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"In January, 1915, this club entered on its second year by re-electing the following officers…

NEWS DEPARTMENT
Honoring Memory of George F. Whitworth
March 15th. at the Whitworth School in Seattle, occurred an epi-
sode of historical interest. Under the auspices of the Parent-Teachers'
Club, a meeting was held in the schoolhouse at the close of the day's
session, attended by a half hundred mothers and three times as many of
the older children under the direction of their teachers, drills, patriotic
songs and other exercises were presented. An address upon the life, char-
acter and times of Rev. Geo. F. Whitworth, after whom the school was
named, was made by Mr. Thomas W. Prosch, followed by presentation
to the school of his portrait by a son, Mr. F. H. Whitworth, and ac-
ceptance of the same by Mr. Reuben W. Jones, Secretary of the Board
of Education. The exercises were under the direction of the principal,
Miss Emma Hart.
The day chosen for this event was the 99th anniversary of George
F. Whitworth's birth. He was a man of much historic interest, being a
pioneer of 1853, and one who until his death in 1907 was always engaged
in public works of interest and value to the" people among whom he dwelt.
Saying nothing of his religious and other undertakings, of which much
might be said, his efforts as an educator entitled him to every honor and
consideration. He was foremost in his day in school matters. He taught
the public school in Olympia, was superintendent of Thurston County,
and had more to do with the school law enactments of Washington territory
than any other person. He was also superintendent in King County and
was twice president of the Territorial University. His last great act
was the fouoding of a college by and for the Presbyterian Church, of
which for a long life time he was an honored member. His associates
in this work gave his name to the school, known to the world as Whitworth
College, at Spokane, which promises in time to be one of the great denom-
inational institutions of the United States.
The Tacoma Research Club of the State Historical Society
In January, 191 5, this club entered on its second year by re-electing
the following officers: President, O. B. Sperlin; vice-president, W. R.
Andrus; secretary, W. S. Davis. During the past year the following pa-
pers have been presented at the regular monthly meetings: "Indian Myths,"
Mrs. Addie Barlow, of Steilacoom; "Theodore Winthrop as an Historical
Scene Painter," John H. Williams, Tacoma; "Philosophical Basis for
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the Study of History." Wallace R. Andrus. Tacoma; "Maximilian in
Mexico." Prof. W. S. Davis. College of Puget Sound; "Biography of
General Isaac 1. Stevens." Gen. Hazard Stevens; "Geology of Puget
Sound." Prof W. N. Allen. Tacoma; "Geology of Washington." Prof.
Henry Landes. U. of W.; "Puget Sound Weather," Prof. W. N. Allen.
Tacoma; "First Ascent of Mt. Tacoma." P. B. Van Trump. During
the coming year, in addition to the monthly papers and discussions, field
trips for the State Historical Society are to be undertaken. especially in the
summer vacation time.
Contemporary History
The History Department of the University of Washington has sched-
uled for the second time an extra course of lectures on Mondays at 4 P.
M. as follows: February 8. Professor G. W. Umphrey: The Mexican
Situation ; February 15. Professor Edward McMahon: The Economic
Interpretation of History; March 1. Professor]. Allen Smith: The Cen-
tralizing Influences in American Government; March 8. Doctor Ralph H.
Lutz: Contemporary Italy; March 15. Doctor G. M. Janes: The Eu-
ropean War and Neutrality; March 22. Hon. George F. Cotterill: The
Political Revolution of 1910 in England; March 29. Professor H. K.
Benson: The European War and American Industries; April 12. Pro-
fessor H. E. Smith: The New Tariff and Internal Tax Laws; April 19.
Professor E. A. Loew: Part Played by Electricity in Recent History;
April 26. Professor G. W. Umphrey: Pan-Americanism; May 3. Pro-
fessor V. Custis: The Movement for Tax Reform; May 10, Professor
Theresa McMahon: The Coal Strikes; May 17. Doctor C. Akerman:
The Alien Land Ownership Question; May 24. Professor Theresa Mc-
han: Woman ~uffrage.
Recent Researches in Russia
Professor Frank A. Golder, of the State College of Washington,
was selected by the History Research Department of the Carnegie Institu-
tion to search the archives in Russia. He made considerable progress in
St. Petersburg (which became Petrograd while he was there) and in
Moscow. The war interrupted his work and he returned to America. He
is now in Washington City working over the materials. He has accepted an
engagement to give two courses of lectures on his recent work during the
next Summer Session in the University of Washington. This will be a
rare opportunity for those interested.
General Hazard Stevens Honored
At the annual meeting of the Pioneer and Historical Society of


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The Tacoma Research Club of the State Historical Society

"[The book] is surely destined to be one of the world's real monuments in book form.

