The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-07-21
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
AN INnErSNpENT JOURNAL,
pETOTEl 10 HAWAIIAN PROGRESS.
Scientific Voyage of Il, B. II.
Ship Challenger.
EY w EnwAEa RrEvg.


rnznd a Captain NareS. in the prosecution
q scientific researches, exploring the Vays-
sc-ioa> depths Of ocean, under the direo-
tiou Of FrofoS>or Thomson For months
pzs; has that noble vessel been constantly
engaged in shiS g1eAt work. destined 70
immorisl5ze her name, Snd to cover with
honor au those whose privilege II hiss
beea 70 he associated IN such glorious
expedition On behalf q the SaeTed S,gisiSss
cause Of Soionoo For few days the
Challenger VIII re>i In the Tranquil, waters
q Po-s Jackson betore she r~eateuS upon
her appointed task Having hai the sd
vantage OF 5 thorough overhaul in the
FItEroy DISK II Cookzsoo, she issgain
lying IN Farm Cove, perfectly pveparej 10
resume voyage. which h2s alyeady sd
iei 50 largely 10 the TrsASure> OF KnOwl-
edge Otb5r ships have sigualiEej them
selves BY their researches in Geographical
Discovery: bat the Challenger Is pT>eui-
neatly distinguished BY her explorations
in the lowSr depths Of thSt treaoher0as
element, over which she hiss pissed for -
many thousands Of miles, and with such
sigaal Success May her prosperous pro
guo>s IN her new and more excellent
way continue, whea she Leaves Us sal
70 be &rgS grpeL
The scientific s.aF Of the Challenger
started from the Sho7ss Of England with
the view q making sections through
the ocean 81 large: - S 70 determine.
with Sons degree Of certainty, the form
Gifts boaou. the distribution Of auimal
lie therein, aai tie dssress Of tempsra-
t17e st rs several depths, sc. In reSolv-
ing each Of the several series OF problems
this propoandei. It Is almcs; needless 10
say that Professor Thomson and his IS
Ssssau;s have No; only been provided with
the very beSt necessary apparatus. bu,
hare &->o, in the practical use Of such
means acquired 4a experience calculated
70 issi 70 yg; further resGl,s. With her
busy pioneers Of science on board. the
Challenger bzs crossed the Atlantic four
times. before she oare down to IS far
soz,a $ the Czpe q Good HOPE; whence
she stte-EA7is proceeded in shout lougi-
is=de 90 e2stl. until she waz far within
tie Al;arc,sc ClrcIe- After the commence
-e2t q her voyage she rsmzined for some
tine dredging the bottom Of the SEA Of,
the ooss. Of Portugal: next she visited
tbs Azores snd the Caps de Verde Is
la16s or tie western eo2st Of the north Of
At5oa; and then she commenced her
= S-ryeys 80 70 Speak-of the North
zri South Atlzn;ic, making her sections
Of the sane, z2d examining the ooean in F
all the different respects above specified. .
Sic visited likewise Seve-al.D tie differ
e1t Islands Of The Wsst Indies. and the
Se1S shzt surround them. tzkiug N her
subsequent Eigzzz onward path the Bra
lillzu Pc-t Of Psru2nb1co.s the Island Of
3 Pzui juSt under the Iue.f the Isolated .
gro.p Of Triz.sn 6'Ac1lh4, and other
points Of particular Interest Leaving the .
Cape, the ChzIs1ger 81 length stood far
sway 70 The sozthwari, snj gained las
We hzve s,rs1iy intimately au extreme
p1iut within the Autzrctic Circls. further
south thzn auY ship has ever reached Be
to1e In winning her way 70 this remote
2oiu-- the ChzI,enger hz6 to pass the
dreaded Ice Barrier, and found herself
-ni5 the pack CT fields Of loose ioe-l
whsoe SIC encountered Tery bzi weather
skill arj courage zIoue taking the ship
safe znd sound cut fsI the dangers thzt
st ons tine Esre zrozrd her. The ChsI-
-snEsr, - o1e par Of this soutberiv
oo-rss, vent e,oss TO the spot where Com
zoio-e Wilkes inscribed the shzlo~v
limits q his Termination La1d = in the
shzrts Of tie United States Exploring
bzt thsy szE 10 z;zn Of any
sch oo1St- In the prosecution Of her
ieFi71s voyage between the Cape Of
Seed Hope snd AzStTsliz, The Cbzllsueer
'lsS-ed many points Of sPeaial Interest IN
The Crest Indizn Ooszn. such zs Ksrrue-
ems Land, O the Island Of DssoIation.
Yozng z1i Mzo5o1zId Islznis-sg0 niles
yet further 70 he south Of that lonely and T
ias5-z-e regiol OF al the places visited
-aoa ths orzuge groves Of 3 3Iich2eFs
o tie dis1zl soEis5ss Of KsrgueIeu'z
-z1d-xeslsut photographs have ben
2ksu, which srs intensely interesting znd
he principal interest, how
sva, esuGe< nztzr4LIy n the strange z1d !
lszz,if1l f5-1s q zzimzted bsing drawn
p b. The spp1rztzs q Silence cut Of the
lsPshs Of ths OCEAN. Al Of these are
lEF sd 50 Tz-ie5 and 50 =o6s-fl IS TO !
II the spectator With adnirzri01 zzd &
Thess specimens AZ bezzti- :
--ly Press-vsi. and rhsre they are uiero-
oopie ob5sets. have beea mounted Eish ,
s@rzblz skin Tbs-s ( q board :
hzsty yo-thful naturalist anoagzt Pro I
sssor Tho1zo1's assistants, Who seszs TO :
: Pszazssco, the zoss sls.s-iy ss17o-1 Of B-z-