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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



The Canon of the Middle Fork of the Feather River. 



There has recently appeared in the San Francisco papers several 

 notices of the discovery of an impassable canon and wonderful water- 

 falls in Butte County, California. The basin referred to lies north of 

 Mooretown and the canon of the Middle Feather is here Yosemite- 

 like and nearly impassable. There is also a picturesque water-fall on 

 Fall River, a branch of the Middle Feather. This fall is probably over 

 400 feet in height and is well worth a visit by all lovers of natural 

 scenery. The canon of the Middle Feather for some miles above Fall 

 River is extremely rugged, reaching a depth of 3,000 feet, but can 

 hardly be said to be impassable throughout, as it is crossed by trails 

 at two points. An engineer of the Western Pacific Railway lost his 

 life in exploring the canon some years ago, when this route was under 

 consideration for the railway. 



There is, however, nothing new about the district. It has been well 

 known to the residents of the region for probably fifty years, and a 

 picture of the Fall River falls was published in the Bidwell Bar folio 

 of the United States Geological Survey about 1898. 



H. W. Turner. 



San FRANasco, March 28, 191 3. 



California Botanical Club. 



On Saturday afternoon, April 12th, some twenty persons interested 

 in various phases of plant life gathered at the call of Dr. W. L. Jepson, 

 in the meeting room of the Oakland Public Museum for the purpose of 

 considering the formation of a botanical society. A preliminary organ- 

 ization was effected and a general organization meeting held in the 

 same place on the evening of April 26th. Within a month following 

 its organization the society has enrolled 120 members and gives promise 

 of becoming a useful and permanent organization. 



It is the object of the society to promote and encourage study of the 

 native and cultivated flowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, fungi, mosses and 

 other plants of California; to hold evening meetings for lectures and 

 discussions, and day meetings for field excursions ; to take part in the 

 movement for the preservation of the wild flowers ; to hold exhibitions 

 of plants; to publish an illustrated journal of its proceedings and to 

 carry on other activities within the province of a botanical society. 



It may confidently be expected that this new society will be a valuable 

 ally to the Sierra Club and other similar organizations in their work 

 of general welfare, the preservation of scenery, protection of natural 

 parks, and the saving from destruction of historic trees or landmarks. 



The officers of the society are: President, Dr. W. L. Jepson; first 

 vice-president, Mr. Guy Smith; second vice-president, Dr. W. F. Bade; 

 corresponding secretary, Miss Rowena Beans ; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. 

 B. W. De Veer, 1426 Oak St., Oakland, California. Inquiries regarding 

 membership should be addressed to the secretary-treasurer. The dues 

 are one dollar per year. 



