Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
SCIENCE,
An Extended Tour Of the Country BY En-.
glish Scientific Men to be Made.
Great Benefits Expect.
ed TherefrOm,

DIR. j. d. Hooker, President of the
Royal Society Of London, Director of
the new Botanical Gardens, ETC., and
Lieut.. General Strachey, of the Royal
Bengal Engineers, and Member of the
Council Of India, have made arrange
ment through friends in Washington
and elsewhere, for tour of scientific
research this summer in Colorado, Utah
and California in company with Asa
Gray, of Cambridge, the distinguished
botanist, and Prof. Leidy, of Philadel.
phia, the eminent comparative anato-
mist, the result of which will be COM
municated to our government in the
form of reports. DR.. Hooker's position
as President of the Royal Society has
for a number of years made him the
chief adviser of the Crown in all scien-
tifc matters pertaining to the govern
ment, and on the Queens last birthday
he was knighted, in consideration of his
eminent scientific services. He is also
a corresponding member of the Institute
Of France.
General Strachey has been for many
years prominent member of the Royal
Geographical Society, and is now Presi
dent Of the Geographical Section of the
R8ftish Association for the Advance,
ment of Science. He is the author of
several books of travel, and has world
wide reputation as a geographer Mrs.
Hooker and Mrs. Strachey will accom-
pany their husbands. The former was
the widow of Sir. VIM. Jardin, the emf
nent naturalist, and Mrs. Strachey is the
daughter of Sir j, r. Grant, formerly
Governor of Bengal, and at later peri
cd Governor Of Jamaica,
The party were to leave England
about the 2Sth ultimo, with the expec-
tation of proceeding directly to Boston
The results Of the extended scientific
tour which has been thus arranged will
it is believed, be of great interest and
value, and they will be attained entirely
at the private expense of the distin
guished gentlemen who compose the ex
pedition. These distinguished Euro
pean scientists will attach themselves
to Prof Haydens Geological Survey, in
order to avail themselves of the knowl
edge OF those portions of the far west
over which the army has worked, and
over which they intend to travel. The
publication of this survey, with which
these scientists are familiar, have
spread Il knowledge of our public do
main throughout the European coun-
tries, and no doubt the information de-
rived from these reports have done
much to induce this visit by these re
nowned sarons Reports on the Alpine
Flora climatic conditions, and other sub
jects, will be prepared and submitted to
our government through the Geological
Survey and DIR. Hayden, who is, through
his works, well known abroad, and who
has been the recipient Of the highest en-
cOniums from the most prominet men
and institutions in Europe. .....=
1t is needless to refer to the high po-
sition of Prof. Asa Gray, our. American
botanist, as every school in the land is
taught the science of botany through
books on that subject derived from in
vestigations made by him. Prof Joseph
Leidy, of Philadelphia, is scientist Of
no less distinction, and is also widely
known, both at home and abroad, as one
of the most profound comparative anat
omists of the age. We will look with
more than ordinary interest for the re
ports to be made by the members o.
this party, as we are sure they will Civ,
to the public information of the rares
character.