Vol. XI NOVEMBER, 1900 No. 11 



THE 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 



MAGAZINE 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 

 THE SAMOAN ISLANDS EDTATIN V. MORGAN 417 



THE MANILA OBSERVATORY REV. JOSE ALGUE, S. J. 427 



THE LIMITED "WATER SUPPLY OP THE ARID REGION 



FREDERICK H. NEW^ELL 438 



HURRICANES ON THE COAST OF TEXAS 



GEN. A. W. GREELY, U. S. A. 442 



AFRICA THE LARGEST GAME PRESERVE IN THE WORLD 



JOHN B. TORBERT 445 



ANNOUNCEMENTS 448 



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