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Yosemite Valley. In the fire that consumed his home and studio 

 Mr. Fiske lost two cameras and lenses worth $600, three quar- 

 ters of his negatives, and a large part of his stock. 



Mr. Fiske is a most superior artist; his beautiful pictures 

 have told the story of Yosemite's grandeur throughout the 

 civilized world. 



Mr. Fiske has spent over twenty-five years in Yosemite; he 

 is seventy-five years old ; at his age the loss is very discouraging. 

 His pressing need is " to get new cameras, outfit, and supplies to 

 work with." 



Mr. Vickery was good enough to suggest that possibly the 

 Sierra Club might assist in replacing the cameras. 



If your Honorable Club should take a favorable view of this 

 matter, will you kindly send the check to Geo. Fiske, Yosemite, 

 CaL, and oblige Very respectfully yours, 



(Miss) F. M. Hall. 



[The above communication was received too late to bring 

 before a Directors' meeting, and on account of the absence of 

 several of the Directors a meeting cannot be called until after 

 the summer vacation. Any one interested can send any contribu- 

 tion to Mr. Fiske direct as suggested above. — Editor.] 



1412 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa., April 19, 1904. 

 J. S. Hutchinson, Jr., Esq. 



My Dear Sir — A note in the Sierra Club Bulletin (vol. V, 

 No. I, pp. 78, 79) refers to the highest mountain ascents. May 

 I call your attention to a short article I published in the Bulletin 

 American Geographical Society, New York, January, 1904, dis- 

 cussing the highest mountain ascent, which all the evidence shows 

 was made by Mr. W. W. Graham? I think he ought to have 

 the credit therefor. Yours very truly, 



Edwin S. Balch. 



[We have examined the Bulletin American Geographical 

 Society, New York, January, 1904, and do not find the article 

 referred to above. Instead we find the following note on page 51 : 

 " In the Scottish Geographical Magazine for January there is a 

 summary of recent mountain climbing in the northwestern 

 Himalayas, completed during the past" season by Dr. and Mrs. 

 Bullock Workman. Dr. Workman reached 23,399 feet on a fixed 

 peak of 24,486 feet, which gives him the world mountaineering 

 record for men, the greatest height before attained being the 

 summit of Aconcagua, 23,083 feet, the highest of the Andes." 

 — Editor.] 



