Vol. XI JANUARY, 1900 No. 1 



THE 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 



MAGAZINE 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 

 THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 



With map HON JOHN BARRETT 1 



THE CAPE NOME GOLD DISTRICT 



With map and illustrations F. C. SCHR ADER 15 



THE IDAHO AND MONTANA BOUNDARY LINE 



With diagram and illustration RICHARD U. GOODE 23 



THE COPPER RIVER DELTA E. D. PRESTON 29 



OUR NEW POSSESSIONS AND THE INTEREST 



THEY ARE EXCITING O. P. AUSTIN 32 



THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, MAY 28, 1900 ... F. H. BIGELOW 33 



THE CENSUS OF 1900 F. H. WHINES 34 



Geographic Nomenclatuie, p. 36 ; Puerto Rico, not Porto Rico, p 37 ; Geographic 

 Literature, p. 38; Correspondence, p. 40 



WASHINGTON 



PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 



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