, 1873-08-02
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS.


From the No,a York E'renfno post.
As writer in Nature VOL romarka, the pros-
ont year VIII stand prominent Ill tho history OF
the United stetcs rs yoar o. seionstilo , e1podt-
tions, most Of thom relating to the exploration
and natural history Of tho Great West. It was
announced @ aome weoka aBo n those COLUMNS TINT
Or. Elliott Couos, tho well.knoWn naturalist.
had boon added to tho stai1 Of the International
Northern Boundary Commission, tins providing
for detailed report ~ TO- tho natural history Of
the tfaot traversod by that survey Tae work Of
tho Commission was begun last yoar, but 1t WaB
not until last spring. thnt Dr. 0ouos nooamo
extantlod from the Lako OF the Woods to tho
village OF Pombina, in tho northeaSt corner. Of
Dakota, distance of rashor moro than 100 miles.
Concerning tho fauna and fora OF THIS traot
great expectations arc entertained from tho we'll
known ability Of DR.. Couos rs r. naturalist, but
no extended publication Of rosults can be OK
poctod during tho present yoar..
Tho expedition, lod by Mini. J. ". Powell, on
tic Colorado Mver IN Utah, haH already boon
tho subject Of many lottors and nowspapor arti-
clos. Having been several yoars In this region,
h1aj. Powo1rs fnap may be regarded as tho only
acourate ono in existence, and leMce aa 3 valua-
othnological collection IN rofation to The Pluto
InlinnB ab,lndantly evinces.
OF tho Hayden Expedition, which hos boon at
work tl,eso 1nnny yoaru very little nood be said
boyord the fact tliat tho results Of 1t 1ayo beon
yaluablc enough in tho past TO wnrrant pleasant
predictions TOR tho fut,ro It's starting ppint
tract lying south OF tho fortieth pnrnllol Of Iat-
tudo, aud extending from 0roon River to tho
Rocky Mountning. II would bo Bunorfiuous to
say that tic geological stan is d complete one,
sinco that point Is now-a-tiaya taken for granted
in tic natter of o1nIorinr parties, Our rendora
viii, howoyor be clsd to learn That natural his-
tory comes in for its frIl SHARE OF attention iu
tho presence Of Prof, ]. Il. Datty who is favor
nefition. nieo m oj1 ma 1cvotod To Nav 1rexi.
nn and Arisonn- hnu for tho mnrn rnniJ
narficn. Mr II. " TlnnaInw md i1r, r r.
Fothrook attend to the natural history denart
mnnt. tho infnroHt 1T which lnp nm nmnyine nnr-
olty 10 those whogo horizon Of knowledge in
Enonch has boon % doyooped @ airoaJv % 't to warrant
thu asaorton tl,nt nt,,flonfs And nav f,,no nj
most in ti,ts ntranco trnnt tin birr]s md hoaat.
Of which stand hnlf revealed in certni1 pnuurn
racantlv nnhliubod in lin dns,.ican Wf,t,trTtisf
Thnao nvno1ifiona aro rnoro NJ fcau familiar n
tho pnblio aa wops woh baye boon sn % for uonlo
a briof notice. Tho Northern Pacific Nail-
way having called for tho goryicoa of
11njtod stsstea tronna tho ~ onnortnnitv % hos
beoi, 4aKon to eaHlp IL with sciuntl1S
staff, with hIr. J. A. Allen, OF Cambridge,
Maae,. na zoologist, accompanied with photo
graphor and other bearers Of facilities for
thorough examination Of tract comparatively
mon.
Tho santa Fe Now Moxico) trianeulation
marty has another pilrposo-tbat Of settling with
moro minutouesa tho .latitude and longitude of
different points west Of Fort Wiugate aud south
to the Mexican boundary. Tho party ia sopar-
with Prof q. D. Ho1r as observer, will erect al,
ot1aervnE0rv Mt 0pien. Annthnr nrcInie4 n