Geographic Notes 



77 



"before the wire will be strung as far as 

 Fashoda and the circuit between Egypt 

 and South Africa be complete. 



A Gazetteer of the Philippine Islands 



has been compiled by the Insular Di- 

 vision of the War Department. It con- 

 tains much information about the civil 

 and military governments, the means of 

 transportation, the cable and postal sta- 

 tions, and other matters of interest. The 

 gazetteer will soon be ready for distri- 

 bution. 



A Map of Mount Hood and Vicinity, 

 Oregon, has been published by the Geo- 

 logical Survey. It is on a scale of two 

 miles to an inch and shows in detail the 

 timber resources of the mountain and 

 its neighborhood. A complete recon- 

 naissance map of the Cascade Range in 

 Oregon on a scale of four miles to an 

 inch has also been prepared. 



Texas Petroleum is the title of a very 

 comprehensive bulletin published by 

 the University of Texas Mineral Sur- 

 vey and prepared by W. B. Phillips, 

 Director of the Survey. It gives a his- 

 torical sketch of the discovery of oil in 

 Texas, describes the nature and origin 

 of the petroleum, of the oil and gas 

 bearing formations, and of its use as fuel. 

 Dr. Phillips states that the oil is be- 

 ing substituted for coal in some, Texas 

 establishments; locomotives are being 

 equipped for oil, and that it is being 

 used for laying the dust on streets, and 

 for other equally practical purposes. 



The Census Office has published in one 

 volume all the returns relating to the 

 population of the United States obtained 

 by the census of 1900. A series of ad- 

 mirable charts, prepared by Mr. Henry 

 Gannett, Geographer of the Census, il- 

 lustrate the density and distribution of 

 the population, the sections where the 

 negro and the foreign elements are con- 

 centrated, and the other facts revealed 



by the census. These charts will later 

 be embodied in the " Statistical Atlas," 

 which is being prepared under Mr. Gan- 

 nett's direction. The general nature of 

 the Atlas will be similar to that for the 

 eleventh census, but of a smaller and 

 more convenient size. 



The Progress of the United States in its 



material industries, a valuable mono- 

 graph issued by the Treasury Bureau of 

 Statistics, shows in striking manner the 

 rapid development during the past cen- 

 tury of the important factors in the 

 present prosperity of the country. The 

 enormous increase in products of the 

 field, forest, mine, and manufactory, 

 the growth in our population, wealth, 

 and commerce, and the extension of rail- 

 ways and telegraphs are clearly pre- 

 sented in a series of clever tables. 



A new edition of Stieler's Hand Atlas 

 is being published by Justus Perthes. 

 The atlas will contain 100 copper-plate 

 maps, which are being issued two at a 

 time at intervals of two or three weeks. 

 The price of the complete work is $7.50. 

 This is the ninth edition of this notable 

 atlas, . the first having been completed 

 by Stieler in 1831. 



The Guide to the Great Siberian Rail- 

 way, published by the Ministry of Ways 

 of Communication, St. Petersburg, con- 

 tains a vast amount of geographic mat- 

 ter about Siberia. The volume consists 

 of over 500 large octavo pages, is hand- 

 somely illustrated, and gives for each 

 section of the country a bibliography of 

 official, historical , and geographic works. 



The Bureau of American Republics 

 has published a bibliography of books, 

 magazine articles, and maps printed 

 during the nineteenth century relating 

 to Brazil. The volume was prepared by 

 P. Uee Phillips, and forms a supple- 

 ment to the handbook of Brazil recently 

 published by the bureau. 



