The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-12-14
Another Arctic Expedition IN Pros
pect.

The Boston Journal says -" We are
authen,ically informed that the expedition
proposed TO our countrylnen by DR.. /. |.
Hays, the surgeon Of the Kane expedition,
Is now actually being organized, and will
probably start early next spring, under
the command of DR.. H. himself That
gentleman has been frequently before the
public in our principal cities TO present,in
lectures, the cogent reasons which exist
in favor OF another expedition up Kenne-
dy Channel. Such is his confidence in
the correctness Of the views entertained
by DIR. Kane respecting discoveries about
the North Pole, that he proposes to nm
dertake, in his own person, the verifica-
ton, which nothing but series Of extra
ordinary accidents that could not have
been foreseen prevented his commander
from completing. All Of the leading sci
entiiic societies of the United States have
already appointed committees to cooper
ate with DR.. II. in an enterprise so full of
promise in many scientific relations. Tho
expressions of interest in the work have
not been confined to this country alone.
Ths Vice President of the French Geo
graphical Society, M. de la Roquette, has
been so far convinced Of the Importance
of the expedition to the development of
physical geography that he has become
subscriber to the fund TO the amount of
500 francs. The President of the Royal
Geographical Society of London, Sir Rod
eriek Murchison, at recent meeting of
the eminent body over which he presides,
announced the subject as one of leading
Importance to geographers.
II is proposed, however, 10 make the
expedition strictly an American one; and
it is understood that the necessary funds
will be raised by private subscription, thro'
the instrumentality Of the scientific socie-
ties having the matter in charge. The
amount required, as announced by DR..
Hayes in recent lecture, is $4,000, to-
wards which several gentlemen interested
.in the promotion of science have literally
contributed. Among those whose names
have been publicly mentioned, is the dis
tinguished Superintendent of the United
States Coast Survey, Professor A. Dallas
Bache, who, besides his active services as
chairman of the committee appointed by
the American Association of Science, to
aid this project, has, in published letter,
expressed his readiness TO contribute from
his private resources the pecuniary means
necessary TO enable DR.. Hayes to extend
the magnetic observations reported by
Doctor Kane. 1t is known that the
resolutions of the Geographical So
ciety of New York, adopted some time
ago, were supported not only by the Rev.
Dr. Hawks, President, but by Mr.. Henry
Grnncll, one of the Vice Presidents,
whose reputation is worldwide in connec-
ton with Arctic explorations-especially
those Of Lieutenant De Haven and DR..
Kane. The committee of that society
consisted of Messrs. E. L. Viele, Henry
Grinnell, August Belmont, H. K. Pier
pont, Marshall Lefferts, and its number
has since been enlarged with a view to
the vigorous prosecution of its appeal to
the public; and we cannot doubt the re-
suit, as far as New York is TO be parti-
cipant in the raising of funds"