Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-06
Cleveland NaruraIists Abroad.

| Many of the members of the Cleveland Acad-
emy of Natural Sciences recollect an ardent
and intelligent lad, who occasionally attended
its meetings, and who was pursuing the science
and details of practice of Natural History with
Kennicott son OF DR.. KenmcOUt, VI ImlEO,b,.s
the person alluded to.
Since that period, young Kennicott has been
actively engaged in investigating all the depart
ments of natural history, and making extensive
collections in his own native State-helpinp to
work up the immense mass of material in the
collections of the Smithsonian Institute at
Washington, under the instruction of Professor
Baird; aud last season he performed an extern
slve trip down the Red River of the North, to
Lake Winnepeg. In 1857 be wrote an inter.
esting article son the quadrupeds of Illinois,
injurious and beneficial to the farmer" which
appeared in the Patent Office Report for that
year.
Last week he made brief call on his friends
in this city, on his way to Ann Arbor, where
he is assigned the duty of labelling and arran-
ging the rare and extensive collections recently
donated to the Michigan University, by Lieut..
Irowbridge. condition was made by the
donor that KennlcOtt should perform the duty
above named. He is now Fastening to dis.
charge 1t, with the intention of starting, about
this time, on a two years tour up the Misss-
sippi, down the Red River of the North to Lake
Winnepeg from thence to York Factory. on
Hudson's Bay, and then to return by the Great
Slave Lake, and to spend the ensuing winter at
Fort Simpson, in latitude G2 deg, northwest
erly of the last named lake The next summer
he may spend in traversing the Copper Mine
river. This expedition originated with certain
scientific societies and individuals, and by them
is sustained He carries with him letters from
our principal functionares at Washington, and
Lord Napier. On arriving at Ann Arbor, he
had the satisfaction to meet communication
from Governor Simpson, offering every necessa.
ry aid and facility which the North Western
British Fur Company could furnish him.
Young Kennicott goes without a companion.
lie IS now only entering on the verge of man.
hood, and to stranger presents the appearance
OF an intelligent, well bred youth, suffering
from i'll health but on little acquaintance, he
shows the evidence of possessing mind rich in
scientific knowledge, and zeal and energy in
comparable
Cleveland may well be proud of the votaries
10 the natural sciences which she has sent
forth, and who are now active in their field Of
labor without referring to our home residents,
who are cultivating these sciences, we would
enumerate the names of Whittlesey, Newberry,
Hayden, and Kennicott
1t is an observable and creditable fact, that
the classes OF young physicians who annually
20 out from our medical schools in this
city, are imbucd to an unusual extent with A
taste Tor natural history, which gives a favora-
Die bias to their character as medical men and
citizens
A professional gentleman Of our city informs
US, that while travelling into distant section
of the Union, he became indisposed At the
dining saloon Of the railroad, he discoveIed,
near by the sign of plysican He sought
the office to obtain advice. On entering the
room, he found it tastefully fitted up with cases
OF birds, mammals, insects, shells, &c. -
should think, said our traveller, addressing the
physician, "you have been a student ia our
Cleveland Medical Schools" a. have the hon
or to hold diploma from one of Them f" was the
reply Ohio Farmer.