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Brooks through the Tanana Basin dur- 

 ing the summer of 1902. Thisextended 

 through to the Yukon from Cook Inlet, 

 by the Lower Tanana Valley. The re- 

 port on this expedition is now in prep- 

 aration. 



DECISIONS OF THE U. S. BOARD ON 

 GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 



Erom January to May, Both Inclusive, 1903 



Agamok ; lake, Lake County, Minnesota (not 

 Aganiak ) . 



Alvada ; post-office and railroad station, Seneca 

 County, Ohio (not Alveda). 



Balsam ; mountain in the Catskills, Green 

 County, New York ( not Sheril nor Sherill ) . 



Bantam ; river, tributary to Shepaug River from 

 the northeast, Litchfield County, Connect- 

 icut (not Shepaug nor East Branch She- 

 paug). 



Barrack ; mountain in Canaan, Litchfield 

 County, Connecticut (not Garruck). 



Basswood ; lake, partly in Lake County, Min- 

 nesota, lying across the international 

 boundary line (not Bassimenau, Bois, 

 Blanc, nor Whitewood). 



Beeslick ; brook and pond in Salisbury, Litch- 

 field County, Connecticut (not Beaslick, 

 I'eeslake, Bees Lick, Beestick, Beezelake, 

 nor Nancook). 



Belle Ayr ; mountain and post-office. Lister 

 County, New York (not Belle Air, Belle 

 Ayre, nor Belleayre). 



Berne ; post-office, town, and village, Albany 

 County, New York (not Bern). 



Caroga ; creek, Fulton and Montgomery Coun- 

 ties ; lake and town, Fulton County, New 

 York (not Garoga). 



Cary ; lake in Whitney Preserve, Hamilton 

 County, New York (not Carey nor Carry). 



Castac ; creek, railroad station, and valley, 

 Los Angeles Count}-, California (notCas- 

 taic nor Castiac). 



Cheshnina; river, tributary to Copper River 

 from the east, Alaska (not Cheshni). 



Chumstick ; creek, Chelan County, Washing- 

 ton (not Chumpstick). 



Cypress ; lake, partly in Lake County, Minne- 

 sota, lying across the international bound- 

 ary line (not Otter Track). 



Deceiper ; creek, Clark County, Arkansas (not 

 Decepier, Deceyper, nor Deciper). 



Elliott ; creek, tributary to the Kotsina from 

 the east, Alaska (not Elliot). 



Gabimichigami ; lake, Lake County, Minne- 

 sota (uotGobbemichigamme.Gobbemichi- 

 gomog, Michigamme, etc ). 



Gakona ; river, tributary to Copper River from 

 the west, Alaska (not Gako). 



Germano ; post-office and village, German 

 Township, Harrison County, Ohio (not 

 German, Jefferson, nor New Jefferson). 



Grays ; island in marsh near Elliott, Dorches- 

 ter County, Maryland (not Blackwalnut). 



Jackson ; hole, post-office, and valley, Uinta 

 County, Wyoming (not Teton). So named, 

 in 1S2S, by Captain Sublette, after his part- 

 ner, David E. Jackson, of St Louis, Mo. 

 In recent years erroneously alleged to 

 have been named after a notorious convict 

 and outlaw, " Teton Jackson." 



Jellison ; cape, Penobscot Bay, Waldo County, 

 Maine (not Gellison). 



Kawishiwi ; river, Lake County, Minnesota 

 (not Cashaway nor Kashaway). 



Kekekabic ; lake, Lake County, Minnesota 

 (not Cacaquabic, Hawk, nor Sparrow 

 Hawk). 



Las Choyas ; valley near San Diego, San Diego 

 County, California (not Chollas, La Cholla, 

 nor Las Chollas). 



Levisa ; river, the west fork of Big Sandy 

 River. Kentucky and Virginia (not Lavisa 

 nor Louisa I. 



Los Penasquitos ; canyon and land grant, San 

 Diego County, California (not Las Penas- 

 quitas, Paguay, Penasquitos, nor Pinas- 

 quitos). 



Marshepaug ; river, tributary to Shepaug 

 River, draining from Tyler Pond, Litch- 

 field Count}', Connecticut (not East Branch 

 Shepaug, Marshapogge, nor Mashepaug). 



McAdoo ; creek, Posey Count}-, Indiana (not 

 Macadoo'. 



Mule ; mountains, southeastern Arizona (not 

 Mule Pass). 



New Riegel ; post-office and railroad station, 

 Seneca County, Ohio (not New Reigel, 

 New Riegle, etc.). 



Ogishkemuncie; lake, Lake County, Minnesota 

 (not Kingfisher, Ogishki Muncie, etc.). 



Peking; city, capital of China (not Pekin). 

 This is a reversal of the decision Pekin, 

 rendered February 2, 1S97. 



Pinyon ; flat, Riverside County, California 

 1 not Pinon nor Pifion). 



Pipe ; creek, Erie County, Ohio (not Oganse, 

 Ogontz, nor Pike). 



Pleito ; creek, Kern County, California (not 

 Plata, Plato, nor Pieto). ' 



Put-in ; bay in South Bass Island, Lake Erie, 

 Ottawa County, Ohio (not Put in nor 

 Putin). 



Put-iu-Bay ; post-office, township, and village, 

 Ottawa County, Ohio (not Put in Bay nor 

 Put-in Bay). 



Ribeyre ; island in Wabash River, Posey 

 County, Indiana (not Cut-off). 



San Clemeute ; canyon, near La Jolla, San 

 Diego County, California (not Clemente 

 nor San Clemento). 



