Geographic Notes 



From David G. Fairchild, Dept. Agriculture 



Stripping the Bark from a 9-year-old 

 Wattle Tree 



new species of plants which can be 

 grown profitably in the United States 

 or in our island possessions. One of 

 the latest suggestions is that the Aus- 

 tralian wattle tree, which gives excel- 

 lent bark for tanning purposes and 

 which grows nearly as rapidly as the 

 bamboo, requiring little care, be intro- 

 duced into Hawaii. A bulletin on the 

 subject by David G. Fairchild has been 

 published by the department. The ac- 

 companying illustration shows a laborer 

 stripping the bark from a wattle tree. 



The U. S. Weather Bureau has estab- 

 lished a section of its Climate and Crop 

 Service in Hawaii. About 40 voluntary 



meteorological stations have been estab- 

 lished and equipped with instruments 

 of standard pattern and the cooperation 

 of a large number of Climate and Crop 

 correspondents has been secured. The 

 regular issue of weekly Crop Bulletins 

 was began January 9, 1905. 



DECISIONS OF U. S. BOARD ON GEO- 

 GRAPHIC NAMES 



December 7, 1904 



Ashnola ; river, Okanogan County, Washing- 

 ton (and British Columbia, Canada; crosses 

 boundary at 120 0 2o / ) (not Na-is-nu-loh, 

 Ashtnulon, Naisnuloh, Nais-nu-loh, Nais- 

 nutho, nor Ashanola). 



Bear Lodge; mountains, Crook County, Wyo- 

 ming (not Bearlodge). 



Cakepoulin ; creek, Franklin township, Hun- 

 terdon County, New Jersey (not Cake- 

 paulins). 



Central City ; town, post-office, railroad sta- 

 tion, and county seat, Gilpin County, Col- 

 orado (not Central). 



Chewack ; creek, tributary of Methow River 

 (from the north, mouth at Winthrop), 

 Okanogan County, Washington (not Che- 

 wuch Creek, Chewach Creek, Chewack 

 Creek, Chiwak, Chewach, Chewuck, nor 

 North Fork). 



Conconully ; lake, Okanogan County, Wash- 

 ington (not Salmon). 



Egg ; island near easternmost point of Una- 

 laska, eastern Aleutians, Alaska (notUgal- 

 gan nor Ugalgal).* 



Ellemeham ; mountain, Okanogan County, 

 Washington (not Ellemachun, Elloma- 

 chan, nor Mt Ellemeham) . 



English ; bay indenting the eastern shore of 

 Unalaska Island, eastern Aleutians, Alaska 

 (not Samganuda).* 



Fraser ; river, tributary from south to Grand 

 River, post-office, and precinct, Grand 

 County, Colorado ( not Frazier nor Frazer ) . 



Indian ; creek, tributary from south to Bear 

 Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado (not 

 South Fork Bear Creek, Rotder, nor Yan- 

 kee). 



Lake Clear ; lake or pond in Harrietstown, 

 Franklin County, New York (not Big Clear 

 Pond nor Clear Pond). 



Latah ; creek, Spokane and Whitman Coun- 

 ties, Washington, and Kootenai County, 

 Idaho, tributary from southeast to Spokane 

 River at Spokane (not Hangman, Hang- 

 mans, Latah and Hangman's, Latah and 

 Hangman, Lau-taw, nor Camas Prairie). 



* Revision of previous decision. 



