they will be delivered at the next camp early enough to 

 enable all to make camp comfortable for the nig'ht. 



The third camp will be at p]lkhorn Flat between the Lillian and the 

 Lost rivers. The fourth near the mouth of the (Jodkin and the fifth, tin- 

 main camp, at Elwha basin. 



The trail for the greater part of the distance follows the Elwha Valley 

 through a heavy growth of timber. At some points it is necessary to leave 

 the valley to avoid small canyons or lo cross one of the tributaries, but 

 these rises are never more than a few hundred feet. 



Beyond the Hayes there are no burns at all. The timber, for the most 

 part hemlock and white fir, stands in one great, unscathed forest, with 

 such a canopy overhead that the sun can scarcely penetrate and under- 

 growth languishes. This dense growth extends up the valley until the 

 basin is reached, where the growth changes to Alpine Avithin a hundred feet, 

 and one steps across a branch of the Elwha into a mountain meadow sur- 

 rounded by high mountains. 



The second division will leave Seattle Saturday, Aug. 3rd, in charge 

 of Prof. Henry Landes and will follow the same schedule as the first 

 division. 



It has been found necessary to make the following additions and 

 changes in rules and regulations for the outing. 



Only 25 pounds of dunnage can be taken with the party, the balance 

 nnist be delivered to the connuittee, on July nth, at the City dock. Two 

 mend^ers can arrange to pack their bedding together in one dunnage bag 

 for the trip and can send their other effects in another dunnage bag. This 

 wnll relieve them of caring for their entire dunnage on the trail and has 

 been found necessary. 



Everyone nnist provide calks enough to reset their shoes at least twice 

 while on the outing. Use No. 7 for the heels and No. 5 for the soles. It 

 will be necessary to have shoes well nailed with cone-headed Hungarian or 

 hob-nails, and these should be in the ball of the foot and extend back 

 nearly to the heel. 



The committee requests that no fire arms be carried. There is no 

 game that can be killed at this season and the promiscuous use of fire arms 

 during the outing cannot help but be a menace to other mend)ers of the 

 party. Also when bands of elk are sighted, as they so frequently were on 

 the preliminary trip, the temptation to try just one shot would be very 

 great. Should a member of our party wound or kill one of these magnifi- 

 cent animals, in defiance of the IT. S. laws, it could be nothing but a dis- 

 grace to the club. 



All women of the party who expect to go on side trips or clind) any of 

 the peaks, must be prepared to wear bloomers or better still knickerbockers, 

 as on all these trips no skirts will be allowed. 



Final payment of outing deposit should be sent to the secretary at the 

 earliest convenience and must be in before July 20th. 



