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July 19
155 men and 38 woman formally organize the Mazama Mountain
Climbing Club, on a sheltered ledge, at the summit of Mt.
Hood. Will Steel is elected president. One of the requirements
of membership is to have first climbed a glaciated peak. The
Mazamas are organized to begin a campaign to stop illegal lumber
harvesting on Federal land in Oregon and for the creation of
forest protection in the National Forest Reserve. According to
Steel, “This was the largest number of human beings that had
ever gathered on the summit of such a mountain in one day. We
needed a name for this organization of enthusiasts and found one
that was coined by a Spanish naturalist in Mexico two or three
hundred years ago, Mazama, the significance of which is
disputed; scientists sometimes claim it means the antelope,
while others favor the mountain goat. However, we took this
matter in hand and settled it by deciding that it means the
mountain goat, the best mountain climber in the country. So
there!” from a speech given January 3, 1917 at the National
Parks Conference, Washington, D.C.
Crater Lake State Park bill again passes the Senate.
October
The Cascade Forest Preserves (National Forests) are set aside by
Congress because of the lobbying efforts of Will Steel and
others. As documented by Dr. Gerald Williams, 1991, “The
struggle to have forest reserves in Oregon began in the
mid-1880’s. Two men John B. Waldo and William G. Steel fell in
love with the pristine mountains land along the backbone of the
Cascade Range. Acutely aware of the policy of the Federal and
state governments to transfer all public land to private
ownership as soon as possible, the two men resolved to save the
Cascades for the public and future generations. They undertook
this effort at a time when there were national arguments about
the appropriate use or disposal of the public domain timber
lands. Their struggle in this effort is a remarkable story of
fortitude and courage in the face of often overwhelming odds.”
1894 or 1895
The last Grizzly Bear in the area is killed on Annie Creek near
Fort Klamath. The rancher who did the killing uses a Set gun
because the bear had been killing his animals.
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