THE 



National; 



Geographic 

 Magazine 



Vol. XIV SEPTEMBER, 1903 No. g 



CONTENTS 



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THE UNITED STATES: HER MINERAL RESOURCES. BY C. 



KIRCHHOFF, EDITOR THE IRON AGE 331 



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EXPEDITION INTO TEXAS OF FERNANDO DEL BOSQUE. 

 TRANSLATED FROM AN OLD UNPUBLISHED SPANISH 

 MANUSCRIPT BY BETTY B. BREWSTER . . . -339 



THE HARDY CATALPA. ILLUSTRATED 348 



EXPLORATIONS IN TIBET . 353 



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GARDENING IN NORTHERN ALASKA. BY MIDDLETON SMITH 355 



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 EXCAVATIONS AT ABYDOS 358 



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FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1903 . 359 



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WHITE POPULATION OF THE CHIEF BRITISH COLONIES 360 



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