New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
THE EASTERN CAUCASUS.

LECTURE or GEORGE KEENAN, BEFORE IHE Gto-
GRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
A regular monthly meeting of the American
Geographical society TOOK place last evening at the
Hall Historical Society at second-ave. ana Elev-
enth-st .Cnef-Jus,ice Daily presided. The Treasurer
reported balance i'll the Treasury of sSl A. motion
passed that committee he appointed by the PreSi-
dent to prepare nominations for officers OF the Society
for the ensuing year The following then elected
resident members of the Society; Commanders +. u.
HUI and +. H. Baker U 5. n. Chief-Jusce DAILY then
made few remarks concerning Prof. Louis Agdssiz,
and said that mis- death pational loss,
and that scientific man in this country
had done 10 advance the cause of science
than he and there was no nan Of bis magnetic inu-
ence who could persuade men better than he. and
that IL the country advanced in science during
the present century it is due much to AgassiZ az TO
any other man, aud concluded by saying that he. like
Sir Isaac Newton believed in the God who ruled over
ALL and in an immortal life beyond this world.
motion was then carried that committee OF three be
appointed by the President to draft resolutions OF
respect to the memory OF Prof Louis Agsssiz TO report
at a future meeting.
Paul du Challlu then made few remarks. He said
that he just back from tour through sweden
Norway, Finland, and Lapand, and promised that he
would soon lecture the Society concerning those
countries.
George lKcnnan then read paper entitled "The
Mr. Kennan young gentleman OF very progressing
appearance pleasing manner as n lecturer lie
speaks with great directness and cearness and was
frequently interrupted by the applause OF his audience
especially at such brilliant and salient portions OF his
discourse as the fall of schamyl, the death song Of
Kamsat and the glowing description OF the tran-ltion
from the SHOWS Of the Caucasus 10 the Summer
luxuriance of Georgia. He began by giving a
comprehensive description or the Caucasus range
understanding briefly its lOcatiOn-the hight and
grandeur of peaks aud Its glaciers. the diversity OF
it, climates, and the wonderful variety OF by
which il il Inhabited He then proceeded to consider i'll
detail the mountains of the Etstern Caucasus VIII ts
pecial reference TO their physical geography. He
sketchcd in rapid outline the geography and the geo
logical formation OF the country, drew on the black
board "a transverse section Of the Caucasian range
through Dagnesan. and gave 1t a his opinion that tine
mountains of that region only the ruins OF an
cient plateau immense inclined plane winch had been
mend0us galleries which looked If army OF Jtan5
oTis ganst the granite ramparts Of the
itself lie then described the pOpulatiOn-,he Daghes-
tan mountanccrsW 10 made up he said, OF almost
every nationality known to ancient history
He gave account ot the nOuntaIneers' laws,
illustrating it with descriptions OF many curious
toms. lie concluded with very graphic description OF
the heroic attempt Of the great Caucasian leader, with
300 men to hold the Peak of GOOriD against % 90 Rus
sians under Prince Blratinsk and account Of his
trim across the snowy range of the Caucasus atO the
valley of Georgia.