MOUNT RAINIER 



Maj. J. W. Powell, Prof. Joseph Le Conte, Prof. 

 I. C. Russell, Mr. B. E. Fernow, and Dr. C. H. Merriam. 



At a meeting of the National Geographic Society, 

 held in Washington, D. C., on October 13, 1893, there 

 was appointed a committee for the purpose above 

 mentioned, consisting of Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard, 

 Hon. Watson C. Squire, Mr. John W. Thompson, 

 Miss Mary F. Waite, and Miss Eliza R. Scidmore. 



At a meeting of the Sierra Club, held in San Francisco 

 December 30, 1893, a committee for the same purpose 

 was appointed, composed of Mr. John Muir, President 



D. S. Jordan, Mr. R. M. Johnson, Mr. George B. 

 Bayley, Mr. P. B. Van Trump. 



At a meeting of the Appalachian Mountain Club, 

 held in Boston April n, 1894, a similar committee was 

 appointed, consisting of Mr. John Ritchie, Jr., Rev. 



E. C. Smith, Dr. Charles E. Fay. 



The committees thus appointed were instructed by 

 the several bodies to which they belong to cooperate 

 in the preparation of a memorial to Congress, setting 

 forth the substantial reasons for the establishment of 

 such park. 



Pursuant to their instructions, the committees pre- 

 sent the following memorial to the Congress, and pray 

 that such action may be taken by the honorable Sena- 

 tors and Representatives as will secure to the people 

 of the United States the benefits of a national park 

 which shall include the area mentioned above. In 

 support of their prayer they beg to submit the following 

 statement : 



By proclamation of the President, in compliance with 

 the statutes provided therefor, a Pacific Forest Re- 

 serve has been established in the State of Washington, 

 the western portion of which is nearly coincident with 

 the tract of land to be included in the national park 

 for which your memorialists pray. 



The western part of this reserve includes many fea- 

 tures of unique interest and wonderful grandeur, which 



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