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. use, ARTICLES and photographs are desired. For material which the Magazine can 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. Across the Midi in a Canoe: Two Americans Paddle Along the Canals of Southern France from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. By MELVILLE Chater_ Air Conquest: From the Early Days of Giant Kites and Birdlike Gliders, the National Geographic Society Has Aided and Encouraged the Growth of Aviation---. Altitudinal Journey Through Portugal, An: Rugged Scenic Beauty, Colorful Costumes, Black Hills (South Dakota), Once Hunting Grounds of the Red Men, The---. Color Records from the Changing Life of the Holy City (Jerusalem). By MAYNARD Color Records from the Changing Life of the Holy City (Jerusalem). Color insert. East of Suez to the Mount of the Decalogue: Following the Trail Over Which Moses Led the Israelites from the Slave-Pens of Egypt to Sinai. By MAYNARD OWEN Friendly Crows (Indians) in Festive Panoply, The. Color insert. VIII plates (from Geography of Money, The. By WILLIAM ATHERTON Du Puy-... Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, The: Since White Man's Discovery This Mighty_River Has Served Him Well, Yet It Has Brought Widespread Devastation Along Its Lower PAGE 567 305 369 682 682 314 How Latin America Looks from the Air: U. S. Army Airplanes Hurdle the High Andes, 451 Living Jewels of the Sea (Plankton). By WILLIAM CROWDER_. Living Jewels of the Sea (Plankton). Color insert. VIII plates (from paintings by In Smiling Alsace, Where France Has Resumed Sway. In Smiling Alsace, Where France Has Resumed Sway. Color insert. VIII plates (from 168 168 Navigating the Norge from Rome to the North Pole and Beyond: The Designer and Pilot Our Transatlantic Flight. By COMMANDER RICHARD EVELYN BYRD, U. S. Navy (Ret.)- Pageant of Jerusalem, The: The Capital of the Land of Three Great Faiths Is Still the 177 Holy City for Christian, Moslem, and Jew. By MAJOR EDWARD KEITH-ROACH, O. B. E. 635 Pathfinder of the East, The: Setting Sail to Find "Christians and Spices," Vasco da Gama Met Amazing Adventures, Founded an Empire, and Changed the History of Western Round About Liechtenstein: A Tiny Principality Which the Visitor May Encompass in a Single View Affords Adventurous Climbs Among Steep Pastures and Quaint Villages. Sicily: Island of Vivid Beauty and Crumbling Glory-.. 432 Sicily: Island of Vivid Beauty and Crumbling Glory. Color insert. XVI plates (from 432 Sindbads of Science: Narrative of a Windjammer's Specimen-Collecting Voyage to the Stalking the Dragon Lizard on the Island of Komodo. By W. DOUGLAS Burden__. Who Treads Our Trails? A Camera Trapper Describes His Experiences on an Island in 331 |