. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. en the educated mind, covet-ing all modern light, finally rebels against dwell-ing in the dark ages, so to speak, as to what thebusy generations of men have been doing in thepast. The movement to found a society of thischaracter is always one of significance, and how-ever modestly it may begin its good work it issure to prosper. The contents of the elegantnumber before us—the new societys first issue—are of much interest. The Introduction pre-sents a brief history of the societys stiuggles forexistence, with the names of its present of
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. en the educated mind, covet-ing all modern light, finally rebels against dwell-ing in the dark ages, so to speak, as to what thebusy generations of men have been doing in thepast. The movement to found a society of thischaracter is always one of significance, and how-ever modestly it may begin its good work it issure to prosper. The contents of the elegantnumber before us—the new societys first issue—are of much interest. The Introduction pre-sents a brief history of the societys stiuggles forexistence, with the names of its present officers,and its honorary, corresponding, and activemembers. Four valuable papers follow, TheLocal Units of History, by Martin Kellogg ; Data of Mexican and United States History,by Bernard Moses; History of the PiousFriend of California, by John T. Doyle, Presi-dent of the Society; and The First Phase ofthe Conquest of California, by William CaryJones. We congratulate the institution uponits beginnings and predict for it an honorableand useful < o t o K w ■ < D 3 *Z* o 5 . § = £ « o w S « U § u z 2 SO o g x . in O1£%£ w Q D g U Z U D < a MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY Vol. XVIII AUGUST, 1887 No. 2 PRESENTATION OF THE ARCTIC SHIP RESOLUTE BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND THE last of a long line of Arctic discovery voyages projected by thegovernment of Great Britain was entered upon in May, 1845. The Arctic ice region had been periodically fretted by expeditions formore than three hundred years, in the hope of finding, through it, a shortercommercial route from England to India. This long-sought passage wasonly attainable through seas of ice, which presented a solid front, exceptfor a few brief months of the year, when, under the influence of sun andtides, the ice packs would separate, permitting, through much labor andperil, a passage to comparatively high geographic points. Throughrepeated effort and disaster, it had been demonstrated t
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