Sierra Club Bulletin 



JANUARY, I9c6 



Vol. VI. No. I 



CONTENTS: 



The Sierra Club's Ascent of Mt. page 

 Rainier Evelyn M. Ratclif . . i 



Plates I, II, III, IV, V, VI. 



Mt. Rainier, Mt. Shasta, and Mt. 

 Whitney as Sites for Meteoro- 

 logical Observatories Alexander G. McAdie 7 



Plate VII. 



The Sky-Line of the Tatoosh 

 Range, Mt. Rainier National 



Park Marion Randall .. . . 15 



Plates VIII, IX, X, XI. 



The Effect of the Partial Sup- 

 pression OF Annual Forest 

 Fires in the Sierra Nevada 



Mountains Marsden Manson. . . 22 



In Memoriam : Joseph Le Gonte . . Willoughhy Rodman . 25 



Plate XII. 



Wild Animals of the Mt. Rainier 



National Park Alden Sampson ... 32 



The Sierran Puffball William A. Seiche II . 39 



Plate XIII. 



Organization of the Sierra Club 43 



Reports : ' 



Report of the Joint Committee of the Mazama Club and 



the Sierra Club on the Mt. Rainier National Park . 44 

 Report of Outing Committee 50 



Notes and Correspondence 52 



Book Reviews Wm. Frederic Bade. 62 



Plate XIV. 



Forestry Notes William R. Dudley . . 69 



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