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into snow-patches at about the 6oGO-foot level, and finally crested the col 

 at over 7000 feet. From this lofty col the long greenish-blue ribbon of 

 the lake lay far below, and the world was a sea of peaks, including Gla- 

 cier Peak and Mount Agnes to the southwest, both over 10,000 feet, and 

 to the northwest, fifty miles away, the ice-capped summit of Mount 

 Baker. We saw no mountain sheep that day, but coming down we ran 

 through a herd of 2000 domestic sheep, being driven over the range to 

 summer pasturage. 



And we reached the hotel in time to go out behind to the Stehekin 

 River and catch enough cut-throat trout for supper, trout weighing about 

 three pounds. They catch Dolly Varden trout in the lake up to ten or 

 twelve pounds. Nothing but trout live in this ice-cold water. 



Unfortunately, it is a long way from the Eastern seaboard to Lake 

 Chelan, and the lake is on a branch line from the through road at that. 

 Nor is it a widely advertised national park, with Copley-Plaza hotels 

 stuck down into the scenery. At present it is a spot for simple people 

 who want one of the most beautiful combinations of water and moun- 

 tain scenery in all the land, splendid fishing, and safe but rough trails 

 into the heart of the high hills, with plenty of opportunity for uncharted 

 mountain-climbing up secondary but by no means easy 8000- to 10,000- 

 foot peaks. Some day Lake Chelan will take its place as one of the na- 

 tion's famous scenic reservations. But we are glad we got there before 

 the rush. Walter Prichard Eaton 



Record on Mount Keith 



During the 1916 outing of the Sierra Club the ascent of Mount Keith 

 (13,990 feet) was made by two parties of three members each. Both of 

 these ascents were made from the John Muir Trail by traversing the 

 knife-edge from Junction Pass, a route which has probably not been 

 utilized in previous ascents. 



The record on the summit, which is contained in the Sierra Club's 

 Canister No. 29, was found to be in good condition. In it the following 

 ascents are recorded: July 6, 1898, C. B. Bradley, J. C. Shinn, Jennie 

 E. Price, and Robert M. Price ; July 6, 1900, Helen M. Gompertz and J. 

 N. Le Conte ; August 20, 1909, Talbot C. Walker and Stanley H. Jones ; 

 July 25, 1910, C. W. Norton, Sherwood Norton, and Oscar S. Norton; 

 July 23, 1916, Dr. H. B. Graham, E. G. Chamberlain, Agnes W. Vaille, 

 Florence C. Burrell, Inezetta Holt, and Walter L. Huber. 



Origin of Name Kings River 

 In order to settle a question concerning the origin of the name Kings 

 River, Mr. W. H. Spaulding, after some investigation, reports that in 

 a volume entitled Spanish and Indian Place Names in California, by 