Meany, Edmond S.

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BOOK REVIEWS
THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. By Edward S. Curtis, Edited
by Frederick Webb Hodge. (Seattle, Edward S. Curtis, 1915. Volume
X. Pp. 366, illustrations, 74. Portfolio X, containing 36 large plates.
$3500.00 for completed set of twenty volumes and twenty portfolios.)
As former volumes of this monumental work have appeared they
have been noted in this Quarterly. Our readers are therefore well aware
of the facts that Volume I contains a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt
and that the field research was conducted under the patronage of ]. Pier-
pont Morgan. On reaching the half-way station in this wonderful literary
and scientific journey, Edward S. Curtis, the author, sent a letter to the
"University of Washington, which with his usual dignified self-restraint
gives essential facts as follows:
"Volume and portfolio X of 'The North American Indian' is now
being sent to you. I feel that this volume is in many respects worthy of
special consideration. The Indian life of the region covered presents many
unique and even startling phases. These hardy, sea-going people had de-
veloped the ceremonial life until it was a veritable pageant. It is, perhaps,
safe to say that nowhere else in North America had the natives developed
so far towards a distinctive drama.
"With these people we have our best opportunity to study ceremonial
cannibalism in America, also it is here that head-hunting seemed to have
reached its height. Taking the head as evidence of success in war or
plunder was common along the shores of the Pacific, from the Columbia
River to the region of the Eskimo; but the Kwakiutl and their neighbors,
the Haida, appear to have excelled in this practice. Strange as it may
seem, the further the coast tribes had developed in culture which tended
towards civilization and the greater their vigor, the more pronounced their
warfare and the taking of heads. The poor and lowly tribes could scarce
risk war raids, whereas the more powerful and aggressive tribes, rich in
canoes and slaves, could well take the hazard of warfare and thus add
further to the wealth of their chiefs, by securing more slaves, and, at the
same time, add to their tribal standing by the taking of heads. As you
will see by the text of the volume, slavery was an important institution.
"No volume of the series has required an equal amount of labor in_
the collecting of data, and in few places have I been so fortunate in"
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securing information needed. The book is. in bulk. somewhat thicker than
the average while in actual words, it contains double the amoun't of material
as in former volumes. Deeming the data collected of the utmost importance
and not wishing the book to be noticeably thicker. we have had special
paper made, which is thinner than that formerly used.
"The pageant-like ceremonies of the life, their great canoes 'and
ocean-shore homeland, have afforded rare material for pictures. Again.
their rich ceremonial life. combined with their skill in carving and fertile
imagination in the designing of ceremonial paraphernalia. furnishes costume
material not found elsewhere.
"Quite aside from the extraordinary features of the volume. I feel
that it occupies an unusual position in that it is the half-way goal in our
undertaking. I believe every subscriber of the work will share in the feel-
ing of satisfaction. We have reached this point. and we know that each
volume. as far as material permitted. has grown stronger than the previous
one.
"Volume XI is ready for publication and it is hoped it can be com-
pleted by the end of the year. There is but little further work to do in
the preparation of volume XII and its publication can be taken on as soon
as volume XI is free from the press."
It is difficult for the present reviewer to maintain an equal self-
restraint in commenting on this unique work. It is absorbing the life of a
vigorous. energetic man of great talent and is surely destined to be one
of the world's real monuments in book form.
As the author has said. the present volume is greater both in bulk
and in value than any of the nine volumes that precede it. To those
familiar with the excellence of these former volumes. this is strong praise.
As indicated in the caption. there are in the volume and portfolio
one hundred and ten illustrations,-those marvels that the world has long
since recognized by the familiar name of "Curtis Indian Pictures." At
this rate the subscribers to the completed sets will pay less than two dollars
each for the pictures alone and it is well known that some of the pictures
have sold for forty dollars each when purchaseable at all.
But the pictures. wonderful as they are, by no means comprise the
entire value of the work. The text is winning an ever warmer and more
sincere valuation at the hands of the best authorities in America.
The printing by The Plimpton Press. Norwood, Massachusetts, and
the binding by H. Blackwell are as near perfection as could be desired.
The Librarian of Guildhall Library. London. has pronounced these to be
the finest specimens of book-making extant, except the "Miniatures" by ].
Pierpont Morgan.
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Seattle certainly has reason for increasing pride In the achievements
of this dignified citizen, Edward S. Curtis.
EDMOND S. MEANY.
JOURNAL KEPT BY DAVID DOUGLAS DURING HIS TRAVELS IN
NORTH AMERICA 1823-182 7. Together with a particular description
of thirty-three species of American oak and eighteen species of Pinus.
With appendices containing a list of the plants introduced by Douglas and
an account of his death in 1834. Published under the direction of the
Royal Horticultural Society. (London: William Wesley and Son.
1914. Pp.364.)
The extended title of this volume gives a very good idea as to just
what it contains. Its contents naturally fall into three groups.
The first group consists of Douglas's own accounts of his Journeys.
These are mainly day-by-day accounts of his expeditions and give lists
and brief descriptions of the plants collected, notes on their habits, ac-
counts of his adventures, and interesting comments on the regions through
which he passed. The first one deals with his travels in Eastern North
America in 1823. The second is a general sketch of his journey made
to Northwest America (1824-1827) under the auspices of the Horticul-
tural Society of London. The third is the detailed journal of this expedi-
tion including the overland trip from Fort Vancouver to Hudson Bay and
the return from there to England in a whaling vessel. The fourth com-
prises a partial account of his second expedition to Northwest America
(1830-33). This was the expedition on which he continued his journey
to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands, where he met his death July 12,
1834.
The second group consists of two articles descriptive of groups of
American plants, written by Douglas. The first of these articles, "Amer-
ican Oaks," consists of an annotated list (accompanied by a key) of the
known species of American oaks of eastern North America, mainly those
that he saw during his journey in that region in 1823. To this he has
added at a later date an account of an oak (Quercus garryana) which
is limited to the Pacific Coast region. This species Douglas named in
honor of N. Garry, an official of the Hudson Bay Company. The sec-
ond article is a description of "Some American Pines." To this genus,
at the time that Douglas wrote, were assigned not only what we now call
pines, but also the Douglas fir, the noble fir, the lovely fir, the white fir,
the western hemlock, and the Sitka spruce. The advance of morphological
knowledge since that time has made it evident that these cannot all be
classed under the genus Pinus, but are more naturally classified under five
diflerent genera.


