Book Reviews. 



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" Report of the Sierra Club's library has received 



Philippine Census." ^^'^^^ ^^'^^^^ ^^^''^ 



War Department the four volumes of the 



Report of the Philippine Census. This is the first census ever 

 taken of the Philippine Islands. The date of its publication, 

 March 27, 1905, is of great importance to those islands and to this 

 country. The Act of Congress of 1902 provided for the taking 

 of this census ; and further provided that after its completion, in 

 case general and complete peace with recognition of the 

 authority of the United States shall continue throughout those 

 of the Islands not inhabited by Moros for a period of two years, 

 then a legislative assembly shall be elected by popular vote. 

 From March 27, 1905, commences this period of two years. 



The edition of this report is limited, and the library is fortu- 

 nate in having been presented with this copy. E. Mc.A. 



" YosEMr'E casual visitor to the foot of Yosemite Falls 



T „ can read the sign-board "Trail of the Lost Arrow," 



Legends. , , * , , , . 



and possibly may wonder at the touch ot romance 



in the name. The name has in fact a romantic origin, as this is 



the locality of the legend of Hum-moo, the Lost Arrow. And 



throughout the valley there are many places about which the 



Indians have a tale to tell. In this book, Yosemite Legends,^ the 



author has narrated the principal ones. And in the telling of 



them, she has clothed them in an atmosphere and a charm that 



enhance their value, especially to those who can find further 



enjoyment in Yosemite Valley when they know something of the 



past tragedies (these present legends) in the lives of the races who 



for ages have known this place as their only world. E. McA. 



*' Out West " pleasant to find that the outings of the Sierra 

 May 1905' ^^^^ sufficient importance to the public at 



large to call for special reference in other publi- 

 cations than our own. The May issue, called the "Mountaineer- 

 ing Number," of Out West contains three such articles by mem- 

 bers of the Sierra Club. Mr. Willoughby Rodman has written 

 of "An Outing with the Sierra Club," and has described more 

 particularly the outing of 1904; Miss Marion Randall has an 

 article on " Social Phases of Sierra Club Mountaineering," and 

 Mr. Edward T. Parsons contributes "A Sierra Club Fisherman." 



Yosemite Legends. By Bertha H. Smith. With drawings by 

 Florence Lundborg. 64 pages. Paul Elder and Company, Tomoye Press. 

 1904. San Francisco. 



