Index. 289 
Page 
MEARS, CAPTAIN, Reference to discover- 
MEM OfipckeacschascensttoansecrcCsserts 242, 2431 245) 246 
Mecca, Annual pilgrimages to... 5 
MEDINA, Annual pilgrimages to... Rieueeeraretcs 
MELBOURNE, FRANK, Alleged rain-mak- 
ing by.. 
MEMBERS, Active, List of. 
-, Corresponding, List of... 
SEK OMOLAT Y IGISt Ole cracivsnanc-snesesecasessne -xxxiii 
MENDENHALL, ADA OS Acknowledgment to. 42 
—, Record of discussion Dy saggseinsoencesaaage xili 
—, Record of paper by.. xvii 
to judge essays.. Fears aban eete) 
MERIDIAN, MMe temmbie le ok oo ccs cccsce 159 
MERRIAM, C. HART; Laws of tempera- 
ture control of the geographic distri- 
bution of terrestrial animals and 
DLAMIES! cc cacsasl== < ant os torecasgsecono sero 2238) 
—, Record of address by. Xvili 
_—, ’ Record of DADELS iD ersccesserescs sesccnccncssace xiv 
MESOPOTAMIA, Geographic features of... 7 
—, Great cities ‘of... = acREECEEY ass 
—, Successive THULE ORO eile sas vioschecwius 
MEXICO, Clif-dwellers of, Record of ad- 
SUAS G8 ae ne SS er 2S 
—, mountains of, Record of lecture on..... xvi 
MINNEWASKI LAKE, Geographic features 
of... paswanedit ees heen ase ccrerecoc<sss 29 
MississtpPi bad lands, Formation of....... 143 
—, Sources of, Record of address on....... Xviii 
—'valley a factor in growth and pros- 
perity of United States 
— —, Immigration into.,......... ccc... ceeceee 
MITCHELL, JOHN H.; Oregon: its his- 
tory, geography, and resources......... 239 
SS ERECOEMIOf 1ECEUTE DY sscscas. sesersesscocces oe sob. 
MIXED RACES, Adaptation of South Amer- 
NGA LOM eet sctees ocean vaaatrsdws sr <cne'’ ee TO 
MOHAMMEDANS and the sciences............ 6 
PASHAN = DIVIEUS sceccerecncscetencosesercsscseces caccsss 6 
MOHUNK LAKE, Geographic features of... 27 
Monocrapus of the National Geographic 
Society,... 225 
Mooney, JAMES, “cited on Indian belief 
‘concerning snakes and rain............... 44 
— cited on supposed influence of killdeer.. 44 
Mogul, Rain-making among the......... 38, 39 
MORTON, J. STERLING, Record of remarks 
b peeane XaWAULT 
Mosman, (Ne a “Record of address DYnesces xix 
Mount RAINIER, Ascent of, Record of 
TECHUTElONE... ccs. feabbt 
Mount SAINT ELIAS, Great at depth ‘of snow 
Oflines a scccestsavecsevons Meareteedte 215 
, Height of... 
MouNTAINS of Mexico, "Record ‘of lecture 
COUP eeeasevetiane ce ccaeteeseintecueeseeds aeeaseat VL 
Moxom, P, S., Record of letter from...... xvii 
MuNoz cited on first landfall of Colum- 
DUSte sec Ravana ceselivceececatanasce tests picaceuvkecel sas 179 
MurpDocH, LIEUTENANT, Reference to re- 
SGALCHESH Ole cts: serstsatesesseus seccccshasccstecces 182 
MurRRAY, J., Reference to work of..219, 221, 222 
INA A ClUMAtE OL, .c.ccsccasacsn coors oocerpacheank wen NG 
—, Government of..... 17 
—, Immigration into. 
—, Population of....... ats 
NATCHEZ, Weather-making among the.. 36 
NATIONAL domain, Record of discussion 
Eh lertnaaentrdeersccanavecezscss sar ilececarch aves de nese= xvi 
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, Mono- 
UAL SNO Us etencscncecasccecssnes hecnnedhasseoies ck: 225 
NAVARRETE, M. J. DE, cited on first land- 
PIM Hs COMUIMDUS.-. 04 ccccecsesencseaceescbccessess 79 
NEGRO folk-lore on Santee river............... 44 
—, Free, in ace aoe Suppants 
white man.. eeantobacunssctaccusthancichaescnce 22 
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NEGRO population of United States ........ 20 
NEUMAYER, DrR., Reference to writings 
OD, LENE Pa tenccseudcaanteet ew sede cei ocatam steunens 222 
NEwcompB, SIMON, Reference to writings 
Oli tes cdencontactde ernest cease ee 52, 53 
NEWELL, F. H., Record of discussion by.. xvi 
_— , Record of lecture Yi csteceennnacotbesanncnseees xix 
NEW light on the discovery of America... 224 
NEw MEXxIco, Rainfall season in.............. 57 
NEWTON, Reference to discoveries of........ 46 
NIAGARA FALLS, Side trip to, Record of 
lecture on.. Ap oe. 
