VIII Illustrations 



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 Cypress and eucalyptus lining an irrigating ditch, forming a windbreak, Southern 



California 144 



Persian cats in Hamadan 146 



Nine wolf pups in front of their den 146 



The Sigiri rock in Ceylon ■ 15° 



Country carts, Ceylon IS3 



Picking tea I54 



Village bazaar on the road to Sigiri 156 



The Arab baby I57 



The village pottery I57 



The archaeologist in the air IS8 



Climbing to Sigiri's summit 158 



The king's throne on Sigiri 161 



View from Sigiri's summit 161 



Artist copying frescoes on the rock wall 163 



Map of Alaska, showing navigable waters and railroads 164 



Map of Alaska, showing, so far as is known, the distribution of metamorphic rocks and 



the localities where gold has been mined 168 



Copper-bearing areas of Alaska, so far as known 169 



Map of Alaska showing the distribution of the coal-bearing rocks so far as known 170 



Map of Alaska, showing distribution of timber 172 



Annual productoin of gold in Alaska since 1880 I7S 



Geographic provinces of northwestern North America 176 



Topographic reconnaissance map from Controller Bay to Prince William Sound 178 



Generalized profiles of proposed railway routes 179 



Map of Alaska showing railway routes and known occurrences of economically impor- 

 tant minerals 181 



Camp on bank of Copper River, showing character of timber 183 



Potato patch at Baker Hot Springs, Tanana Valley 183 



Mount Perouse and glacier 184 



Mentasta Pass, on the railway route from Copper River to the Yukon 184 



Copper River Valley at Copper Center 187 



Freight steamer and barges on the Yukon River 187 



White Horse, inland terminal of the White Pass and Yukon railway 188 



The interior plateau region of Alaska 189 



Miles glacier, Copper River 190 



A Maori girl. New Zealand 191 



The chief of one of the most celebrated Maori tribes, showing their remarkable tatooing 192 



A Maori mother and child 193 



A Maori hut 194 



A group of Maori girls, Maori carving in the background 195 



Two Maoris saluting 196 



The daughter of a Maori girl and white man 197 



Maoris practising the old war dance 198 



The Augusta bridge ; the greatest natural bridge in the world 200 



Caroline bridge ; the longest natural span in the world 201 



The Edwin bridge 202 



Map showing relative position of Doubtful Islands region, the Hawaiian Islands, and 



the American coast ■ 206 



Map showing assigned positions of reported islands in the doubtful region, and the 



sailing tracks of vessels sent to seek them 207 



The interior of an Esquimo snow house 210 



The goat at ease 211 



Tehipite Canyon 212 



Power Canal on th« Salt River project ; in Arizona 219 