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industrial factors influencing the country as a whole, and also the physi-
graphic sections. The influence of Prof Turner and the Wisconsin school
are plainly evident.
The final word is with Prof. Paxson, of Wisconsin, in the "New
Nation," which brings the narrative down to the present. The volume
opens with the picture of President Wilson and the last chapter is called
the New Nationalism, so that here we are among familiar names and
faces. The volumes on· the whole are well written, though Prof. Becker's
style will perhaps prove troublesome to a reader accustomed to less involved
sentences. At times Prof. Paxson seems to feel little sympathy with the
protests of his period and it seems to crop out in the telling. But these
are minor faults in a worthy work very well done. When one con-
templates the extent of the field covered and the necessity for brevity and
conciseness it would be uncharitable to quibble over sentences or paragraphs
that could easily be made more satisfying if one had the room.
EDWARD McMAHON.
IN THE OREGON COUNTRY.
York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915.
By George Palmer Putnam. (New
Pp. xxi + 169. $1.75 net.)
Under the above title the author introduces his reader to the West
III twelve chapters of unconventional travelogue. He confines himself
to no particular form of discourse or style, but with history, narration,
pathos and humor, epitomizes various phases of western life and country.
The book will gratify the popular reader, and the historian who desires
to catch more of the spirit of the West will profit by reading it. It will
prove a rare delight to the tourist who contemplates a visit to the Western·
country this summer, and moreover will probably influence many such to
plan trips to the Pacific Northwest, while the usual foreign goals of the
travelers are closed by the great war.
VICTOR ]. FARRAR.
RECOLLECTIONS OF My BOYHOOD. By Jesse Applegate. (Rose-
burg, Oregon. Review Publishing Company, 1914. Pp. 99.)
This fine old pioneer 9f the famous immigration of 1843 has told
in charming fashion the intensely interesting story of the journey across the
plains and of the early life in Oregon.
There are five chapters with the following descriptive headings:.
"From the Mississippi to the Columbia," "Down the Columbia to the
Willamette," "Our First Winter and Summer in Oregon," "Experiences in
the Willamette Valley," "We Move to the Umpqua Valley."
The little book is well worth while and it is to be hoped. that other
.,.
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pioneers will emulate this example. Historians of the future are sure to
delve in such writings for the rich gold of real experience.
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES IN JOINT SESSION OF SENATE AND
HOUSE : Fourteenth legislature of the State of Washington, 1915.
Compiled by A. J. Ho~kin. (Olympia, Public Printer, 1915. Pp.
150.)
This volume printed as a public document gives brief biographical
addresses of twenty-one members of former sessions of the Washington
State Legislature. The addresses are eulogistic, but give in convenient
form many biographical facts. A portrait is furnished of each subject
memorialized.
TRANSLATIONS OF THE PACIFIC FISHERIES SOCIETY AT ITs
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING, JUNE 10-12, 1914, AT SEATTLE, WASH-
INGTON. (Seattle, The Society, 1915. Pp.l05.)
The Pacific Fisheries Society was organized about one year ago.
It has as its aim a cooperation among fishermen, cannerymen, retailers,
fish culturists, anglers and naturalists. Among the practical proposals
made by this organization is the establishment of a school of fisheries to
be located at the University of Washington.
MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH AN-
NUAL CONVENTION OF THE LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON MUNICI-
PALITIES, OLYMPIA, JANUARY 25-27, 1915. (Seattle, The Society,
1915. Pp.65.)
Seventy-five percent of the population of the State of Washington
lives in cities according to this the second published report of the Pro-
ceedings of the League of Washington Municipalities. Municipal prob-
lems are therefore of vital concern to the welfare of the state. Home
rule, municipal budgets, election laws, visiting nurses, and the extermina-
tion of rats were among the principal topics discussed at the Olympia
Convention.
ACROSS THE PLAINS TO CALIFORNIA IN 1852. Journal of Mrs.
Lodisa Frizzell. Edited from the original manuscript in the New York
Public Library by Victor Hugo Paltsits. (New York, Public Library,
1915. Pp.30.)
The Journal of Lodisa Frizzell records the observations made on
an overland journey from Little Wabash River in Illinois over the St.


