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Show SCIENTISTS ON WAYTO UTAH Duluth, Minn., Aug. 30. Forty-fivo Forty-fivo of the most distinguished geographers geo-graphers of Europe, accompanied by a similar number of American geographers geo-graphers and geologists, completed todav the first leg of a transcontinental transconti-nental tour of tho country, which was planned In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Geographical So-cletv So-cletv of America. The sa.ints left New York on August Au-gust 22, their object being to visit all the points of geographical Interest in the Un'nd States. The tour will last twelve weeks ending In New York on October IS Evorj college of International reputation rep-utation n Europo and In America Is represented on tho special train and In tho party are some of tho mofl famous scientists In tho world, men who hac devoted their lives to geography geo-graphy and written boaks on its various va-rious branches whloh are considered the last word on the subject They aro paying special attontlon to the several bodies oT water and tho peakB and caves throughout the north and west which camo down from tho glacial periods, and which havo created so much interest among scientists, yet baffling thorn all Most important of these will be tho great lakes, tho gorge of the Mississippi, Missis-sippi, the Glacier national park, the YollowBtono park, the odd precipices of the Rock mountains, the crookB and cures of tho Sierras tho Great Fait Lake and then a swing back to study the lower Mississippi. If the special runs on schedule time according to Its Itinerary tho distinguished tourists will visit Ogden Og-den on Monday, September 23 r |