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mittee, had previously made the ascent, and it was largely due 

 to his able guidance and generalship that the outcome of the 

 club ascent was so happy. The provision of two Khotal stoves 

 at Camp Muir, which enabled the party to have hot food, tea, 

 and soup for supper and breakfast there, doubtless added to the 

 ease with which the trip was made. Forty members of the 

 Mazama party made the ascent on the day following without 

 accident, so that 1905 will probably long remain a record year 

 for Rainier as far as numbers are concerned. 



An excursion on Puget Souna was made on the return to 

 California. About thirty enthusiastic members stopped over at 

 Sissons and climbed Mt. Shasta, most of them having already 

 climbed Hood and Rainier — certainly a record of which they 

 may justly be proud, to have conquered the three principal 

 snow-capped peaks on the coast in one season. 



Though this Outing took place so far from the Club's head- 

 quarters, and the cost of transporting the equipment and the 

 expenses of the cooks and assistants for so long a trip amounted 

 to several hundred dollars more than the Club had paid on past 

 Outings, yet it was a financial success, and a sufficient balance 

 remains in the treasury with which to meet the preliminary 

 expense of preparing for the 1906 Outing. 



This Outing will be made to King's River Canon with side 

 trips to Bullfrog Lake and Tehipite Valley. In a year or two 

 a wagon-road v/ill have been constructed into the canon, and it 

 is to give our members another opportunity of visiting this won- 

 derful region in its unaltered condition that this trip has been 

 planned. It is encouraging to note that there are more applica- 

 tions for this Outing on file than ever before at this time. The 

 Outing announcement accompanies this Bulletin. 



Wm. E. Colby, Chairman, 

 J. N. Le Conte, 

 E. T. Parsons, 



Outing Committee. 