Recollections of My Boyhood

"The Marcus Whitman Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on June 4, 1915, unveiled a bronze memorial tablet at Everett.

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der the same direction, the theme will be "The History of Japan and Its
Relations with the Pacific Ocean." In the evening, at San Francisco.
Mr. Rudolph J. Taussig. Secretary of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition. will give an address on "The History of the Panama Canal
and Its Significance in the History of the Pacific Ocean."
A Vancouver Memorial Tablet
The Marcus Whitman Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, on June 4. 1915, unveiled a bronze memorial tablet at Everett. The
simple but effective inscription includes these words: "On the beach near
this spot Vancouver landed June 4. 1792." The granite boulder and
bronze tablet thus mark the place where Vancouver landed and took
possession of the land in the name of his king. George III of England, all
in celebration of the king's birthday.
The celebration of the unveiling was elaborate and interesting.
Choruses were sung by school children, addresses were made by Mayor
Clay. Superintendent Frazier. Mrs. Angie Burt Bowden. State Regent of
the Daughters of the American Revolution, and others.
Notable Relay Courses in History
The Department of History in the University of California is tak-
ing advantage of the attractiveness of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition. The head of the Department is Professor Henry Morse
Stephens. who is also President of the American Historical Association.
His was the organizing spirit of the Historical Congress.
The Summer Session at the University of California. always attractive,
is doubly so this year for historians. because of two great relay courses.
History 102. American History. is begun by Professor Frederick]. Turner.
formerly of Wisconsin. but now of Harvard. From June 21 to July 1 his
lectures dealt with the "Study and Sources of the History of the Westward
Movement in America." From July 6 to 15 the course will be conducted
by Professor ]. Franklin ]arneson, Director of Historical Research in the
Carnegie Institution of Washington and Managing Editor of the American
Historical Review. His theme will be "Development and Organization of
Historical Studies in America." He will be followed by professor Max
F anand. formerly of Stanford, but now of Yale, who will discuss. July
19 to 28, "Political and Social Conditions in the United States One
Hundred years Ago."
The other relay is called History 103. European History. It was
opened by Professor Stephens himself who dealt with "The Rise of Nation-


A Vancouver Memorial Tablet

Principle Articles in the Washington Historical Quarterly

"Whatever view we take of the great Mormon movement, we cannot fail to recognize every important part it had in the settlement of the great West. It was essentially a 'westward movement.'  It employed the strongest elements of our nature- the religious, the family, the patriotic and the home loving- and bound them together in a long continued, unwearied, supreme effort to find a place to establish themselves.

