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much larger number of valuable facts to draw upon than I had as a result of 

 my limited observations alone. 



The illustrations of the volume, or, rather, part, are up to the usual excellent 

 standard. with kindest regards, I am, 



Yours sincerely, E. C. Andrews 



Mount Clark Trail 

 In June Mr. L. L. Stopple and myself blazed a trail from Mount Clark to the 

 Merced Pass Trail in the Illilouette Valley, a distance of about five miles. The 

 trail branches from the Merced Pass Trail at a point but a few hundred feet 

 from the first large stream-crossing encountered (Gray Creek) since leaving 

 the Glacier Point Trail, indicated by a sign alongside the trail, "To Mt. Clark." 

 The blazes terminate at a suitable campground about a mile below the moun- 

 tain on the Clark fork of Gray Peak Creek. In ascending the mountain, follow 

 up the canon till almost under the peak, then turn to the right and work 

 around the southern shoulder of the mountain, ascending it on its eastern face. 

 It is quite a difficult and dangerous climb and should be undertaken only by 

 those who understand mountaineering thoroughly. The reason the blazes did 

 not continue beyond this campground was for the reason that the forest is 

 rather open in this high altitude, and also that the mountain is very evident, 

 looming nearly 3000 feet above the campground. The trail is blazed only one 

 way — going to the mountain — so a thorough understanding of the country 

 should be obtained to make the return an easy matter, although the nearness 

 of the creeks of the Illilouette Valley should prevent anyone from going astray, 

 as they all flow to the Yosemite. The end of the blazes is indicated by a large 

 arrow cut in a tree. 



Register tubes with scrolls were placed on the following peaks: Mount 

 Clark, Red Peak, Gray Peak. Register scrolls were also placed in the tubes on 

 Grizzly Peak and Mount Conness. A new tube should be put on the latter 

 mountain. In the coming season I shall endeavor to put a tube and scroll on 

 Mount Starr King. Ansell E. Adams 



The Sierra Club learns with deep regret of the death of Mr. Charles P. 

 Punchard, Jr., at Denver on November 12, 1920. Mr. Punchard had been since 

 August I, 191 8, the landscape engineer of the National Park Service. 



Club Extension 



While the purpose of the Sierra Club is not fraternal, nevertheless the threads 

 of lasting friendships spun therein interweave all the club's activities and 

 strengthen incalculably its whole fabric. For this reason the Membership Com- 

 mittee wishes to see extended to other parts of the state the reunions and in- 

 formal gatherings that are so frequent and delightful among the members who 

 live in and around San Francisco. To this end the membership has been 

 grouped according to locality ; representatives are being appointed in each dis- 



