THE 



Nationau 



Geographic 

 Magazine 



Vol. XIV JANUARY, 1903 No. 1 



CONTENTS 



PAGg 



THE WORK OF THE U. S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. BY 



O. H. TITTMANN, SUPERINTENDENT 1 



JADE. BY S. E. EASTER. ILLUSTRATED 9 



SOME NOTES ON VENEZUELA. ILLUSTRATED .... 17 



AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. ILLUSTRATED 21 



DR SVEN HEDIN. ILLUSTRATED 26 



PEARY ON THE NORTH POLE. ILLUSTRATED . . . . ag 



PLAN FOR CLIMBING MOUNT McKINLEY. BY ALFRED H. 



BROOKS AND D. L. REABURN. WITH MAP .... 30 



WHAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DOES TO PRO- 

 MOTE AGRICULTURE 35 



IS GERMANY THE CAUSE OF DENMARK'S REFUSAL TO SELL 



HER WEST INDIAN POSSESSIONS? 38 



GEOGRAPHIC NOTES 38 



GEOGRAPHIC LITERATURE 42 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 44 



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