White, Hiram F.

The Mormon Road

"The records are very brief but they will prove valuable for quick reference.

BOOK REVIEWS
JOURNAL OF A TOUR ON THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA
IN THE YEAR 1829. By Jonathan S. Green. (New York, Chas. Fred.
Heartman,1915. Pp. lOS.)
This is a reprint of information found in early numbers of the Mis-
sionary Herald. There are references to the Sandwich Islands and de-
scriptions of part of Oregon, California and the Northwest coast and of
the native peoples. But ISO copies of the little book were printed and it
will be prized in the collectors' libraries.
THE BORDER SETTLERS OF NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA, FROM
1768 TO 1795. By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter. (Hamilton, Ohio, for
Judge]. C. McWhorter, 1915. Pp. 509.)
This book is not in the field covered by this Quarterly, but it is the
work of a citizen of North Yakima in this State. As a local product it
calls for mention. Mr. McWhorter is the author of a work formerly
noted,-"The Crime Against the Y akimas." This new work is beau-
tifully printed and illustrated. It is fortified with documents and will un-
doubtedly receive a warm welcome among the local historians in the neigh-
borhood of Virginia.
A CALIFORNIA CHRONOLOGY, 1510-1860. Compiled by Orra
Eugene Monnette. (Los Angeles California, 1915. Pp.52.)
This little book is neatly printed and illustrated. Three hundred cop-
ies were privately published. The records are very brief but they will
prove valuable for quick reference.
REVIEW OF HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO CANADA,
Volume 19, 1914. Edited by George M. Wrong, H. H. Langton and
W. S. Wallace. (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1915. Pp.
247.)
The Quarterly welcomes the opportunity of examining this annual
bibliographical guide to the literature of Canadian history. The section
relating to the Province of British Columbia contains some thirty pages
devoted to the important books and magazine articles of 1914. The re-
views are discriminating and apparently great care is taken to give a fair
and adequate evaluation of the year's historical product. Conspicuous
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A California Chronology, 1510-1860

"Clarence L. Andrews, who has had years of experience in Government service in Alaska, has returned from a summer of research work in that Territory.

NEIWS DEPARTMENT
History of Alaska
Clarence L. Andrews, who has had years of experience in Govern-
ment service in Alaska, has returned from a summer of research work in
that Territory. He is preparing a work for publication. His last re-
searches have been in the customs records to get accurate information about
commerce and especially about the shipwrecks and other marine disasters
along the shores. In addition to its historical value, his work will be useful
to those who are seeking greater safeguards for shipping in those waters.
New Work on Jason Lee
Rev. John Martin Canse, formerly of Seattle and now of Bellingham,
IS carrying on researches for a book on the great Oregon missionary of
the Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev. Jason Lee. The scope of the
book is to be greater than a biography of the one man. It will contain
information about the early work of the Methodists in the Pacific North-
west. The author has prepared from his material an advance article
which appears in this Quarterly.
Memorial Tablet at Point Defiance
The Mary Ball Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
of Tacoma, has erected in Point Defiance Park a beautiful bronze tablet
recording how Point Defiance was named by the Wilkes Exploring Expe-
dition. Impressive unveiling ceremonies were conducted on Saturday,
September 25. The tablet was designed by the sculptor, Alonzo Victor
Lewis, of Tacoma.
Volume of Historical Records
The Washington State Historical· Society, with headquarters at
T acoma has published a volume of proceedings. It is called Volume II
and bears a hyphenated date of 1907-191 5. This is to tie it to a former
volume published in 1906 giving particulars of the commemorative cele-
bration at Sequalitchew Lake, Pierce County, Washington. The cere-
monies were in commemoration of the Fourth of July celebration by the
Wilkes Exploring Expedition at the same place in 1841. The new vol-
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History of Alaska

