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sketch is devoted to the two valleys, the effect of glaciation, the influ- 

 ence of rock structure, detail sculpture, domes, etc. Mr. Matthes writes 

 simply, clearl}^, and convincingly, and the monograph, in its freedom 

 from technical terms, is admirably adapted for a wide circulation among 

 the general public. Copies may be obtained from the Superintendent 

 of Public Documents, Washington, D. C. M. R. P. 



"The Mountaineer." * The Hst of contributors to the 1912 annual of 

 The Mountaineer contains many names well 

 known to the Sierra Club. Greetings from John Muir and Enos Mills 

 introduce the new volume. Francois Matthes writes of the "Unde- 

 scribed Glaciers of Mount Rainier" ; William Frederic Bade of the 

 "Higher Functions of a Mountain Club" ; R. L. Glisan describes "Knap- 

 sacking in the High Sierra" ; and Edmond S. Meany contributes a short 

 article on "Naches Pass" and two poems. The 1912 Mountaineer Outing 

 on the north side of Mount Rainier is chronicled by Mary Paschall, and 

 articles by J. B. Flett, Dora Keen, and others, notes and reports of gen- 

 eral interest, and a number of remarkably good illustrations add to the 

 attractiveness of this number. Its editor. Miss Lulie Nettleton, is to 

 be congratulated on having produced so well-balanced and interesting a 

 magazine. The Mountaineer is of more than local interest, and stands 

 high among the mountaineering periodicals of America. M. R. P. 



"Mazama." t The Bulletin of the Mazama Club of Portland, discon- 

 tinued since 1907, inaugurates its new series by an inter- 

 esting number devoted to the Three Sisters (1910) and Glacier Peak 

 (1911) outings, the first chronicled by H. H. Riddell, the second by 

 R. L. GHsan. Jane Stearns contributes an interesting article on "The 

 Physiography of the Three Sisters." The unusually fine photographic 

 reproductions make this a most attractive number, M. R. P. 



"National Geo- The June, 1912, issue of the National Geo- 



GRAPHic Magazine." % graphic Magazine is entirely devoted to our 

 western mountains. F. F. Schmeckebier con- 

 tributes the leading article, "Our National Parks." His presentation of 

 these wonderful properties of the people is most powerful and impressive 

 and is emphasized by the striking photographs that illustrate it. The 

 Three Sisters group in Southern Oregon is the subject of an interesting 

 paper by Ira A. Williams, and A. H. Barnes writes of Mount Rainier. 

 Mazama, Mountaineer, and Sierra Club photographers are splendidly 

 represented in this very attractive number. M. R. P. 



* The Mountaineer. Vol. V, 1912. Second Rainier Number, Grand Park and 

 Summerland. Published by The Mountaineers, Seattle, Wash. On sale at the office 

 of the Financial Secretary, John A. Best, Jr., 433 New York Block, Seattle, Wash. 



^Mazama. A Record of Mountaineering. Vol. IV, No. i. Published by the 

 Mazamas, Portland, Ore. 



% National Geographic Magazine. June, 1912. Vol. XXIII, No. 6. Price, 25 cents. 



