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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



BOOK REVIEWS, 



Edited by William Frederic Bade. 



^ ^ , The second issue of The Canadian 



The Canadian Alpine r ;* • i -j 



„ Alpine Journal'^ gives ample evidence 



of the enthusiasm felt by its members 

 for one of the most recent of mountaineering organizations, the 

 Alpine Club of Canada. Two interesting stories are contributed 

 of attempts to conquer virgin peaks, one recording three failures 

 to attain the summit of Pinnacle Peak, the other giving all too 

 brief an account of the successful ascent of Mt. Garibaldi. The 

 Scientific Section of the journal contains : "The Causes of Moun- 

 tain Forms in the Canadian Rockies," Mt. Stephen's Rocks and 

 Fossils," "The Nature and Activity of Canadian Glaciers," be- 

 sides two botanical papers and a record of observations taken 

 on the Yoho Glacier. In a lighter vein and of a more intimate 

 touch is the Miscellaneous Section, including humorous articles 

 and sketches contributed by members of the Paradise Valley 

 camp, the headquarters of the 1907 outing. The journal is 

 splendidly illustrated with photographs and drawings. M. R. P. 



_ _ Any doubt as to the ultimate fate of 



The Sanitation of Tuolumne Meadows, should the 



Recreation Camps ,j,^„i„g Hetch-Hetchy for San 

 AND ARKS. Francisco's water supply be finally ac- 



complished, is dispelled after reading the chapter entitled "Water 

 Supply" in Dr. Harvey B. Bashore's recent book, "The Sanitation 

 of Recreation Camps and Parks."t The author, who is medical 

 inspector for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, deals 

 rather with the sanitary problems of summer cottages, of con- 

 struction camps, and the semi-civilized camper of the East than 

 with the nomad's community which is the Sierran's idea of a 

 permanent camp, though the problems to be solved and the pre- 

 cautions to be taken are in many ways identical. The book is a 

 valuable one, even though the sanitarian's point of view may seem 

 in some cases a trifle exaggerated. Nevertheless, it is this same 

 sanitarian point of view which in all probability will seal the 

 doom of the Tuolumne Meadows if this Hetch-Hetchy grant is 

 confirmed. The possible pollution of springs and surface streams 



* The Canadian Alpine Journal, published by the Alpine Club of Canada, 

 160 Furby Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. $1.00. 



t The Sanitation of Recreation Camps and Parks. By Dr. Harvey B. 

 Bashore. John Wiley and Sons, Publishers, 1908. 



