(Altona H. Grinnell),

    1006 Twenty-second Street.


W
ILLITS
, H
ON
. E
DWIN
,

    Department of Agriculture.


W
ILSON
, H. M. (Herbert Michael),
a
,

    Geological Survey.


W
IMPFFEN
, L. F.
V
. (Lebrecht Felix von),

    Hydrographic Office.


W
INCHELL
, P
ROF
. N. H. (Newton Horace),
c
,

    120 State Street, Minneapolis, Minn.


*W
INDOM
, H
ON
. W
ILLIAM
.


W
INSLOW
, P
ROF
. A
RTHUR
,

    State Geological Survey, Jefferson City, Mo.


W
INSTON
, I
SAAC
,

    Coast and Geodetic Survey.


W
OODWARD
, R. S. (Robert Simpson),
a
,

    Coast and Geodetic Survey.


W
RIGHT
, E
NS
. B
ENJAMIN
, U. S. N.,

    Hydrographic Office.


Y
EATES
, C
HAS
. M. (Charles Marion),
a
,

    Geological Survey.


Y
OUNG
, F. A. (Frederic Albert),

    Coast and Geodetic Survey.


Summary.
Active members, 324
Corresponding members,         70
Life members,     5
Total. 399





INDEX TO VOLUMES I AND II.




(An * signifies that articles are referred to by title only.)
Abbe, Cleveland
. *Climate of Samoa, I 272

    *Expedition to the West Coast of Africa, II 295


Across Nicaragua with transit and machéte (
Peary
), I 272, 315


Africa. Exhibition of West Coast of, II 295

    its past and future (
Hubbard
), I 99

    slave trade in, I 112


Alaska, Arctic cruise of the Thetis in 1889, II 171

    A trip up the Yukon river (
Russell
), II 67


America. International literary contest to be held on the 4th centennial anniversary, etc., I 273


Announcement, I i.; II 287


d'Anville's references to Bering's voyage of 1725–30, II 125


Appalachian mountain drainage, I 183


Arctic cruise of the Thetis in 1889, II 68, 171


*Armenia, Turkish Rule in, II 290


Asheville, (N. C.), round about (
Willis
), I 271, 291


*Asia, its past and present (
Hubbard
), II 68


Atlantic coast storm of March 11–14, 1888 (
Greely
), I 37

        (
Hayden
), I 40


*Atlantic, Icebergs and Field ice in, II 291

    Law of storms considered with special reference to the north Atlantic (
Hayden
), II 199



Baker, Marcus
. *Surveys, their kinds and purposes, I 269

    Alleged observation of a lunar eclipse by Bering in 1728–29, II 167

    Geographic nomenclature, II 272, 290


Bartlett, J. R.
*Physical geography of the sea, I 87


Bell, A. G.
*The Krakatoa eruption, I 272, 290


Bering, Vitus
. His first expedition, 1725–30, with translation of his original report (
Dall
), II 111

    Determination of longitude by the moon and by eclipses, II 113

    Instruments and methods during his first expedition of 1725–30, II 113

    Lunar eclipse said to have been observed by him in 1728–29, II 114, 167

    Sources of information relating to his voyage of 1725–30, II 118

    Instructions from Peter the Great, relating to his expedition of 1725–30, II 135

    Original report on his expedition to the eastern coast of Siberia, II 135

    Geographical positions recorded by Bering, 1725–30, II 144, 160

    Itinerary of his expedition of 1725–30, II 145

    Synopsis of his first voyage, II 146

    Resumé of the results of his first voyage, II 162


Bernadou, J. B.
Korea and the Koreans, with map, II 231, 291


Bigelow, F. H.
*Expedition to the West Coast of Africa, II 295


Biology in its relations to the work of the National Geographic Society (
Merriam
), I 160


