Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-03-25
A TRAVELLED gAN.


Dr. Kane known as one Of those sailed in the
Grinnell Expedition for the search Of Sir John
Franklin now lecturing in New Ycrk city on
that topic is one OF the greatest travellers living
The account Of his life up to the period of his
departure on the Arctic Expedition is a succession
of thrilling narrations. 1t is whispered that
detailed record of some of the scenes he has wit
messed viii shortly appear in biography. An
epitome of his life is given by the n. y Herald
as follows.
No American of his age. has ever seen SO much
of the perils of the world or of the worlditsef He
was Surgeon of the American Legation to China,
and his way to the Celestial regions he spent
some weeks on foot tramp through the orange
groves of Brazil and about month in tiger
hunting near Bombay Hence, after dozen IN
successful attempts to smuggle himself into the
forbidden lands Of China, he went over to the
Philippines, and by the aid of the good Monks OF
volcanic wonders He was the first man TO de-
scend into the great crater of the Telo. lowered
down two hundred feet over the brink. by a ban-
boo rope tied around his middle, and brought
back bottle of its sulphur waters burning of
his boots in the lava cnders Leaving China. after
second visit in which he encountered shipwreck,
ne passed TO India as the physician of the Dire
mendhar Dagore, and was palanquned for some
three months through the wonders of It's noun
tain architecture, the ancient glories of Candy
the stupendous passes of the Gnaut country, visit.
ing Madras, Pondcherry, and every spot that we
have read OF in the trial Of Warren Hastings
Next, 10 Upper Egypt, and Abvssinia crossing
the desert on his camel to the basis of Juuiter
Ammon, climbing at break-neck risk to the top
stone Of the sounding Colossus of Memmon and
exploring the tombs of the pharoahs for a fort
night or three weeks with Professor Iepsius and
his associates. Wrecked again while passing
down the Nile, and wounded, in an encounter
near Alexandria. no pushed across to Greece, and
travelled every scene Of classic interest climbing
up to the Hippocrene Spring and sleeping on the
shore of Marathon. He returned to Italy. France
and England, only to rest few weeks, before a
cruise on the coast of Africa Renewing here
some acquaintances which had been formed in
Brazil, he was allowed TO inspect the entire ma
chinery OF the slave-trade, and TO pass up into
the interior, under the ti1nal of Dcsouza, the
great intermediary between the chiefs of the slave
making districts and the Brazilian carriers. The
coast fever was his pay for this tlip, and he was
sent home by Commodore Read invaIided. I'm
perfectly patched up from the effects Of this visit
alton, he volunteered for service with the army
IN Mexico, and was ordered, with dispatches on
a daredevil race, through the country our troops
had left 10 overtake Gen. Scott Availing him
self, at Herote, of miscreant escort of iai birds
that Gen. Worth had employed as a spy company.
he got into series Of fights in the last Of which
ne received the swords of Gen. Gaona and Gen
Torrejon, and had his horse killed under him. and
was himself desperately wounded while protect
ing the lives of his prisoners against his own men,
Since then he has been cruising, and practicing
photography on the Coast Survey, up TO the mo-
ment of receiving his telegraph dispatch, accept
ing his urgent profer Of services for the Arctic
Expedition. He had the rice fever in the Canton
River, the plague in Egypt, the yellow fever at
Rio, the congestiye at Pueba, and the African
on the coast. These, and wounds, and an organic
disease of the heart, which be has had from boy
hood, have been his preparations for the hazards
le Is encountering now.