New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
Egypt EXPLORATION FUND.
ITS ANNUAL APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC IN BEHALF
or THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

ITS ANNUAL APPEAL TO TIE PUBLIC IN BEHALF
or THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: This society now issues It's annual circular and
makes It's annual appeal lis cau.e and it, admirable
work are everywhere known. It's mission is to dis
and record the social and family, the business
and civic occupations Of their knowledge OF 1uris-
prudence and medicine, their religious beliefs ana
practices for 1000 years from the dawn Of history IL
has disclosed Invaluable secrets respecting the sources
Of Hellenic architecture and art ana Greek epgrHphy
1t has brilliantly lumincd the old Testament narrative,
especially that I'm which Joseph and Moses ana Jere-
mah figure it has performed most useful Office for
the tourist I'm his own Thousand Miles up the Nile
for the ella steal maps. and for the maps OF the SILL
d1y>choO IL has proved and illustrated tho incstima-
Bile value Of archaeological exploration ana that arch
aeo!ogy Is practical science. rs the LONDON lhcS
remrhs Of th, work. surely OF all Inc UNCERTAINTIES
Of day in,yhch rich man may embark his super
iluou- capital there arc that promise such cap
uvating results
An IMPORTANT and comparatively new departure OF
it, exploration is the Archaeological survey OF
Egypt the recording " history written In stone
before It Is forever lost 1t is the imperative du'S CT
TIL, generation TO preserve and transmit the most III
pOrtant and fullest historical records that exist Oh VIC
evolution Of man. Tit first volume OF the survey Is
a quarto with thlry-one beautiful plates and iuStra
ton, -four In colDrs), treating of the sculptures ana
pictures Of Benz Ilasan, in which the social and BUSINESS
life of men $500 b. G. is richly depicted ana 'Ile
facial type, afford nm ethnographical study, very vaua
bic and altogether unique.
Patrons contribute *2j. but all donors OF not less
than - TO the survey receive the volume, ana tho
annual report with lectures list Of subscribers etc. ETC.
All subscribers OF not les than - to the regular eN
cavation or exploration OF the season receive the Illus
tracd quarto Of the year and animal report. There
are now ten volumes the sites disclosed and dis
c0vcrie, made. Among the first TO respond 10 inc
new circular as patrons otherwise are Robert ["
Winthrop Hamilton Fish, .. Il. rockingham, fred
erick l.. Amcs 5000 Arson Phelps stokes tS3ol
Franklin MacNcagh Mrs. Howard crosby, MIS-. halS
\. Lvcrmore, Mrs Asa Gray, ID. {. UlInlai . .
William Curtis, Charles Dudley Warner lTOieSHI'
james ID. Dana, W. Henry Green William d. WihthcS I,
". W. Goodwin, b. l.. G!ldcr>cevc, {. Il" Norioh :
the Rev Dr,. T.. \. Hoffman and I. w. ChaInr'rs
Alll subscriptions acknowledged In Blbla. tho
monthly archaeological magazine. George Nlihhm
Curtis in successor TO James Russell Lowell as non
orary vice pre-. ident Edward G.. Mason, president OF
the Chicago Historical society, i vice president WIN
me and / act rs honorary secretary for the United
states rs Mis-, Amelia H. Edward acts for England
Let all who wish for clrcnlnrs and other information
address me freely We have no endowment but ~
The aid Of the pres, depend upon the public for the
support Of these invaluable explorations
WILLIAM G. WlNSLOW.
No. J2J BoacOnst., Boston, Mass, April ., 1oO2