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1894
July 19 1894 155 men and 38 women 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.
Brocket Deer are a group of deer species of the Mazama genus found in South America and the Yucatan Peninsula. They are small in size and dwell primarily in forests. They are similar to the Duiker species, but unrelated. There are seven known species of Brocket Deer, all of them closely related.
Brocket Deer – Physical description The Mazama species are all similar in appearance, although the size may vary. They have small rounded bodies, ranging from 70 &140; cm in length, and usually have a light or dark brown coloration. Weight ranges from 8–30 kg. The antlers are short and are shed.
1894 Crater Lake State Park bill again passes the Senate.
October 15 1894 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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