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Sierra Club Bulletin 



The headquarters and club-rooms of the Mazamas in the Northwest- 

 ern Bank building have now been maintained for two years. A single 

 room with floor space of over 600 square feet is made to serve the vari- 

 ous needs. This room, besides a fine collection of photo enlargements 

 and other pictures of typical mountain scenery on the walls, is furnished 

 as a club-room for both men and women. 



The Mazamas' annual outing in August was taken to the Three Sis- 

 ters group, a trio of peaks lying about seventy miles easterly from Eu- 

 gene, Oregon, forming the summit of the Cascade Range. The atten- 

 dance was the largest in recent years, the total reaching about 120, 

 though not all of this number were in camp for the full two weeks. The 

 climb of the three peaks and the explorations on attractive side-trips 

 served to fully occupy the time. An unusual feature was a snowfall of 

 several inches on the night of August i6th. 



The third annual short outing to Mount Hood, covering the Fourth of 

 July, was taken as usual, and two outings to the coast were taken 

 during the season, as has been the case for several years past. 



Death has made unusual inroads on the Mazama membership during 

 the year, and several of our valued workers have been taken. Among 

 these the most prominent was former President Prouty, whose achieve- 

 ments in mountain-climbing are known in the Pacific Northwest, and in 

 Canada as well, and whose loss is greatly deplored. 



William P. Hardesty 



The Mountaineers 



During the past year The Mountaineers have conducted the customary 

 series of local walks and short outings in the Cascades. Snoqualmie 

 Lodge, built by the club in 1914, has become a favorite resort, ol¥ering 

 a convenient base for climbing expeditions or the enjoyment of winter 

 sports in season, particularly snow-shoeing and skiing. In the winter of 

 1915-16, remarkable for deep snows, the lodge was used by parties who 

 were obliged to enter through a window in the gable, the only exposed 

 corner. 



The club has purchased seventy-four acres near Chico, in Kitsap 

 County, one of the few regions in Washington where Rhododendron 

 calif ornicum grows abundantly. There is danger eventually of extermi- 

 nation because of wanton picking and the exportation of entire plants. 

 The new Kitsap Lodge property will protect one of the most beautiful 

 parts of this rhododendron land. 



The annual outing of The Mountaineers was held August 5-27, near 

 Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan, in the wildest section of the Cas- 

 cades. Three different camps were made, three days at Twin Lakes, 

 four at Hannegan Pass, and ten at Austin Pass. From the latter camp 

 knapsack trips were made for the ascent of Mount Baker (10,750 feet) 

 and Mount Shuksan (9038 feet). While not a very high peak, Mount 



