THE 



Nationau 



Geographic 

 Magazine 



Vol. XIV JULY, 1903 No. 7 



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THE UNITED STATES; ITS SOILS AND THEIR PRODUCTS. 

 BY H. W. WILEY, Ph.D., LL. D., CHIEF CHEMIST, U. S, 

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ILLUSTRATED . . 263 



BIG THINGS OF THE WEST. BY CHARLES F. HOLDER. 



ILLUSTRATED 379 



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PAUL DU CHAILLU, WITH PORTRAIT 282 



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 THE WEATHER BUREAU AND THE RECENT FLOODS. BY 

 H. C. FRANKENFIELD, FORECAST OFFICIAL, WEATHER 



BUREAU . 285 



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 A SUGGESTED FIELD FOR EXPLORATION 290 



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 INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONGRESS . . .292 



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 GEOGRAPHIC NOTES 292 



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GEOGRAPHIC LITERATURE 298 



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