THE 



National: 



Geographic 

 Magazine 



Vol. XIII MARCH, 1902 No. 3 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 



THE POSSIBILITIES OF ALASKA. BY C. C. GEORGESON . . 81 

 SARICHEF'S ATLAS, 1826. BY MARCUS BAKER . . . . 86 



MAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH CHART 



BY L. A. BAUER . 92 



SVEN HEDIN IN TIBET 96 



AMERICAN PROGRESS IN CUBA. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. . 97 



CUBAN RAILWAYS. BY ALBERT G. ROBINSON 10S 



THE STORM OF FEBRUARY 25-28, 1902. WITH CHART. BY 



ALFRED J. HENRY . .110 



AGRICULTURE IN ALASKA. BY HENRY GANNETT . 112 



GEOGRAPHIC NOTES . ... . . . . . 113 



GEOGRAPHIC LITERATURE 119 



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 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY . 120 



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