The Republican journal., 1872-04-18
The Hassler Expedition.

IL spite Ol the scar on her cheek.
The Hassler Expedition.
The United States government recently
sent out an expedition in the steamer
Haesler, for the purpose Of dredging the
deep portions Of the Atlantic, and secur-
ing specimens Of the creatures that make
their home there. The scientific depart
ment is under charge of Prof Agassiz
4 correspondent on board sends from RIO
Janeiro to the New York Tribune the fol-
lowing notes
We are at length through our Seten-
tons at Rio; the coal has come aboard
this afternoon, on part OF il, and to-mor-
row we sail for Montevideo. This after
noon we have been making experimental
trips with The little steam launch Agassiz
and ind them satisfactory; she flies round
the harbor like 4 water-beetlc, and with a
cumhrous raft in tow She moves like u
swan The Professor has made a good
deal Of u,e Of onr detention here, gather
ING many valuable specimens here, and
with his assistants. especially Dr. Stend-
achner, making very numerous anatomj-
cal nren4rq ions nj fresh snrcinpn. An
ocrilent axcppdinoly v4x4tjon4 dnnrivpd
hin, Of son,4 of them He was .t he res
idance ofa friend in The rorntrv. and had
sppn, a jay vrry successfully h maxine
delicate. .ecfi6ns of fresh fish exposin0
internal part. These prtnared # ii w4re
immersed in alcbohol, aud committed for
safe karnino IN . hlanL servant nld and
trusted wbn "a IL regard tbnu secr.l
TX Thr n.xt 5,,v WIN, tho profn.zo,.
asEad tor the,n rht prinnintr ,,aorn show
ed bim thr n,n n w1i,.h rhnv w4ra fyvine,
Thpc bad nonr4d otf tb4. alchobnI sa4i-
ed snd cleaned rhe tish NH were tryino
them t3r tb, pratre,,f's breakfast Inn
sgina rha protassn,,. ,,.iaf. imqyinf tha
vex,tiou Of the friend whose f.,ithfnl sp~-
vsot had dome the irrenarabI,. inju,.v AS
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