THE
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
VOLUME III, 1891
WASHINGTON
PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
1892
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
1891
| GARDINER G. HUBBARD, | President |
| HERBERT G. OGDEN EVERETT HAYDEN A. W. GREELY C. HART MERRIAM HENRY GANNETT | Vice-Presidents |
| CHARLES J. BELL, | Treasurer |
| MARCUS BAKER C. A. KENASTON | Secretaries |
| ROGERS BIRNIE, JR. G. K. GILBERT G. BROWN GOODE WILLARD D. JOHNSON W J MCGEE T. C. MENDENHALL W. B. POWELL B. H. WARDER | Managers |
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CONTENTS.
South America: Annual Address by the President, GARDINER G.HUBBARD
Geography of the Land: Annual Report by Vice-President HERBERT G. OGDEN
Geography of the Air: Annual Report by Vice-President A. W. GREELY
An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska; by ISRAEL C. RUSSELL
Introduction—The Southern Coast of Alaska
Part I—Previous Explorations in the St. Elias Region
Part II—Narrative of the St. Elias Expedition of 1890
Part III—Sketch of the Geology of the St. Elias Region
Part IV—Glaciers of the St. Elias Region
Part V—Height and Position of Mount St. Elias
Appendix A—Official Instructions governing the Expedition
Appendix B—Report on topographic Work; by MARK B. KERR
Appendix C—Report on auriferous Sands from Yakutat Bay; by J. STANLEY-BROWN
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