The West American Scientist, 



gflARLES RUSSELL ORSUTT, Editor, - ~ San Diego. Salifornia. 



Associate Uditovfi :—Frof. Josiali Keep, Mills College, Cal.; W, R. Lighton, San Diej-o, Cal. 

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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



An Ulustrated monthly magazine, devoted to the recording of original 

 investigations and thought and the popularizing of the natural sciences. 

 Eminent American scientists are contributors, among whom are Drs. C. C. 

 Parry, Geo. Vasey, L. G. Yates, R. E. C. Stearns, Professors Josiah Keep, 

 E L. Greene, Carl C. Mnrshall, Messrs. L. Belding, M. Lopatecki, Geo. F 

 Kunz, Mrs. Kosa S. Eigenmann, L M. Smith, 'E. E.', and many others. 



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 any publication, while bona fide subscribers reside in nearly every State and 

 Territory in the Union and in various foreign countries. 



It is the first and only purely scientific journal recognized west of the 

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THE WEST AMERICAN SCIENTIST, 



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