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 742 KANE bushels of wheat, 674,333 of Indian corn, 785,- 608 of oats, 137,407 of barley, 211,048 of po- tatoes, 173,264 Ibs. of wool, 758,893 of butter, 124,928 of cheese, 945,351 of flax, and 73,255 tons of hay. There were 8,923 horses, 16,034 milch cows, 13,312 other cattle, 36,186 sheep, and 14,942 swine ; 7 manufactories of car- riages, 1 of cars, 10 of cheese, 1 of nails and spikes, 9 of iron castings, 8 of machinery, 3 of paper, 9 of saddlery and harness, 5 of tin, cop- per, and sheet-iron ware, 1 of watches, 3 of woollen goods, 12 flour mills, 2 tanneries, 1 currying establishment, and 1 distillery. Cap- ital, Geneva. II. A S. E. county of Utah, bounded E. by Colorado, and S. by Arizona; area, 7,500 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,513. It contains a portion of the great cation of the Colorado river, which crosses the county and is joined within its borders by the San Juan river. There is some arable land at the base of the Wasatch mountains in the west, and in the valley of the Virgin river. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 1,663 bushels of wheat, 5,188 of Indian corn, and 6,225 of potatoes. There were 308 horses, 557 milch cows, 828 other cattle, 909 sheep, and 103 swine. Cap- ital, Toquerville. KANE, Kii-lia Kent, an American arctic explo- rer, born in Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 1820, died in Havana, Feb. 16, 1857. He was the son of Judge John K. Kane of Philadelphia. In 1836 he entered the Virginia university, and was rapidly qualifying himself for the profession of a civil engineer, when in 1838 he left the in- stitution owing to a disease of the heart, from which he never fully recovered. He began in 1839 the study of medicine in Philadelphia, and on Oct. 19, 1840, he was elected, while still an undergraduate and not of age, resident phy- sician in the Pennsylvania hospital. His health still continuing bad, his father obtained for him the post of surgeon in the navy, and he sailed in the frigate Brandywine with Commodore Parker, in May, 1843, as physician to the em- bassy to China. The American legation being delayed for several months at Bombay, Dr. Kane visited the cave temples of Ellora and Carlee, and travelled in Ceylon. While the expedition remained for nearly seven months at Macao, Dr. Kane crossed the China sea to Luzon, where he made a more complete exam- ination of the Philippines than any foreigner had at that time effected. He traversed Luzon from Manila to the Pacific coast, and descended the crater of the great volcano of Tael. " Only one European had attempted this before, and ho without success." He afterward displayed great courage and remarkable activity in visiting Chinese cities and their environs. He remained after the legation had left China, and was en- gaged for six months in successful practice as a physician at Whampoa, but at the close of 1844 he resolved on account of his health to return home. Before doing so he visited Bor- neo, Sumatra, and Ceylon, and spent several months in travelling through India, including the Himalaya mountains. lie afterward passed through Persia and Syria, traversed Egypt as far south as Sennaar, and became acquainted with Lepsius. He lost his baggage and papers, ' was wounded in fighting with Bedouin rob- bers, and returned to Alexandria, where he had an attack of the plague. Scarcely recovered, he set out for Greece, which he traversed on foot, and then passed from Patras to Trieste. He now travelled through Germany and Switz- erland, making in the latter country careful studies of the glaciers, which he afterward found of service in illustrating his theories of the arctic regions. From Switzerland he went to Italy, France, and England, and from Eng- land returned home. On May 25, 1846, he sailed in the frigate United States for the coast of Africa. Having in Brazil in 1843 obtained letters of introduction from the famous slave dealer Da Sonza to his agents in Africa, Dr. Kane was enabled to inspect the factories, and joining a caravan visited Dahomey, where he became acquainted with the sovereign. But in returning to the coast he was attacked by the fever of that region, and finally reached Phila- delphia, April 6, 1847, much weakened in health. Having obtained a transfer from the naval to the military staff, he set out on Nov. 6 for Mexico. Being desirous of reaching the Amer- ican army in time to take part in the war, he went from Perote with a guerilla spy company. On the way he was concerned in a desperate encounter with a Mexican party, performing feats of heroism in defence of prisoners against his own men after the victory. Generals Gao- na and Torrejon were among the persons thus saved. Kane received a lance wound and had his horse killed under him. He was most kindly tended by the family of Gaona, and having been carried to Mexico on a hospital ambulance was there invalided and returned home. In January, 1849, he sailed in a store ship to Rio Janeiro, Lisbon, and the Mediter- ranean, returning in October. In May, 1850, he sailed from New York as surgeon and nat- uralist to the expedition under Lieut. De Haven, fitted out at the cost of Mr. Henry Grinnell, to search for Sir John Franklin. (See ARCTIC DISCOVERY, vol. i., p. 674.) Of this expedi- tion he published an account, "Narrative of the Expedition in Search of Sir John Frank- lin" (New York, 1854). The disappointment which had attended the return of the unsuc- cessful English and American expeditions had only increased the public desire to ascertain the fate of Franklin. More vigorous efforts were to be made, and Dr. Kane was desirous of taking part in them. When so ill as to be incapable of writing a long letter, he wrote to Mr. Grinnell, offering his services. Final- ly, through the liberality of Mr. Grinnell and Mr. George Peabody, $10,000 and a brig (the Advance) were secured. Kane contributed his own pay (about $3,000) and the proceeds of the lectures which he delivered in 1852-'3. The Advance sailed from New York under Dr.