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direction, to the Arctic regions. The following is the letter 

 of Dr. Hayes : — 



"Philadelphia, July 19th, 1858. 



"To Dr. Jacob Bigelow, LL. D., President of the American Acad- 

 emy of Arts and Sciences. 



"Sir: — 



" I purpose to attempt to reach the North Pole of the earth. 



" To co-operate with me in relation to this object, the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, at its last meeting, ap- 

 pointed a committee, consisting of Professor A. W. Bache, Professor 

 Joseph Henry, Professor William B. Rogers, Professor Edward Hitch- 

 cock, Professor Benjamin Peirce, Professor J. D. Dana, Professor 

 Joseph Winlock, Hon. Thomas Ewing, Hon. D. M, Barringer, Dr. 

 John L. LeConte, Mr. J. E. Hilgard, Mr. Peter Force, Professor 

 Joseph Leidy, Professor John Torrey, Professor S. S. Haldeman, and 

 Professor Alexis Caswell. 



" The American Philosophical Society, and the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia, have, with the same object, appointed com- 

 mittees. 



" Desirous of having the counsel and favorable influence of the emi- 

 nent association which you represent, I beg to submit my purpose to 

 their consideration, and to say, that I shall gladly receive any sugges- 

 tions which they may be pleased to make for the furtherance of science, 

 or the special interests of the proposed expedition. 



" I am, sir, with great respect, 



" Your obedient servant, 



"Isaac I. Hayes." 



Voted, that the letter of Dr. Hayes be referred to a com- 

 mittee of three ; and the Chair nominated Professors Lov- 

 ering, Winlock, and Eustis as the committee. 



The subject of the Submarine Telegraph Cable between 

 Europe and America having been introduced, Dr. Channing 

 spoke at some length of the various causes which seemed to 

 him likely to interfere with the ready transmission by it of 

 the electric current. His remarks led to a desultory conver- 

 sation on the best method of constructing an efficient and 



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