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In To the Yukon. By Wm. Seymour Edwards. 

 Pp. 237, 6 x 8 in. Illustrated. Map and 

 index. Cincinnati : The Robert Clark Co. 

 The volume would serve as an excellent 

 guide to one with an inclination to follow the 

 route set forth on the map showing Mr Ed- 

 wards' itinerary, and it should appeal strongly 

 to the traveler desirous of seeing the wonders 

 of the Northwest country. Beginning at 

 Cleveland, where the trip started, the reader 

 is taken step by step northwest to Winnipeg, 

 Banff, and Vancouver, then on board a ship 

 for the journey into Alaska. The writer, evi- 

 dently a close observer, gives his narration in 

 a pleasing, straightforward manner, and has 

 acquired the faculty of gathering and sum- 

 marizing interesting, valuable data. An impar- 

 tial summing up of conditions that existed in 

 the Canadian Yukon several years ago is 

 given, and the book is illustrated with many 

 photos taken on the trip — actual scenes and 

 happenings which give a very pleasing per- 

 sonal touch. J. O. L. 



On the Mexican Highlands. By Wm. Seymour 

 Edwards. Pp. 285, 6x8 in. Illustrated. 

 Map and index. Cincinnati : Jennings & 

 Graham Co. $1.75 postpaid. 

 To one who has never visited Mexico, or is 

 about to go. this volume will give a clear and 

 accurate idea of many quaint Mexican cus- 

 toms, fetes, ceremonials, and ways of life. The 

 author has a marked gift of narrative and a 

 clear style, which make his book both enter- 



taining and instructive, and the many photo- 

 graphs give color to the Mananaland of which 

 he tells. Some of the best chapters tell of the 

 crowning characteristic of Mexican life, bull 

 fights, financial morality, and antique methods 

 of mining. The descriptions are detailed and 

 full of a freshness of viewpoint most pleasing, 

 and the author gets far enough from the beaten 

 track of the tourist to make it interesting. 



J. O. L. 

 Camp-fires on Desert and Lava. By William 

 T. Hornaday. Illustrated. Eight illustra- 

 tions in color. New York : Charles Scrib- 

 ner's Sons. 1908. $3.00 net. 

 An account of a journey from Tucson, Ari- 

 zona, across the desert to the little-known 

 region of Pinacate, in northwestern Mexico. 

 The enthusiastic and detailed description of 

 the desert betray the experiences of a "tender- 

 foot," which Mr. Hornaday frankly admits 

 himself to be. His portrayal of the fauna and 

 flora is vivid and most interesting. The value 

 of the book is greatly enhanced by its fine 

 photographs, and those in color constitute a 

 permanent contribution to our knowledge of 

 the animal and plant life of the border region 

 of Arizona and Mexico. They add greatly to 

 the interest of the volume, which is in general 

 worthy of marked commendation. 



NOTICE 



The illustrations appearing on pages 632, 633, 

 634, and 635 are copyrighted by E. H. Harri- 

 man, 1901, and reproduced by special permis- 

 sion of the Harriman Alaskan Expedition. 



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