The New York herald., 1874-08-05

longer sighed for his doaceur. Three million dol
lars subsequently passed into a depe1ed French
treasury, and the great Louisiana purchase com.
pleted the territorial grandeur OF the United
States. Jefferson appreciated the immensely of
MS acquisition. and. like man VINO buys at
auction, he Immediately proceeded to ind
out 'What is the damned thing worth.u The
year following the purchase, Lewis and Clarke,
one OF whom was private secretary OF jefferson,
started out on one OF the most wonderful expedi-
tions known to history. To recaptulate their
trumphs hardshps and disasters woulu be to re-
peat history known to almost every student
Yet they completely justified the purchase, ana
subsequent reconnossances, scouts and surveys.
conducted by army officers and civilians, prepared
the way Tor the development OF the Western Ter
ritorles. The names Of Major Pike QSO4-6-O, Ma
Jor 5. II. Long QSl9-20), j. c. Brewn QS25-6-7,
Henry X. Schoocrat tlS20 to 1881 and from these
dates forward those OF Bonneville, Fremont, Peck,
General Emory, General Simpson, j. f.. Johnston,
Captain John Pope Lieutenant Jones, Captain {. W.
Raymond and G. NJ Wheeler are among hundred
that could be mentioned rs having contributed val
liable work TO the common stock OF our national
information. And thus by assiduous endeavor,
way was prepared for that railway across the
plains which must become the grandest trunk line
in the world, draining from ocean to ocean, by
lateral connections these rich valleys and vast
alluvia empires being now surveyed by the expe-
dition which starts tomorrow under the direction
OF Professor F. V. Hayden, United States Geoogist.
WHO is PROFESSOR HAYDENs
certainly no man pretending TO scientific knowl-
edge would make TINS inquiry. But all oil us have
vague Idea OF Our public servants. and few men
IN the United States who have not been c ,ndl.
dates for the Presidency nave endured In the pub
lie recollection long after their decease How
many OF Us can even tell the story OF Madison's
liie' although we hear many good stories about
Mrs. Madlson' What Intimate knowle dge have we
OF Monroe except his doctrine, and so on down
through the list of our national magnates and now
that Agassiz is dead how many disputanls come
acterlstics, ana upon which men build fame and
fortune l do not intend TO have Professor
Hayden buried either IN an obscure or a dis.
puted grave; because | know him too well and
can speak with judicious candor OF his great works.
first met him in Washington at the beginning OF
the last session OF Congress, at the rooms of MS
survey.
The struggle for the appropriation for this expe.
dtlon was one or the winter entertainments of
the capital, finally resulting in the triumph OF Pro-
lessor hayden, who obtained an appropriation of
$4,000 from Congress to continue his survey
Instructed by the HERALD to accompany the expe
dition, made known my desire to Professor
Hayden, who assured me OF his cordial desire that
a representative OF the leading journal OF the
world should move with him and his party INTO
the widest regions OF the Far West, Offering ME
every courtesy and opening to me every avenue
OF information. J, accordingly, met hm by ap-
pointment at Philadelphia, on the 18th OF
July; ana there learned Of his intentions Mr.
Richard Brodhead, son OF the late Senator Brod-
head, VI pennsylvania; Mr.. Kellogg. prepossess-
Ing young gentleman from New Haven, ana son OF
Kellogg; Mr.. Barber OF Chester.
Pa, and DR.. Beale geoogist, accompanied us in
the six days trip from The Qu iker CITY to Dem
YER.
THE RAILWAY JOURNEY
rom the Atlantic TO the Rocky Mountains
s now common thing, but doubt If a
purely SCIENTIFIC partv ever enioved simooms