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personal outfit with them, will be able to join this camp and get accom- 

 modations for probably $1.50 per day. Those who require tents and 

 sleeping outfit will pay proportionately: probably $1.00 per day in ad- 

 dition to meals. 



If this camp proves to be a success, it will probably be made a per- 

 manent institution, and any small profit which may be derived from 

 operating it, will be used toward the complete acquisition of title to the 

 Soda Springs property by the Club and the building of suitable head- 

 quarters. This plan ought to add materially to the value and prestige 

 of the Club. 



There is no more delightful spot for a permanent camp of this char- 

 acter than on this proposed site, commanding as it does a wonderful view 

 of snow-capped peaks encircling the meadows, with the splendid river 

 flowing past the camp. The site is more admirably suited for the taking 

 of interesting side trips than any other which could be selected in the 

 High Sierra. It is our plan to have a pack train running regularly 

 between the camp and the Yosemite Valley, carrying mail and bringing 

 persons back and forth, and also to have another pack train entirely 

 devoted to taking parties on side trips. 



From present indications there will be great demand for places in 

 this camp, and in order to aid in its planning and preparation, it is quite 

 important that any members of the Club who desire to join this camp 

 should notify us of such fact now so that we can plan accordingly. 

 Relatives of members, and possibly friends, will also be permitted to 

 join this camp on payment of a small additional fee. Kindly notify the 

 Secretary of the Club approximately how long a stay is desired to be 

 made, and the approximate dates in either July, August or September 

 of 1915. These applications will not be considered binding but of only a 

 provisional nature. Probably a preliminary camp of two weeks at the 

 end of June will be established in the Yosemite Valley also. Full de- 

 tails will be issued during the spring. 



It was deemed advisable to postpone the visit to Glacier National Park 

 for this year and concentrate all our effort on the Tuolumne Meadows 

 camp. Outing Committee, 



Wm. E. Colby, Chairman 



Report of the Le Conte Memorial Lodge Committee, Season of 1914 

 To the Le Conte Memorial Lodge Committee: 



The Lodge was officially open from the i6th of May until the loth 

 of August, 1914. During that time 2,904 visitors registered. As many 

 who visited the lodge failed to register, 5,000 would be a conserva- 

 tive estimate of the total number of visitors in the busiest summer 

 Yosemite has ever known. The Lodge is approved and praised by 

 every one. Some dissatisfaction is expressed that it is not a loan li- 

 brary, but it seems to me that there are good reasons for keeping it 

 as it is, a reference library. 



There are two needed repairs. The floor in front of the fireplace 



