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identified from the U. S. Geological Survey maps, includes the Merced, Lyell, 

 and Ritter groups to the northwest; Red Slate Peak, Red-and- White Peak, 

 Hilgard, Abbott, to the north ; Bear Creek Spine, Mount Tom, Humphreys, to 

 the east ; North Palisade, Darwin, Goddard, to the southeast and south. Many 

 others lie in between. With a field-glass Moimt Whitney can be clearly dis- 

 tinguished just to the left of a sharp peak on the Goddard Divide. Mount 

 Brewer and the Milestone can also be seen with a glass to the left and right, 

 respectively, of Mount Goddard. The Kaweah Peaks, a little farther to the 

 west, are very distinct. Innumerable lakes and snowy cirques are near at hand 

 on every side. 



The upper Bear Creek region is ordinarily reached either from Vermilion 

 Valley over the Bear Ridge trail or from Blaney Meadows over Seldon Pass. 

 It is also possible to follow up the caiion of Bear Creek from its lower end, 

 avoiding the long ascent of Bear Ridge; but this is not recommended until a 

 better trail has been built. By more or less difficult foot routes, without trail, 

 the region can be reached from French Canon on the south, from the Recesses 

 of Mono Creek on the north, or from the eastern side of the Sierra. 



The ascent of the peak is made from the South Fork of Bear Creek, on the 

 southwest side of the mountain. The way can easily be found and the round 

 trip can be made without difficulty in half a day from the highest suitable 

 camping-place on the South Fork. 



The first ascent was made on September 20, 1894, by Theodore S. Solomons 

 and Leigh Bierce, The only ascents recorded in the Sierra Club register, 

 placed on the summit in 1898, are: June 30, 1898, C. L. Cory, J. N. Le Conte; 

 July 19, 191 1, J. S. Hutchinson, J. N. Le Conte; June 19, 1917, H. H. Bliss, 

 A. L. Jordan; July 10, 1920, Florence E. Atkinson, Robert M. Price, Francis 

 P. Farquhar, A. H. Rzeppa, George D. Whittle, F. Bourn Hayne. 



Professor Le Conte has given a brief account of his ascent of 1898 in the 

 Sierra Club Bulletin for January, 1899 (volume II, number 5, page 253). 

 Mr. Jordan describes his ascent with Mr. Bliss in 1917 in the Sierra Club 

 Bulletin for January, 191 8 (volume X, number 3, pages 292 to 293). Seven 

 Gables deserves to be visited more frequently. 



Golden Eagles in the Sierra 

 Having had an interesting experience in the Tehipite Valley last summer, and 

 finding, upon talking the matter over with those who are familiar with the 

 Sierra and the habits of eagles, that this was a unique experience, I am sub- 

 mitting a brief note for the Bulletin. 



In company with my oldest son, Henry, and Leonard Keeler, a son of 

 Charles Keeler, I made the ascent of Tehipite Dome from the floor of Tehipite 

 Valley toward the end of July, 1920. We had ascended the wall of Tehipite 

 on the west side of Crown Creek, crossing the creek two or three miles above 

 the falls, and had made our way through the bad tangle of brush up on the 

 ridge which leads out to the dome. We were still in the forest, but far enough 

 out so that we could look down into Tehipite Valley, the floor of which was 

 over 3000 feet below. We were suddenly surprised by a tremendous roar. 



