Excerpt from The Ohio Journal of Science (Continuation of the Ohio Naturalist), 1918-19, Vol. 19: Official Organ of the Ohio Academy of Science and of the Ohio State University Scientific Society When its magnitude is fully understood by the scientific world, the eruption of Katmai is certain to rank with that of Krakatoa as a unique exhibition of the forces of vulcanism. T O the National Geographic Society alone belongs the credit of having made known to the world this tremendous eruption. As soon as the news came that there had been a great volcanic explosion in Alaska, the Society dispatched Dr. Geo. C. Martin to the scene. His report published in the National Geographic Magazine for February, 1913, remains the only detailed record of the events of the eruption. This first study was followed up by three other expeditions under the direction of the writer, whose results have been summarized in the National Geographic Magazine for January, 1917 and February, 1918. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.