New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

GEOGRAPHICAL QUESTIONS DlSC
rHE PALESTINE EXPLORATION sOcIETYs work
TIE AMERICAN INTERoCRANIC CANAL
At the meeting Of the American Geographical
Society last evening in Chickerng Hail. al Fiihaye ana
F,cbeentbst the Palestine Exploration Society took
part by invitation The latter society founded IN 1870
has sent two expeditions in 1873 and one in 1879 TO
Eastern Palestine, for the purpose Of exploring collect
ing inscriptions, and preparing for the making OF nap
Of Moab Gilcad and Bashan. The expedition OF l971
under Col. Lane brought back 80 phd'Wraphs OF lhe
rivers and scenery OF Palestine, taken by French pho'
grapher OF Beirut <.,
CLickering Hall was well filed, both .." t'or ana
I'm the gallery large proportion the sdence BENG
ladies' vino listened attentve,y 70 the proc "hss ~
eight O'Clock the meeting called to ORDER ~ N-o4
Cen G. W Cullum, there heing about hall dozen mem
bers of the society upon the platform with him. ABOUT
fifteen gentlemen, including Commodore CHARLES H.
Baldwin and Edwin P. Mitchell, were elected Fellows OF
the socctv aud several others correspondents Gen.
Cullum then announced that the paper ~ the evening
was on 1.-THE surveys and Reconnaissance from 1870 10
1875, fora ship Canal across che American lstDuus'
by Commodore Daniel Ammen, L. E. NJ VIII D. IN
the absence OF the author. was read by the
Secretary, Prot Gardner. In the paper was stated
that lao doubt now existed to the amount OF WORK re-
ouirI for the making OF interoceanc can at several
points The ADVANTAGES and disadvantages OF the 10
different routes proposed described ana We reports
of French engineers upon the subject were criticized ana
discussed The American isthmus was cohtIas '' WIN
that q suez The writer concluded by giving IL 80 MS
perso9al opinion that the most liable surveys an eN
vibrations on the American sthmus had been made M
der the auspices Of the United states Government
The remainder of the evenings entertainment con
sisted OF the exhibition OF about 80 tecopcon views Of
that region OF Palestine which the jordan The
Rev DE- Roswell D. Hitchcock, in explanation oil the
views briefly alluded to the manner in which they we're
obtained and the ends they were intended to accomplish
He stated that the society, with an English society ot
similar NAME was endeavoriuG 10 explore and map q
whole Of Palestine. the work requiring careful ana eN
pensve tTianCuation. The first surveying party, nnd
Lieut. stccver in 1873, tIianguated nearly 600 square
miles including Pscah the site Of which was sat sidc
forily determined by Prot Paine. The second pUy,
under Col Lane. in 1875, made reconnaissance ~
nearly the whole territory, collecting inscriptions ana
bringing back about hundred very hHe PHOTOGRAPHS
printed in this country, ana the SAFE o hr pihle WI"
made to contribute to the expense OF continuing III"
work OF rianguetion and exploration large part Oh
the negatives. recently received I'h lu'aIh'' INV
been prenarei for use I'm the stereOp. con.
The first L views, when are OF arcntrCural ViI rs
illustrating the of the country IVES, OF The lda
were explained To the audience by W. H. GOODYEAR As
the views were passed after tc other on the St
he pointed ont tine GTcCO-ROman CHARACTERISTICS WIN
which the ruins aDOunded, showing that theN must nave
been the remains OF Roman temples thcaielr, ana Iolt-
regsos Among the striking Of these views were
those OF the Temple OF the sun and city gate a. J'rSh
built during the second century, ana Inc Roman teat
10 have been built in the third century. Prof. W. H.
Thomson explained number OF the following views ue
interesting Of which were tloSt oil NOUN oulun
and the OF the jordan, adding son oS OF Ic'i
piscenCe Of the places which appeared shAdO"cd w l
ature on the screen. The remaining views were thti
briefly announced by Dr. HITCHCOCK Inc Sele, cios,u
with some tine representations OF Roman ampnlhcatei5
Al Amman, the Rab-bath-Ammon OF tLt scriptures anu
she Philadelphia OF Greek and Roman annals