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The Polar Exploring Expedition.
ADDRESSES OF DR. HAYES AND PROFESSOR Mitchell
TIE EXPEDITION Any FrNn -,-

ApphEestAS OF DR. HAYES AND PROFESSOR MITCHELL
TIE ExPEDIT1oNARY FUND,
Tho American Geographical and Statistical Society held
public meeting last evening in the Historical Society
Building
The Society called TO order the minutes sbout
being read, when resolution offered and carried
suspendpg the reading for the that the time might
be better taken up in important matter Owing 10
the ucemency Of the weather the President was absent
The Hon. George Folsom occupied the chair
several very interesting letters read one from
Professor Bache, in which he regretted his power 70 A.
tend bu offered to prove his sincere interest in the uu
derakiDg by offering part Of the slender means gather
ed from the pursuit Of science to the object in question:
letter was also read from Professor Henry OF the
Smithsonian Institution congratulAng Dr. Hayes on his
success In raising outfit for his undertaking The
letter says that the Smithsonian Institution in con
necton with the Patent Office and tho War De-
partment in operation with the Board Of Education
Of Canada and the Hudson bay Company have established
system Of meteorological observations which will soon
extend the whole Of North America From these t
appears that the great changes OF weather. either Of heat
cold enter territory from the NORTH the eastern
base Of the Rocky Mountains and thence extend south
ward and eastward the whole United States and that
at kast there are two Systems Of sormsone coming
the base OF " Rocky Mountains eastward the other
which comn@Aces in the Caribbean Sea- and following
the general course or the Gulf Sream overaps coast
Alter the reading Of the letters, DR.. HAYES was In
tIotpced to the audience. he said that moro than
four years bad now elapsed since tho return OF
DR.. Kane from his expedition In search of nm open
polar sea, the existence Of which was surmised
years ago. but the proof OF which left to be demon
stated by Dr. Kane. The lecturer stated great
hndrsnce had been the Ice belt that surrounded the
pole which presented An almost mpenetrable TO
The idea Of Dr. Kane that the point TO enter the
North sea was through Balins bay. The Doctor then
gave prieI skecn o. Dr. kanes voyage and the fact
the members Of the expedition.
The lecturerh plan to enter Smiths straits and
keep the opposite shore TO wha. Dr. Kane did owing
It's being more free from ice. BY this he might
be enabled to reach harbor higher up than WAS
reached before. vessel carried into Smi,hg straits
might reach latitude eighty by coastinR along Grin
nes Land In case of being caught there by ice the
endeavor should be made 70 accomplish the object BY
placing the boats runners and striking out nortnward
and continuing this route until either there conclusive
proof that no such sea existed, supposed or until
they launched their boat In lis waters
In travelling no tents TO be used. The Euquimaux
hut made Of snow ia best suited 10 the clnnaic Men
proper degrec-the nature Of the being porous,
prevented the dir inside from becoming UNPLEASANT
The lecturer taid that the proposed winter quarters
the open water not be discovered he Get out
early in the month of February, and make excursions
to the ssd quarters He spRe INC Of NI'sn Ss a.s sSie
ance offered him by the different scientific 30
cieies si a Of 1.-The the un,sa stales and the benefits
Polar Sea discovered Or not That science would
be promoted in all Its branches by the aoors Of those
neither the time labor epent this object was spent
in vain, and that human fe sacrced in the pre-
with ali The facilities for travel OF the present d.
hardly think, the lecturer Observed that am too san-
guine in believing ! may again behold the httl, flag
raised in that dkant lands when there, and that may
have the pleasure Of planting the same day tho
extreme North.
The applause xeeted the lecturer on con.
cludirg
The following report was read by tho Chair nan of the
Special Commute, EgbertL. Vile, Eq.:-
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toned the following facts that the fund for expedi
ton had reached the OF COO and as evidence
CT the deep interest that Of science take subject
may announce ht Professor Bsche Professor Henry
have contributed t1e sum of 81 600 EACH and may also
n,ion among the liberal contributors Mr. Henry Grin
nell Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, Mr. George Folsom Mr. Benja-
min II. Field. Mr. Grinnel has kindly consented 70 act
ss.tr rsasurer Of the fund.
Addresses listened 10 during the evening from
Professor Siman, Of Yale College, Dr. Francis Leibcr
and ether gentlemen among which was Professor
MITCHELL Of Cincinnati who thought rather angular that
hn GhnnlH mt hfy,n
his He thought he about the eide Of the
moon bat was visible than Dr. Hayes did polar re-
PoD; but he wanted 70 find out what on the other
eide Extremely bad. He could therefore appreciate tho
curiosity Of the DOCTOR who explore moro
., tno peaons nc nad already seen and that he himself
wiling to much risk the Doctor did Of and
all the other nconveniences that could be met with
Northern trip.
The citing cosed by an earnest appeal Of Pro-
fessor Mitchell 10 the audience TO asss the expedition
He said that he subscribe and he hoped the
rest would follow bis example, not in the amount but in
the act.
During the meeting resolution was offered and passed
TO nominate committee TO collect funds for the tng out
Of the expedition.
After the adjournment paper placed on the table
for those who desired IL 10 ubscribe.
house filed overflow with an attentive audience
among which were many ladies'.
NIBIo's GARDxr-Mrs. Barney Williams, ono Of tho
most versatile and accomplished her line ON
the ssge advertses splendid programme for her bene-
Ht this evening. The attractions Of the evening are
"Ireand as Was" claw for ladies'" aud the "Happy
Man" Barney williams has completely recovered from
his late Illness and appears with Mrs. Williams In all the
plays
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