. Scenes from every land, second series; a collection of 250 illustracions picturing the people, natural phenomena, and animal life in all parts of the world. With one map and a bibliography of gazetteers, atlases, and books descriptive of foreign countries and natural history. ELIOT GLACIER, AT NORTHEAST SinK OF MOUNT HOODPlidlograph taken at base of summit to show the deep crevasses at the limit of the slaCasoade National Forist, Ore^Ton. Iholo jnim liiitrd SInlcit FonsI S,rrir,\ I 2m ] SCENES FROM EVERY LAND. A YUCCA, SEEN ON THE SLOPES OF MOUNT WILSON. CALIFORNIAIn Mount Wilson, Los Angele
. Scenes from every land, second series; a collection of 250 illustracions picturing the people, natural phenomena, and animal life in all parts of the world. With one map and a bibliography of gazetteers, atlases, and books descriptive of foreign countries and natural history. ELIOT GLACIER, AT NORTHEAST SinK OF MOUNT HOODPlidlograph taken at base of summit to show the deep crevasses at the limit of the slaCasoade National Forist, Ore^Ton. Iholo jnim liiitrd SInlcit FonsI S,rrir,\ I 2m ] SCENES FROM EVERY LAND. A YUCCA, SEEN ON THE SLOPES OF MOUNT WILSON. CALIFORNIAIn Mount Wilson, Los Angeles and vicinity possess what may be justly termed the greatestpleasure mountain of any populous section of the globe. Towering at an altitude of feetabove Pasadena, Los Angeles, and the many towns and verdant ranches of San Cabriel ^? remarkable mountain has gained distinction in the world of scicnti- as th lionn- of thelargest lens in existence. It is doubtful whether as great a variety of iippialiii„ \ iiws ran beenjoyed from any other mountain of the world, but it is the wonderful aoccssibility of MountWilson to the thousands of beach and valley homes outspread beneath its pine-clad summitand the remarkable climatic and physiographic change possible within half a day that makesit the magic mountain in the peoples fancy.— Photo by E. B. Gray, Azma. California. NATiOWAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
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