GEOGRAPHIC ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS SIXTEENTH AND M STREETS NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. ORGANIZED FOR "THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION TO carry out the purposes for which it was ARTICLES and photographs are desired. IMMEDIATELY after the terrific eruption AT an expense of over $50,000 The Society CHARLES G. DAWES of the United JOHN BARTON PAYNE Chairman American Red Cross A. W. GREELY Arctic Explorer, Major General GILBERT GROSVENOR National Geographic GEORGE OTIS SMITH O. H. TITTMANN Formerly Superintendent U. S. JOHN FOOTE, M. D. Professor of Pediatrics, George- STEPHEN T. MATHER Director National Park Service discoveries form a large share of our knowledge of a THE Society is conducting extensive explora- TO further the important study of solar radi- Copyright, 1928, by National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C., in the United States and Great Britain. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY GEOGRAPHIC ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS SIXTEENTH AND M STREETS NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. ORGANIZED FOR "THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF GEOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE" TO carry out the purposes for which it was founded forty years ago the National Geographic Society publishes this Magazine. All receipts are invested in the Magazine itself or expended directly to promote geographic knowledge. ARTICLES and photographs are desired. For material which the Magazine can use, generous remuneration is made. Contributions should be accompanied by an addressed return envelope and postage. IMMEDIATELY after the terrific eruption of the world's largest crater, Mt. Katmai, in Alaska, a National Geographic Society expedition was sent to make observations of this remarkable phenomenon. Four expeditions have followed and the extraordinary scientific data resulting given to the world. In this vicinity an eighth wonder of the world was discovered and explored-"The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes," a vast area of steaming, spouting fissures. As a result of The Society's discoveries this area has been created a National Monument by proclamation of the President of the United States. AT an expense of over $50,000 The Society sent a notable series of expeditions into Peru to investigate the traces of the Inca race. Their discoveries form a large share of our knowledge of a civilization waning when Pizarro first set foot in Peru. THE Society also had the honor of subscribing a substantial sum to the expedition of Admiral Peary, who discovered the North Pole. NOT long ago The Society granted $25,000, and in addition $75,000 was given by individual members to the Government when the congressional appropriation for the purpose was insufficient, and the finest of the giant sequoia trees of California were thereby saved for the American people. THE Society is conducting extensive explorations and excavations in northwestern New Mexico, which was one of the most densely populated areas in North America before Columbus came, a region where prehistoric peoples lived in vast communal dwellings and whose customs, ceremonies, and name have been engulfed in an oblivion. TO further the important study of solar radiation in relation to long-range weather forecastings. The Society has appropriated $60,000 to enable the Smithsonian Institution to establish a station for four years on Mt. Brukkaros, in Southwest Africa. Copyright, 1928, by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. C., in the United States and Great Britain. All rights reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as Second-Class Mail Matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec. 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized July 1, 1918. THE NATIONAL COPYRIGHT. 1927. BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. WASHINGTON D. C.. IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN SEEING AMERICA WITH LINDBERGH The Record of a Tour of More Than 20,000 Miles by Airplane Through Forty-eight States on Schedule Time BY LIEUTENANT DONALD E. KEYHOE, U. S. M. C. (RETIRED) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AIDE TO COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH With Illustrations from Photographs by the Author E'LL cover about twenty-two up from the United States map on which Milburn Kusterer, advance representative for the tour, glanced at the map and shook his head dismally. "And I have to go all that way by train," he groaned. "I'll bet I'll never see a hotel bed once on the whole trip." "You'll certainly have to move," replied Lindbergh with mock sympathy. "You ought to be traveling by air." It was July 11, and only eight days remained before the start of the United States Tour for stimulating interest in commercial aviation. We had just completed the final plans and had had them approved by Mr. Harry F. Guggenheim, president of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics, which was sponsoring the tour. We had decided on 68 overnight stops, at least one in each State. Shorter stays, which were designated as "touch stops," were included at 13 other places (see text, page 8). ation was to be on time. A standard program was outlined, regardless of the size of the place visited. Kusterer was to travel ahead of us and meet the reception committees, so that he could fit in this program with their plans. Colonel Lindbergh was to use the Spirit of St. Louis, as it would be of much greater interest to the people because of its famous flight across the Atlantic. Making this long journey with the same ship and engine that performed this great feat would emphasize the safety and durability of modern aircraft. TWO PLANES READY FOR THE LONG TOUR The Department of Commerce, through Assistant Secretary William P. MacCracken, Jr., of the Aëronautics Branch, had agreed to send along a plane that would precede the Spirit of St. Louis by a few minutes at each city. This ship was to be piloted by Philip R. Love, Aeronautics Inspector, and was to carry a mechanic and me. Love had flown with Colonel Lindbergh during their Army training days and also |