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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. 



In addition to longer articles suitable for the body of the magazine, the editor 

 would be glad to receive brief memoranda of all noteworthy trips or exploratiotiSy 

 together with brief comment and suggestion on any topics of general interest to 

 the Club. Descriptive or narrative articles^ or notes concerning the animals, 

 birds, forests, trails, geology, botany, etc., of the mountains, will be acceptable. 



The office of the Sierra Club is at Room i6, Third Floor, Mills Building, 

 San Francisco, where all the tnaps, photographs, and other records of the Club 

 are kept. 



The Club would like to purchase additional copies of those numbers of the 

 Sierra Club Bulletin which are noted on the back of the cover of this number 

 as being out of print, and we hope any member having extra copies will send 

 them to the Secretary. 



Owing to the fact that Mr. J. S. Hutchinson was unable to 

 attend to the editing of this issue of the Sierra Club Bulletin, 

 Mrs. J. N. Le Conte kindly consented to undertake the work. 

 The Club is indebted to her for this issue, and to Mr. J. N. 

 Le Conte and Mr. Wm. E. Colby, who assisted her. 



In the current number of Water and Forest, an excellent 

 article by Mr. Marsden Mansen, on "Forest Protection and Ex- 

 tension," is most timely. The practical suggestions contained un- 

 der the head of "Fire Protection," and the novel suggestions 

 as to silviculture and reafforestation will interest all members 

 of the Sierra Club. 



Mr. Mansen has also kindly contributed to the Club library his 

 recent work, entitled "The Evolution of Climates," the objects of 

 which are, to quote from the author, "to investigate and in- 

 terpret the phenomena and principles of the evolution of 

 climates." Any one interested in this work will find it in the 

 Club-room where it may be read. 



Eighth International Geographic Congress. 



The following notice has been received from the Chairman of 

 the International Geographic Congress: — 



"Pursuant to the action of the Seventh International Geo- 

 graphic Congress, held in Berlin in 1899, the geographers and 

 geographic societies of the United States are considering plans 

 for the ensuing Congress, which is to convene in September, 

 1904. It is proposed to have the principal scientific sessions 



