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issues. The December number contains an article by W. Eagle Clarke 

 on Bird Migration in the British Isles. The most important article is one 

 summarizing the work of M. V. L. Seroshevski on the Country of the 

 Yakuts — i. e., northern Siberia. It is an admirably condensed descrip- 

 tion of a little-known region. 



The quarterly Bulletin of the American Geographical Society for October 

 opens with an article by Prof. I. C. Russell, of the University of Michi- 

 gan, entitled "Mountaineering in Alaska," which is in substance an ac- 

 count of the autlior's last trij^ to the St Elias region. The bulletin also 

 contains an article by Franz Boas on the Indians of Britisli Columbia 

 and on a Graphic History of the United States by Henry Gannett. 



Appalachia, the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, devotes a 

 large part of its November number to Philip S. Abbot, one of its mem- 

 bers, whose lamented death in the Canadian Rockies was noticed in The 

 National Geographic Magazine for the same month. Other articles are 

 entitled "Ascents near Saas, Switzerland," '' Grand ^Canon of the Tuo- 

 lumne," "Exploration of the Air," and "Notes on a recent Visit to 

 Katahdin." H. G. 



GEOGRAPHIC NOTES 



NORTH AMERICA 



Canada. Of the 21,341 immigrants who arrived in Canada last year, 

 14,197 declared their intention to settle in the Dominion. 



Mkxico. The coffee crop of 1895 amounted to 24,100 tons, of which 

 Oaxaca furnished 9,610, Veracruz 8,817, Chiapas 1,962, and Puebla 1,256 

 tons. These four states have doubled their production since 1892, and 

 they contribute 90 per cent of the entire crop. The best Mexican coffee 

 is a variety of mocha, and the second best, known as myrtle, is similar 

 to Java. Trees in full bearing yield on an average about 24 ounces of 

 coffee per annum, but some run as high as 60 to 80 ounces. The methods 

 of curing and the quality of the product are steadily improving. 



SOUTH AMERICA 



The ascent of Aconcagua, the highest summit of the Andes, is being 

 attempted by a scientitic expedition under the direction of Mr E. A. Fitz- 

 gerald, who recently returned from his explorations in the New Zealand 

 alps. The exploring party are well equipped, the sum of £5,000 having 

 been made available for the expedition. 



Argentina. A recent report of the Argentine Census Bureau shows the 

 de facto population of the republic on May 10, 1895, to have-been 4,042,'990, 

 to which number an addition of 50,000 is made for persons temporarily 

 absent from the country. This shows an average animal increase of 4.6 

 per cent since 1869. The city of Buenos Ayres contains 663,854 inhabi- 

 tants, of whom 345,393 are foreigners. 



