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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



Portland, Oregon, May 23, 1906. 

 To Members of the Sierra Club, Greeting : 



Mazamas have heard with profound regret of the awful calam- 

 ity that has been visited upon our sister city San Francisco, and 

 our hearts go forth in deep and enduring sympathy to residents 

 of that glorious monument of human progress, the great city 

 by the Western sea, but deeper by far does our sympathy go 

 to those of kindred thoughts and impulses, lovers of the beau- 

 tiful and grand in Nature, to whom a more tender tie binds our 

 hearts, and the Executive Council has instructed me to convey 

 to you that which words cannot convey, hence, I can only add : — 



Down deep in our hearts there lingers a tenderness of sym- 

 pathy and love for the Sierra Club that can meet a response 

 only in hearts oft overflowing with mountains' sacred influences, 

 so we expect you to catch from us that spark of sympathy in- 

 spired that will break forth within you a responsive flame of 

 appreciation. Your printed records are gone and cannot be 

 replaced, but your heart's work will go on forever. The seeds 

 you have sown will spring up and bear fruit a thousandfold, and 

 the world will be better for you. You will rise from the ashes 

 of your city a greater organization, a greater power for good 

 than you ever would have been without the scourge of fire. 



If by word or by deed the Mazamas can aid you, it will be a 

 rare privilege, and we will appreciate the opportunity and exert 

 ourselves to rise to the occasion and prove ourselves worthy 

 to serve you. 



Very sincerely. 



Will G. Steel, Cor. Sec. Mazamas. 



New York, May 28, 1906. 

 Secretary Sierra Club, San Francisco. 



Dear Sir: All friends of mountaineering are deploring your 

 recent club losses. Later I may send you a few books towards 

 a new club Hbrary. Here is a check for $50, as my dues to 

 become a life member. Much is expected from the present spirit 

 of San Francisco. We look for a Sierra Club, revived and 

 invigorated, overcoming its difliculties with the climber's patient 

 tenacity. May you soon emerge from these present misfortunes, 

 with added numbers, and still higher mountaineering spirit ! 



The hopes and good wishes from the East are with you. 

 Sincerely, 



W. E. Colby, Esq. HARRINGTON PuTNAM. 



