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his personal friends, and last, but not least, the members 

 of the Sierra Club, contributed liberally. It is needless to 

 say that by far the major portion of the fund came from 

 Club members. In this manner the committee raised 

 several thousand dollars, but there was still lacking sev- 

 eral hundred dollars. The directors came to the rescue 

 and levied what will probably be the only assessment ever 

 placed upon members of the Club. This one-dollar assess- 

 ment nearly completed the amount necessary, but there 

 was still over two hundred dollars needed when Professor 

 Le Conte's widow generously provided for the deficiency. 

 I quote from her letter, which is self-explanatory : — 



Berkeley, October i6th. 



Mr, McAllister, 



Dear Sir — I send through my son twenty-eight nuggets 

 given to Dr. Le Conte on the occasion of his golden 

 wedding, by several of his old pupils in South Africa. 

 I know that they with me will feel that no better use 

 could be made of them than contributing in aid of the 

 .Yosemite Sierra Club building. And I take this oc- 

 casion of expressing through you to the members of the 

 Sierra Club, and to any others interested, my sincere 

 thanks for the loving thought which dedicated the build- 

 ing to the memory of my husband. 

 Yours truly, 



Caroline Elizabeth Le Conte. 



The contract price for the building was $4,714.28. 

 Incidental expenses amounted to $77.14. Besides this, 

 the Club paid over two hundred dollars in postage and 

 for printing the numerous circulars sent out at various 

 times. Every cent of this amount has been raised, so 

 that the building has been completed without debt of any 

 sort. The Club is certainly to be congratulated on the 

 outcome, as the building will be a permanent headquarters. 



