100 The Mountaineer 
The local walks held during the year have numbered twenty-two, 
five of these being joint walks with the Seattle club. The average 
attendance on these walks has been twenty, with a maximum of forty- 
nine and a minimum of five. No walk has ever been given up since 
the organization of the club. 
A very successful, as well as an extremely strenuous, short outing, 
in which the ascent of West Index was successfully made, was con- 
ducted May 31st to June 2nd. In this we were joined by several mem- 
bers of the Seattle club. A full account of the trip by Mr. Charles 
S. Gleason was printed in the June Bulletin. 
The Everett Mountaineers have been pleased to see their example 
followed by the formation of a strong. local auxiliary in Tacoma, and 
look forward to still further extension of the work in the State. 
H. B. HINMAN, Chairman. 
SECRETARY’S REPORT 
The Mountaineers have found the past year a very busy one. Much 
more work has been done than heretofore in looking up the possi- 
bilities and advantages of different districts for summer outings. 
This has been done not only by personal investigation, but by a great 
deal of correspondence. Besides this work and in addition to the many 
less important activities of the club, was the extensive work in con- 
nection with the proposed national park in the Olympics. This re- 
quired a great deal of correspondence. We enlisted the support of 
individuals and organizations all over the country and though Con- 
gress did not take any action, our work was not wasted for the ques- 
tion will certainly come up sooner or later. Replies received to our 
letters, show a wide and favorable interest in the bill introduced by 
Congressman Humphrey. The club is chiefly concerned in preventing 
any hasty action. While we believe mining rights should be granted, 
they should be absolutely legitimate and not merely a cloak for the 
acquisition of timber and water-power sites. The matter of bound- 
aries should also receive very careful consideration. We believe that 
by a careful survey of the district the lines may be so extended in 
certain parts and drawn in in others, as to allow for all legitimate 
agricultural development and at the same time provide winter feeding 
grounds for the elk. The disgraceful conditions prevailing in the 
Yellowstone, as regards these animals, must not be repeated here. 
In regard to future outings, much reconnaissance work has been 
done, chiefly in the Olympics. One party, leaving Sol Duc Hot Springs, 
carrying all supplies on their backs, spent sixteen days in exploring the 
north and west sides of Mt. Olympus, a practically unexplored region. 
They found splendid glaciers, snow-fields, and sublime scenery, but 
concluded that the cost of building trails and of getting a large party 
into the country would be prohibitive as regards an outing there in the 
immediate future. Another party explored the Lake Queniult region 
