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over 13,000 feet. Mr. Harnden and I both agree that this is the 

 greatest alpine country we have yet seen, and we are planning 

 already to come back here next year," 



The Alpine Club of Canada has recently established head- 

 quarters and a clubhouse at Banff. Six acres of ground have been 

 leased from the government for forty years, and upon this is set 

 the clubhouse and sections of tents. The clubhouse, which is a 

 wooden structure built at an approximate cost of eight thousand 

 dollars, includes executive offices and a huge living-room, while 

 close at hand is a tented dining-room. They have a library, well 

 supplied with books and maps. The tents have wooden floors 

 and are simply furnished. The Alpine Club of Canada is only 

 four years old, but it has already a large membership and is 

 among the most progressive of the clubs of its kind. 



Mr. Wm. E. Colby, Mexico, D. F. Dec. 15, '10. 



302 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 



Dear Mr. Colby: On December 12th I placed Sierra Club 

 Register No. 6 on the summit of Ixtaccihuatl. The exact eleva- 

 tion I have not been able to obtain, as reliable data of any kind 

 are hard to get in Mexico. It is approximately 16,200 feet. 



The party consisted of Messrs. Zeamer, Van Hagen, Rivas, 

 Cooper, and myself. We all suffered from mountain sickness; I 

 slightly, the others severely; and Zeamer and Cooper were not 

 able to reach the summit on that account. 



I left the register in a box of heavy sheet zinc which I made 

 especially for the purpose, but as the summit is entirely covered 

 with snow, I am afraid it will disappear before long. 



Ixtaccihuatl is the only mountain in Mexico which has glaciers 

 on it, and it is also much more heavily covered with snow than 

 any other. It was not so cold, however, as we had feared, and 

 we had splendid, clear weather. 



I hope to be able to climb Popocatepetl before long and leave 

 Register No. 7 there. Sincerely yours, R. W. Poindexter, Jr. 



To THE President, ^an Francisco, December 5, iQio. 



The Secretary of the Interior, and 

 The Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C. 

 Sirs: We have just been informed that certain unique features 

 of the Sierra Nevada, possessing great scientific significance, as 

 well as remarkable scenic beauty, are in danger of being destroyed. 

 These are commonly known as the "Devil's Post Pile" and "Rain- 

 bow Falls," situated in the Sierra Forest Reserve on the Middle 



