The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-15
Scientific Ece,s.s Of 1909.

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The Hon. G. r. Daily. elected President
At the meeting Of the American Gcosraphi.
cal and Statistical Society 81 New York
City, In his annual address enumerated the
following as the principal mark worthy
events Of the lust year: .
The conncctir; Of the North Atlaptic
with the Pacific Ocean by rail. 2;;The com.
plction Of the canal across the Is,hmus Of
Sucz 3 The explorations md discoveries
in south eastern and east equatorial Africa.
4 The additional and conclusive evidence
now brought to light of a climate in the ice.
bound region 0f the Arctic, us a past and
remote period Of time, resembling that Of
the countries lying near the equator s The
marvellous results Of the deep sea dredgings
Of Professors Thompson and Carpenter, re.
vealing the existence of animal life at cnor.
nous depths in the ocean. where it has been
supposed to have been impossible. Q The
very general disturbance throughout this
year, If the carth's surface by earthquakes,
distinguishable not so much for the effects
in particular localities rs for the wide dis.
tribution Of the phenomena over the globe,
and its appearances in parts Of the world
where such disturbances have never been
previously witnessed within the memory Of
man. z Tic attractive power Of mountains
discovered In the rcAdu'um experiments
made during the past year at the observing
stations upon the Himalayas, India S'Ths
discovery through tho spcctroscopc Of 4
method Of determining the proper motion
of the stars and the fact that the chemical
and physical constitution Of the whole stcl.
Ter universe 10 identical. 0 The invention
and successful practical use of self.regis.
tering compass by which every motion of .
vessel can be recorded and preserved from
the beginning to the end of her voyage. 10
The discovery Of trees of enormous hight
and magnitude in Australia, one of which
was found to be sixty nine feet in circum.
ference. II OF great deposits Of valuable
coal throughout the whole OF New Zealand,
and the finding of coal upon the borders Of
the Caspian Sea, verifying, In the last pntic-
uia:, aprediction Of Humboldt nude forty
years age, both of which discoveries arc Of
the highest importance to commerce. -
The an,hropological researches In Europe,
Asia and Africa, revealing tho structure,
mode Of life, and customs Of the earliest In,
habitants of the earth. IS The assembling
at Copenhagen last August Of tho Interua.,
tional Congress of Prehistoric Archaeology,
under tho auspices of tho King of Denmark.
interesting in the circumstance tnat 1t bro's
into communication with each otl,cr learneda
men from all parts Of Europe and for the,
valuable information tile papers and de-.
scrip,ions elected in respect tn tho thrss'
successive periods OF mans early history,
known 40 the stone, the bronco and the iron
ages. IA The return Of Capt. Hall from tho.
Arctic region with information respecting
that mysterious country. Is Tue expl0ra.,
ton of Dr.. Hays of the remains Of the carly
settlements made on the south eastern shore
Of Greenland. Is The return of Capt. Ad.
ans and his men from tho exploration Of
tho Colorado and ito tributaries. II The
completion of the Frcncll exploration Of the
river Cambodia to the province Of Tunan,s
in China, the officials details Of which, have,
not yet appeared. IS The expedition Of Sir
Samuel Baker, which started hist October.
10 The escape Of Dr.. Livingstone, Of the
American ship Congress, through cycluno,
Of Extraordinary intensity and torce, and
the gaining of valuable information there
by. 20 The expedition of the Russian msr.,
chant Seidr0w, In his own steamer, around
Ocean to the mouth Of the PisscharA. '7H -