THE IMOUNTAINEER 54 



Report of the Historian 



MARY BANKS 



EVENTS have crowded upon one another so closely of late, owing to the enthusi- 

 asm of the Mountaineers for outings and other activities, that the Historian 

 can attempt little more than the merest mention of each, although the tempta- 

 tion to digress is hard to resist, so many incidents of the various trips seem worth 

 the telling. To avoid this temptation, will hold to a brief chronological outline of the 

 walks in tabulated order, which arrangement will, of itself, preclude any digression. 

 This list includes all outings so far taken, although the first three have already 

 been noted in a previous number of the quarterly. 



Outings. 



No. Date. Route or Destination. Leader. Number 



in Party. 



'...Fort Lawton and West Point Liglithouse. . .Mr. Curtis 49 



. .Kirkland and the Belt Line road Mr. Curtis 4 7 



. .Tacoma, American Lake and Stellacoom. . . .Mr. Charles Landes 50 



. .Interlaken Boulevard to Pontiac Miss Anne Hubert 33 



. .Chico to Lake Kitsap and the Navy Yard. . .Miss Peckenbaugli 47 



. . To Swan Lake and Kent Dr. B. R. Stevens 



..Port Ludlow, throug-h Chimacum Valley to 



Port Townsend Mr. Constantine 15 



Bainbridg-e Island Trip — 



8. May 4-5 ....1st day, Pleasant Beach Country Club, 



Port Blakely, Ship Yard, Wing- Point 26 



2nd day. Wing Point, Eagle Harbor, Mr. L. T. Banks 



Crystal Springs and Pleasant Beach 29 



9. May 10-12 ... Snoqualmie Falls and Ascent of Mt. Si.... Prof. Henry Landes 3G 



10. May 19 Tacoma and American Lake Prof. J. B. Flett 



11. May 26 Around Mercer Island Mr. & Mrs. C. A. Meyers. . .47 



12. June 2 Bellevue and Juanita Mr. L. A. Nelson 27 



13. June 15 Clambake and Campflre at Yeomale Point, 



Bainbridge Island Dr. C. S. Eaton, hostess. . . .SO 



Of these outings many a tale might be told, how on the first over-night trip; 

 of the many feminine members "surely going," all failed to materialize when the 

 time came, except two, but it was a bit early to welcome sleeping on the cold, cold 

 ground. 



Then on the Bainbridge Island trip it is whispered that the "sleep-out" members 

 were outnumbered by the "sleep-ins." However, It is said that the latter were pre- 

 vented from indulging in sweet dreams by the noise of the "outs." This is testified 

 to by the inhabitants who live on that part of the island. 



As to the ascent of Mount Si, that is a story of itself, and will be found elsewhere 

 recorded, — with all the most exciting episodes carefully omitted. 



But the history of The Mountaineers is not alone that of outings, and that the 

 interest of its members is quite as great along other lines is evidenced by the crowded 

 condition of the Chamber of Commerce rooms at the regular monthly meetings of the 

 club, the usual attendance averaging fully one hundred or more: and the enthusi- 

 asm with which all of its lectures are attended. At the lecture given by David Starr 

 Jordan, President of Leland Stanford Junior University, on "The Ascent of the 

 Matterhorn. although being the only lecture for which members were charged ad- 

 mission, the demand for tickets was so great that many failed to secure even stand- 

 ing room, despite the size of the hall secured. 



At the regular April meeting a lecture on "Mountain Birds and Other Birds" 

 was given by Mr. William F. Finley. of Portland, Ore., representing the National 

 Audubon Society. The lecture described a boat trip of several weeks spent studying 

 the water birds of Lakes Klamath and Tule in Oregon. 



On motion of Mr. William Leon Dawson, the following committee was named to 

 further the organization of a Washington branch of the Audubon Society: Frank J. 

 Cooper, City Superintendent of Schools; H. Rief, game warden; Asahel Curtis, 



