, 1874-06-06
ICELAND,

| ICELAND.
alcr NIillcnni.ll Celebration DR..
Euaycs' Expedition.
Il From tie Nese forE Sp,i. June e.
Tho coolest proposition OF tho scasou, crysta]-
ltzol In tho aubfoinoil advertisement, WIS diI-
fused by Yesterdays S,m:
AnnADoR, GREENLAND, AND ICELAND IN
~ inns for tho hlillc,&nsa Celebration, Tho fast.
sailing clipper Acl.ooucr Nary D. Lcuc.s, Atkins.
Master, lit intended to lcavo Or about Juso 70 fcr
tho above places for Q three months ploasure-lrp-
She has two cabins. accommodating easily eight PAS.
acngeIs md a'oing faat Raer. 1t II confidently
hostea she WI mako O. tno rsi'l ont within twenty ayn.
thu most attractive trip Of this year.
k'f '"''A'f T. fSSis1 %rap iii arpy oa iS sr
| A Sun reporter found 1rr. Weinberg III long,
| low-cclngou apartment, adorned with painted
! aiipB and caslvas belliod by prosperous gales,
A bunch Of tllo largest Imaginable bananas m
enormous watermelon, and n head Of rough
jacliotel pfneapples from DarGcua lay on d table
| ncnr the private oiGco.
hlr. Weinberg Bnid that DR.. Hayes, tho dlstt1-
gutBhed Arctic explorer, and IL Alr. Macarthy lad
condisionally chartered ono OF hts clipper eohoon-
erB, tho Mary .. Leach, for d voyage to Icn1au]
They had authorized him, he sud, to book eight
reputable gentlemen ut 81, 600 oac. Thfn nsoa-
| gre Information, Mr. Weinberg added, waa Rll
that ho lad yet learned Of Dr.. Hayes expcdi-
| tiou.
III tho library Of tho American Geographical
Society, surrounded by tmo-stainodnap charts,
| birchon calooB, mud grotesquo idols Dr.. Hayes
! was seated, smoking fragrant cigar.
"Ah, ar; from tue Snn," said tlls unassnming
know something about my approaching visit to
1ecand?,; Have chatr, aud will toll you ali
about it." Tho Doctor said: It At loast fifty in-
aividuals have applied to mo for passaye. but
thoro is distressing contrarioty OF tasteB among
n an yin JH1nn Eoo4
otlors direct to lcc1and, and tho remainder DO
! cleto that their enjoyment would not DO perfect
nnloss the ycould liavo br.ot ramblo In 1nbra-
aor an; and Iceland On route Returning homo
gen, wllere walruH Boals abound, or Janmayen.
Representing tue American Geographical So
eicty, and accompanied by oight Of its follows,
an to bo present at tho nlillcnnial colo.
August. On tho preceding day, tho King Of
Donmark will grace tho occasion itself wifi lila
presence. No country has over celebrated It's
thorsanlth anniversary; From tho earliest
sontoa, not exactly in form but in substance, a
republican Qovornment. Wo find thcro tho
ancient Scandinavian la,lguago. Tho people pro-
serve THOR original simplicity OF character and
honesty in thor socal and political rotations.
Tho ovent will undoubtedly attract from ali palts
OF tho world tho learned, curious, and adyo1,-
turons. may particuarizo Cyrus ". Fold a.
perhaps tho most distinguished Americau wiu ia
going to Iceland. He will journey tlitler yia
"In addition to tho historical interoBt at-
tached to tho com1ncmoration OF the establish
mont OF tho Icclandio Ropublio by tho old
NSorthmon1,, A. D. 874, my companions will enjoy
tho magnificent scenery Of Greenland and por-
the tiAost glacier syston in tho world, and it
has tlna far except by myBelf, boon bl{t little
studied: icelanti possossea glacior Bystcm, but
none Of tho individual glaciors roach tho soa
and discharge tcoborgs Tho ialnnd ia entirely
volcanic. Tho mountains, very lofty and OK
coeaingly picturesque, aro etotna1ly sllrouded
narrow margin for the sea. there il bolt Of land
which, was once partially clothed with forests
eoeming]y incroaaod severity OF tho cli1nato,
however. tho Forests hayo disappeared, Tho
people support existence by hunting, fishing,
and the tllago of the soil. and are poacofnl and
prosperous The most prominent feature Of
1co!alldlc scenery ig the great aya bedH formed
by the cooling Of laya streams that were dis
charged by Hcclar mud bkoptar, tho eruption Of
Which. in l7ss, was tho most devastating tint
''Tllo Ir,do plain Of Tingvalla iB solid bed
Of lava, and ia equal IN beauty to the Plains OF
A!manasH0. Occnpyinga portion OF tho first of
tieRo pa!ns is Lagborg, q mountain On which
tho Laganlann and his Wso men mot in August
tue Nopublic.
"Daring tho summer tic climate Of Iceland
is mild and pleasant, and not Boyoro In winter.
The Icelandcrs, numbering C0,000 souls, aro
among tho few peoples Of tic world who 1.-Two in |
Immunity from War., III fact, tho iHIand las |
1over boon deAolatcd by an ollomy. Iceland is |
readily roaehcd from Europe and from this cou,,-
try by smiling yesHol in eighteen days. Thora |
Is no moro danger in tho voyage than i'll ferry |
trip Rcross tho North Rtyor. Although the name |
OF the Island iR auggoatsyo Of coll no ice, save
III tho form Of an occasional iceberg, will bo GU
oounterol. IheHe encounters will bo iu day
light anl not dangerous. After leaving Now
foundand bohind lis 'thoro will 10 no darkness at
any timo, aud ouu may read Mt hight without ~
tltiolal light.
IA large party las boon organized In England
for tho double purpose OF scientific exploration
and sport. Tic oxpuditiosl!Bts, after enjoying
tho celebration, will push lnto tho interior Will
or volcanic mountains hitherto considered i,,ac-
coseiblo. I hope to scalo Mount 1Ioola a!one, il
my follow yoyagcrH are indisposod To accompany
mo- Illis font las noyor yot been accomplished.
though frequently attempted 1t III ono Of tho
most remarkable ornptiyo mountains III tho
world. It was Inst a9tir In 1840. Should I hot
form nuitnllo ; party to start hence, will 50 to
Geological Society WHO hayo beon choaon to
Journey with nc, mud engage yoysol to convoy
~ direct to IGolaiid."
The Bishop Of Al hahascn aud Ais wifo ACCOM-
nauiea by tho following missionary toacllerB from
England departed Tor Fort Garry this morning;
slr. ant! Mrs: shaw. Mr. md MlA. Header, AllsH
Moore, hlr, Fllnos, mud blr. Mulloy. They wore
net here yesterday, on their arrival from En-
slanl, by a party from Tort Garry couBiN,iup of
l.o 1toyn. Thomas Hurt atNt D. /, O'Aioara. aud
sloBBra. hleArthnr an MoAliekon. Atl4abaaca IL
lhout 700 mlloB northwest fran Fort Garry, and
u mtaslon statlone Hro widely aeattored oyor