NIBLACK, A. P., “Record ‘of discussion by.. xiv 
NICARAGUA CANAL, Record of lecture 
OM Gsw satvessnsetvepeases'sscuuesetssmesmiesascesesnemne Xviii 
NILE, Length and breadth of the.. Soa 7) 
— valley, People ONEMeueas-t as Reccen 7, 
NINEVEH, City walls of.. SAS 
ALA GOSOf cave. aorees ve cenaeteseee oe nceacee tains 8 
NOBLE, W , cited on rain-making among 
Pines CHOCEA WSeecacesevestscesseera sie acenenseenane 38 
NOOTKA convention...................5 a 2Ae 
NORTH AMERICA, Settlement of...........0.- 19 
NORTHEASTERN boundary of United 
States, Record of paper on.............. Xvil 
NORTHERN ROCKIES, down the Columbia, 
Mount Rainier and Portland, Record 
OfPlS CHUTES OM ee aedeeneceecesaacsccscsctecsezerese xix 
NoRWAY, Physical features Of ............ss000 14 
OBSERVATIONS, Magnetic, in Iceland, Jan 
Mayen, and Spitzbergen in 1892... 223 
OCEANOGRAPHY, recent resultsin, Record 
OfaddressiOrines. trc.tesnas.ccscnesuervarsiesmer? XVili 
OFFICERS of the National Geographic So- 
CLE EY rite casvcces recor eciaseeanwenestresueotraenanqnaes xxxii 
OGDEN, H. G., Record of discussion by..... xiii 
Oi and gas regions, trip through, Rec- 
OLdionPectUreiotnc.-ceesscstaseseen Serre. ab. < 
OLDHAM, Y., Reference to paper by. centcacer 224 
OMAHA, Weather-making among the...... 36 
OREGON admitted as a State... cesses: 266 
—, Claim of Great Britain to.. sess 24 
—, Claim of Spain to.............. ere a 
—, Discovery of............ = 240 
—, First governor of...... tres 9206 
_, ees SKEUGHVOfisecesssevssreeesesesceceanss 240 
: its geography, history and resources, 
Recor dro lectunelOn. ts rcccecescocoreraens XixX, 239 
= OLLI Of) MAME! Olitenesearstcoccastossseucvcnenas 266 
_— ‘territory, Original dimensions of......... 240 
ORIGIN and configuration of the upper 
Alpine passes, Record of lecture on.. xviii 
ORINOCO! Rich) valley Of <...ccc:vc.-2ssesesssasene 18 
ORTON, EDWARD, Record of lecture by... xix 
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Record of lecture on.. xix 
OutFirt and cruises of the Albatross, Rec- 
OF) Of AGALFESS! OMe tee cenencuns cucecassacesses XVili 
OUTHWAITE, J. H., Record of remarks 
Dye copoeck dos cdan te ss Ouncgta secsaccesceaneauancusemenee xvii 
OXFORD, Tardy recognition of geography 
Atrcrencoss cdasdsaccsuscachcdesveresncnccessaNece meter 201 
PaciFic and Arctic whaling industry, 
Record of lecture on.. xiv 
PARKER, WM. H., Reference to researches 
Obs crecee etn caeensen aocndee please eaneseueae iecorasieeanae 182 
PARKMAN, FR ANCIS, “cited on rain-mak- 
ing among the Hurons 
PERES, JUAN, , Voy AMC OLs cies eavecsesaseesssenbere 
PERIODIC appearance of cicada, Record 
of address on.. . xvii 
PERKINS, G. G., Record of lecture ‘by... ee kV 
PERKINS, E. ine Jr., Record of discussion 
by 
—, Record of lecture by............. 
PERSIA, Physical geography of é 
PERSIANS, Character of the.............-00-+-005 10 
