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Report of 1907 Camp
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In Canada the following places were represented: BRITISH COLUMBIA, Field, Golden, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Vancouver, Victoria. ALBERTA, Banff, Calgary, High River, Laggan, Lethbridge, Morley, Olds, Stettler. MANITOBA, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg, Virden. NEW BRUNSWICK, St. John. ONTARIO, Carleton Place, Kingston, London, Ottawa, Toronto. QUEBEC, Montreal. SASKATCHEWAN, Indian Head, Regina.

From the United States of America: CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, Oakland. ILLINOIS, Galesburg, Lake Forest. INDIANA, Fairmount. MASSACHUSETTS, Boston. NEW YORK, New York. NORTH DAKOTA, Bismark. SOUTH DAKOTA, Sioux Falls. OREGON, Portland.

From Over Seas: AUSTRALIA, Melbourne. ENGLAND, Bristol. SWITZERLAND, Interlaken.

For the great success of the Camp we are indebted, in a considerable measure, to the Dominion Government, the Provincial Government of Alberta, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, all of whom, both on this occasion and on the previous one at the Yoho Camp, have given the Club every possible assistance in the endeavour to make known to Canadians the attractions of the Rockies as a field for mountaineering and recreation, and to place the same within easy reach, realizing the great benefit that will accrue from this noble and enthralling sport.

To the Canadian Pacific Railway, moreover, we are grateful; for, by providing a special rate over its lines to the summer Camp, it has conferred a great boon upon many who otherwise could not possibly avail themselves of the opportunities created by the Club. At the same time these Camp visitors are the means of bringing many to the mountain regions, who, through the amounts they spend, provide a revenue for those employed in catering to tourists.




REPORT OF CHIEF MOUNTAINEER.

The mountaineering was again in charge of M. P. Bridgland, assisted by H. G. Wheeler and E. O. Wheeler. The two Swiss guides, Edouard Feuz and Gottfried Feuz, of Interlaken, who were at the Yoho Camp, were placed at the disposal of the Club by the courtesy of Mr. Hayter Reed, Manager-in-Chief of C.P.R. hotels for the week of the meet. Peter Kaufmann, of Grindelwald, a new Swiss guide in the Canadian Rockies, was also used during the first few days of the Camp, having been sent there to get some knowledge of the mountains in the vicinity of Lake Louise. Later, he was attached to the party of B. S. Comstock, by whom he had been retained.

Gentlemen who were placed in responsible positions as guides to various ascents and expeditions were: Rev. J. C. Herdman, Rev. Geo. B. Kinney, P. D. McTavish and D. N. McTavish.

Mts. Temple (11,626 ft.) and Aberdeen (10,340 ft.) were the official climbs by which Graduating members qualified for Active membership. Sixty-six graduated, as follows: