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present form. In 1893 also there were published two outline 

 maps, one of the Yosemite and the other of the Kings River 

 High Sierra, which were the only maps of the high mountains 

 at that time showing trails and routes. From the first also the 

 club took an active part in the protection of the national parks. 

 As early as October, 1892, the club considered, took action 

 against, and by its influence defeated the so-called Caminetti 

 Bill which proposed to cut down the boundaries of the Yosem- 

 ite National Park, and it also protested against certain illegal 

 timber-cutting in national parks. Money was also appropri- 

 ated for the improvement of trails and marking of routes in 

 the Tuolumne Sierra. 



The question of a seal came up at an early date. When first 

 organized a simple seal was adopted, showing a pine tree within 

 a circular margin, with the words "Al- 

 tiora peto" below. In the spring of 

 1894 Mr. Willis Polk designed the pres- 

 ent seal, with the Sequoia gigantea in 

 the foreground. Half Dome and a typi- 

 cal alpine group, Mount Ritter and Ban- 

 ner Peak, in the distance. 



It would be quite impossible in the 

 The old Sierra Club seal short space of this article to follow all 

 the labors and achievements of the Sierra Qub, and besides the 

 later work is already well known to a majority of the mem- 

 bers; so I merely mention here the most important pieces of 

 work that it has carried through or aided in carrying through 

 to successful completion. In 1893 the great Sierra Forest Re- 

 serves were established; a movement which had always been 

 strongly urged and fostered by the founders of the club. In 

 the fall of 1895 3. large and enthusiastic meeting of the club 

 was held,* and notable addresses on the subject of forest pres- 

 ervation were made by Professor Le Conte,Mr. Muir, and Pro- 

 fessor Dudley. The effect of this was to give the club's unqual- 

 ified indorsement to the policy of forest reserves, and this 

 greatly aided in the creation of new reserves soon afterward. 



The next important work was the establishment of the 

 Yosemite headquarters in 1898. The summer before it was 



* Sierra Club Bulletin, Vol. I, p. 268. 



