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The National Geographic Magazine 



SOUTH AMERICA 



THE August number of this Maga- 

 zine will be devoted principally to 

 South America, in view of the attention 

 directed to that region by the Pan-Amer- 

 ican Conference at Rio Janeiro during 

 August and September. A map of the 

 continent, 12 by 18 inches and in 6 colors, 

 will be published ; the contents include 

 "South America 50 Years Hence," by Mr 

 Charles M. Pepper, author of "Panama 

 to Patagonia;" "The Niagara of South 

 America — the Falls of Iguazu," by Mrs 

 Robinson Wright, author of "The New 

 Brazil;" "The Republic of Chile;" 

 "Across the Peruvian Andes to the 

 Plain of the Amazon," by Prof. S. J. 

 Bailey, of Harvard College Observa- 

 tory, who established the El Misti ob- 

 servatory ; "The Shattered Obelisk of 

 Mont Pelee," by Prof. Angelo Heilprin, 

 and other articles. 



GROWTH OF FLORIDA 



THE report of the census of Florida, 

 taken in 1905 and recently made 

 public, shows a population of 556,690, ex- 

 cluding the counties of Dade, Escambia, 

 and Orange, the census of which is in- 

 complete. This shows an increase over 

 1900 of 15 per cent, a fairly rapid rate of 

 growth. Of the population, 56.5 per cent 

 are white and 43.5 per cent are negro, 

 showing a slight decrease in the propor- 

 tion of negroes since 1900, when it was 

 43.7 per cent. 



As in other states, the population of 

 cities and towns has increased more rap- 

 idly than has the rural population. The 

 largest cities are Jacksonville, 35,301 ; 

 Tampa, 22,823, an d Key West, 20,498. 

 Of these, Tampa has had a most phenom- 

 enal growth, having increased nearly 50 

 per cent in the last five years. H. G. 



THE GOLDEN TROUT 



THE finest trout in the world, says 

 Dr Barton W. Evermann, of the 

 Bureau of Fisheries, is to be found in a 

 little stream of the high Sierras in south- 

 ern California, called Volcano Creek. 



The trout is named the "golden trout;" 

 and in beauty of coloring, gameness, and 

 delicacy of flavor it has no equal. So far 

 as is known, it exists only in this stream, 

 which is about 20 miles in length. Presi- 

 dent Roosevelt recently called the atten- 

 tion of the Bureau of Fisheries to this 

 unique specimen, with the result that Dr 

 Evermann was sent to California to study 

 its habits and environment, and to see 

 whether it might not be introduced else- 

 where. He reports that the trout is in 

 danger of extermination, and that fishing 

 in the stream must be prohibited by the 

 State of California for three years, if the 

 trout is to be saved. Dr Evermann has 

 also recommended that the Bureau of 

 Fisheries undertake the artificial propa- 

 gation of the trout, and cooperate with 

 the State of California in transplanting it 

 to a number of barren streams that can be 

 easily reached. The trout has been named 

 Salmoni roosevelti, in honor of President 

 Roosevelt. The Bureau of Fisheries has 

 published a handsomely illustrated report 

 on the trout by Dr Evermann. 



RESTOCKING OUR RIVERS AND 

 WATERS WITH FISH 



THE popularity of the government's 

 efforts through its Bureau of 

 Fisheries to maintain the supply of na- 

 tive fishes and to stock barren or de- 

 pleted waters is yearly increasing. By 

 delivering fish at the nearest railway 

 station free of charge to applicants and 

 rendering assistance in various other 

 ways, the Bureau encourages the utili- 

 zation of private and interstate waters. 

 The great commercial fishes are for the 

 most part planted by the Bureau's em- 

 ployees directly in public waters. 



The regular fish-cultural work of the 

 Bureau is now addressed to about fifty 

 different species, while a number of 

 others are handled from time to time, 

 and new fishes are yearly added to the 

 list of those cultivated. The list in- 

 cludes the principal food and game 

 fishes in all parts of the country, and so 

 comprehensive have the operations be- 

 come that few economically important 



