

AUGUST, 1898 



The 



No. 8 



National Geographic 



Magazine 



AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY 



Editor: JOHN HYDE 



Associate Editors 



A. W. GREELY W J McGEE HENRY GANNETT 



C; HART MERRIAM ELIZA RUHAMAH SCIDMORE 



CONTENTS 



PAPAGUERIA. 



With illustrations. 



PAGE 

 W J McGEE. 345 



GOMEZ AND THE NEW YORK GULF. L. D. SCISCO. 371 



WELLMAN POLAR EXPEDITION. 373 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. 375 



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