Reports of Committees 



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hewn logs, laid side by side and covered with galvanized iron sheeting. 

 The rafters are bolted to the walls with large iron bolts and held secure 

 with heavy straps of iron designed for the purpose. The front door is of 

 four-inch planks bound with special straps and hinges. The windows are 

 fitted with heavy shutters which can be securely fastened when the lodge 

 is closed for the season, so that equipment can be stored with more than 

 ordinary safety. The interior is a single room, 40 by 26 feet, with two 

 windows on each side and two smaller ones in the front wall, and a 

 handsome fireplace at the end opposite the door. The external appear- 

 ance harmonizes well with the surroundings. As a prominent architect, 

 who has seen it, expresses it, "The building seems to grow out of the 

 ground naturally and to belong there just as much as the neighboring 

 trees and rocks." 



This lodge will be used as a headquarters for members of the Club 

 and probably will be in charge of a custodian during the summer months, 

 making the Soda Springs property controlled by the Club a desirable 

 center to visit and from which to make side excursions. 



The cost of construction considerably exceeds the amount of the fund 

 that has so far been raised for the purpose. Many of the members who 

 contributed to this fund originally have expressed their intention of add- 

 ing a further contribution, and there are doubtless many other members 

 who will be glad to be identified with this pioneer effort towards estab- 

 lishing a permanent headquarters in the High Sierra. Any contributions 

 in excess of the amount needed to make up the deficit will be applied to 

 improvements to the lodge. 



A brief summary of the cost of construction and the condition of the 



fund is appended: 



Materials and tools $ 490.23 



Freight and express to Yosemite Valley 165.24 



Transportation to Soda Springs 563.55 



Labor 1,244.95 



Maintenance of workmen 500.00 



Miscellaneous expenses 47-51 



Total $3,011.48 



Total contribution to fund 1,906.15 



Deficit $1,105-33 



The deficit has been temporarily advanced by one of the committee in 

 charge of the building. 



Wm. E. Colby, Chairman, 

 J. N. Le Conte, 

 Wm. F. Bade, 

 Committee 