Officers and Board of Trustees

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fever, and all the morbidness that has been hooted at me, have not dimmed
my glacial eyes, and I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature's
loveliness. ' How gloriously, he fulfilled the promise of his early manhood!
Fame, all unbidden, wore a path to his door, but he always remained a
modest, unspoiled mountaineer."
The professor also pays a beautiful tribute to Mrs. Marion Randall
Parsons, close friend of the great naturalist, who had worked much with
him and knew well the pencilled notes on the manuscripts. "The labor
involved," says the preface, "was the greater in order that the finished work
might exhibit the last touches of Muir's master-hand, and yet contain
nothing that did not flow from his pen. All readers of this book will feel
grateful for her laboJ" of love."
The contents of the volume are divided into two parts, one giving the
trip to Alaska in 1879 including the wonderful experiences that resulted
in the discovery of the great glacier since called by his name and also
in the writing of the American classic, the little dog story called "Stickeen."
The other part of the book gives the trip of 1880, the most charming por-
tion of which is "My sled-trip on the Muir Glacier."
Those who love the out-of-doors in the great far west and especially
the numerous hosts who already know the writings of John Muir will
greet with keen delight this new volume. They will also rejoicl; over the
promise in the preface of further salvage from the naturalist's unpublished
writings.
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS,
Volume II, 1907-1914. (Olympia, Public Printer, 1915. Pp.483.)
The appearance of this book was noted in the Washington Historical
Quarterly, Volume VI, pages 284-285. As there stated, it is to tie by
publication, the work of the Society back to its former publication in 1906.
The book carries thirty illustrations, mostly portraits. Following
the lists of officers and committees, the book contains eight chapters or parts
as follows: History of the Washington State Historical Society, Dedica-
tion Exercises of the Monuments Erected by the Washington State His-
torical Society, Unveiling of the Statues of Francis W. Cushman and
Robert L. McCormick, Documents Relating to Other Historical Events,
Papers Relating to the History of the State of Washington, Papers Re-
lating to Mt. Tacoma-Rainier, Biographical, The Tacoma Research Club
of the State Historical Society.
A few of these need further comment. The documents relating to
other historical events are an account of the reception to Ezra Meeker on
his return from recrossing the continent with an ox team, golden anniver-
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sary of the Washington Standard. addresses by Secretary W. H. Gilstrap
at the dedication of the monument to Robert Gray and the tablet at the
end of the Oregon trail, and addresses at the banquet to Gen. Hazard
Stevens. The papers relating to history of the State of Washington are
the story of the Indian attack on Seattle. by LucIle W. Hewitt; notes
on early wagon roads, by Secretary Gilstrap; reminiscent article. by Gen.
]. C. Strong; notes by Secretary Gilstrap of interviews with Mr. Van
Ogle, of Orting. ~elating to the Naches Pass emigrants and the Indian
wars; Washington Territory's first legislature. by Allen Weir. of Olympia;
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885. The papers relating to "Mt. T acoma-
Rainier" are the first ascent. a reprint of the article by Gen. Hazard
Stevens in the Atlantic Monthly for November. 1876; Indian sup&stitions
of the mountain. by Rev. P. F. Hylebos; letters relating to the naming
of the mountain is an interesting collection of letters written by and to Ben-
jamin L. Harvey of Tacoma in an effort to substantiate the claim that
Tacoma was the Indian name for Mount Rainier.
THE MOUNTAINEER. VOLUME VIII. 1915. Edited by Winona
Bailey. (Seattle. The Mountaineers. Incorporated. 1915. Pp. 188. 50
cents.)
The annual volume of this organization is always prized by those
who love the grandeur of the mountains. This year the book is devoted
to the Mount Rainier National Park. For the first time a large party
circled the great peak at or near snow line. The book has an unusual
¥. ealth of beautiful illustrations and also a body of literature of real and
historic value.
The accounts of the trip around the mountain will in time be much
sought for. but probably the most striking feature of the book is a sheaf
of greetings from General Hazard Stevens. P. B. Van T,rump. Bailey
Willis. Ben Longmire. E. S. Ingraham. H. M. Sarvant. ]. B. Flett. C. V.
Piper and F. E. Matthes, dating from the first successful ascent of Mount
Rainier to the recent careful survey by the Government. One needs only
to reflect on how precious would be a similar group of writings about any
of the great mountains of Europe to realize how unique and valuable is
this collection made while the pioneers are still living.
Miss Ruth Hanna has an article giving in brief summary the in-
formation about the earliest ascents which had been given at the campfires
of the summer outing. G. F. Allen describes the forest types of the park.
P,rofessor Edwin]' Saunders gives the geological story of Mount Rainier.
F. E. Matthes. of the United States Geological Survey. tells of the survey
of the park and the measurement of the mountain. fixing the height definitely


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