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the main camp in the Tuolumne Meadows. Under the circum- 

 stances, there was nothing the Club could have done to have 

 prevented this, for every member of the party would gladly have 

 done everything in his power in the way of rendering assistance, 

 had Mr. Smith's condition been known. The Club has lost one of 

 its most genial members, who was beloved and respected by all 

 who knew him. 



In spite of the heavy expense of hiring a large pack-train, 

 which was continuously at the disposal of the party, a sufficient 

 balance was left to provide for the preliminary expenses of the 

 coming Outing. 



The plans and preparations for the 1908 Outing are rapidly 

 progressing. We expect the coming summer's Outing to be as 

 nearly perfect as past experience in transportation and commis- 

 sary problems can make it. We will visit the Kern Canon and 

 lakes, via Porterville and Springville — climb the Kaweahs and 

 Mts. Whitney (the highest mountain in the United States 

 proper), Tyndall, and Williamson; explore the Big Arroyo and 

 Kern Kaweah, returning to the Giant Forest via Alta Meadows. 

 The trout fishing will be the best in the world, the camping 

 unsurpassed, and the scenery a source of joy for artists or moun- 

 tain lovers. The interest already shown in this trip indicates that 

 it will be one of the most delightful yet undertaken. Complete 

 information concerning it will be contained in the Outing An- 

 nouncement to be issued shortly. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Wm. E. Colby, Chairman, 

 J. N. Le Conte, 

 E. T. Parsons, 



Outing Committee. 



To THE Honorable Secretary of the Interior, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Sir: The Sierra Club begs to submit the following suggestions 

 as to road-building and other needed improvements in Yosemite 

 National Park: — 



I. That a general plan for the treatment of the floor of 

 Yosemite Valley be made by a competent landscape artist and 

 carried out under his supervision, at a cost of about one hundred 

 and fifty thousand dollars. This would include the thinning and 

 clearing of undergrowth jungles; the building of a permanent 

 system of roads located with reference to scenery, esthetic effects, 

 etc., instead of the present haphazard dust, sand, and mud ruts 