Brazilian coast, telegraphic longitude determinations, II 17


Bureau of Navigation. Telegraphic determinations of longitude, II 1



Cadastre defined, II 246


California, irrigation in, I 270, 277

    *north winds of (
Gilbert
), I 88


Cambrian. *The Continent during the, II 295


*Canada, the great plains of (
Kenaston
), I 270


*Canton, a glimpse of Chinese life in, II 68


Central American interoceanic canal routes, I 301

    telegraphic longitude determinations, II 22


Charts illustrating the storm of March 11–14, 1888, on the Atlantic coast, I 58


Chattelaine, Heli
. *Expedition to the West Coast of Africa, II 295


China, Japan and East Indies, telegraphic longitude determinations in, II 21


*China, and Thibet, Journey in, II 291


*Chinese life in Canton (
Hitchcock
), II 68


Classification of geographic forms, I 30, 36

        by genesis, I 27, 88

    of rivers (
Davis
), II 81

    *of topographic forms (
Gilbert
), I 88


Coast survey of the United States, I 59


Contour and hachure drawing, examples of, I 268


Curtis, W. E.
*Patagonia, I 87

    *Recent events in the United States of Colombia, I 272



Dall, W. H.
Critical review of Bering's first expedition 1725–30, II 68, 111


Darien, a trip to Panama and, I 301


Davis, W. M.
Geographic methods in geologic investigation, I 11, 88

    Rivers and valleys of Pennsylvania, I 183, 271

    Rivers of northern New Jersey with notes on the general classification of rivers, II 68, 81

    Topographic models, I 271


Drainage of Pennsylvania (
Davis
), I 183

    of northern New Jersey, II 81

    systems classified, I 35


Depths of oceans, I 149


DuHalde's references to Bering's voyage of 1725–30, II 118


Dutton, C. E.
*The Hawaiian Islands, II 295


Dyer, G. L.
Geography of the sea—a report of progress, I 136



East Indies, China and Japan, telegraphic longitude determinations II 21


Eclipse of the moon said to have been observed by Bering in his expedition of 1725–30, II 114, 167


Ellicott, J. M.
*Surveys Executed by the U. S. S. Ranger in Lower California, II 293


English-Russian transliteration, II 285


Eskimos of Point Hope, Alaska, traditions of, II 195


Exploration of Mt. St. Elias, II 288



Finley, J. P.
*Something about tornadoes, I 269


French Broad valley (N. C.), I 291



Gannett, Henry
. *Physical statistics relating to Massachusetts, I 269

    The survey and map of Massachusetts, I 78, 88


Garabed, H.
Discussion on Turkish Rule in Armenia, II 290


*Gas and Oil in the United States, II 295


Genesis of geographic forms as a means of classification, I 27


Geodetic survey of the United States, I 69


Geographic forms classified by genesis, I 27, 30

    knowledge, historical sketch by
G. G. Hubbard
, I 3

    methods in geologic investigation (
Davis
), I 11, 88

    names, rules for orthography of, I 279

    nomenclature, II 261, 290

    *triangulation (
Johnson
), I 88


Geographical positions determined by Bering during his voyage, 1725–30, II 144, 160


Geography of the air—a report of progress (
Greely
), I 151; II 49, 68

    of the land—a report of progress (
Ogden
), I 125; II 31

    of life—a report of progress (
Merriam
), I 160

    of the sea—a report of progress (
Dyer
), I 136

    systematic, I 11, 27


Geologic investigation by geographic methods (
Davis
), I 11

    processes classified, I 30


Geological history of Pennsylvania, I 183


Geomorphology, I 27


Gilbert, G. K.
*Classification of topographic forms, I 88

    *North winds of California, I 88


Goode, R. U.
A trip to Panama and Darien, I 271, 301


Great Britain, Ordnance Survey, its history and object, II 243, 292


Greely, A. W.
Geography of the air—a report of progress, I 151; II 49, 68, 295

    The great storm of March 11–14, 1888, I 37, 88


Green river in the Uinta mountains, its development (
Powell
), II 100



Hachure and contour drawing, examples of, I 268


Hall, W. H.
Irrigation in California, I 270, 277


Harris' references to Bering's voyage of 1725–30, II 121


*Hawaiian Islands, II 295


Hayden, E.
Law of storms considered with special reference to the north Atlantic, II 67, 199

    The great storm off the Atlantic coast March 11–14, 1888, I 40, 88

    *Report on the Department of the Sea,    II 294

    *Samoa; general geography, hydrography, I 227


Herald Island, Arctic ocean, with plate, II 193


Herrle, Gustave
. Geographic nomenclature, II 265, 290

    Rules for the orthography of geographic names, II 279


Herschel island, Mackenzie bay, II 188


Hitchcock, Romyn
. *A glimpse of Chinese life in Canton, II 68


*House life in Mexico (
Johnson
), I 272


Hubbard, G. G.
*Asia, its past and present, II 68

    Africa, its past and future, I 99

    Progress in geographic study. Introductory address, I 3

    *South America, II 293


Hurricanes off the Atlantic coast (
Hayden
), II 199

    of West India, II 203

    of Nov. 25, 1888, with map, II 204