The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-21
.lIaE SET OF BOOKS
HEroRT9 ADDED TO
.nr txfyEH.fTy LIBRARY.
voinnSs, the Result ~
sA~.stse Expeditions Arossa the
xsx.>e In 1s.z-sS->srsat Ala -
N xafarsi History stsAests-


TN gxarn Of = STROKE CO very gooss
IA sortuns that h@a fallen 70 .as
~ utgary os the University o.
E~-e>s.xsaa. Tas famous Challenger re-
-. hass oess received and made avail
-. IA Ill ssch sftsseafs sa tsae sassvss
| 81 -. fgsrzry. Ia the sasztuser Of 1856 Prof
wAYsx Tsssss1cssn, as Dundee university.
1 Ind. Waited Seattle CO his way TO
.-rs,ssss the Ersssaa government in the
-. Investigations presided over by David
| aessr J0raan, rsesgasDs Of Stanford uni
x1r,sty Prof Thompson became greatly
asxr>sesd .n sne University of Washing
/ - xs,d expressed q desire to help On the
wssaf t~xun hare III this rich natural his
tay e.lA. prof Charles HIfi. II. III. Hind
Eeasv ssa Trevor EiHcaid showed him ev-
I~y saesshl@ attention. and cailsd 10 his
-. sAs sasre&sy Of literature available
-, IN original investigation He agreed
,sss:ly enough to try and procure for the
neauxsxssy a complete SET of the ChaHsn-
- resorts. though ttse task would not re
q 80 cse. a. tfse complete sets were run
40 Isv and the purchase price YVES
srrshinx In excess OF 500.
vAsn tie United States steamer Alba
srs1s sssss into port Mr.. Kincafd spent all
- tsspe pkzzinss on hoard masdrg notes
f.xat Ire sss of shose reports on that boat.
ne matter dragged along for many
rstkx Prs. Hi took IL UP with other
| 6rl,srssies In England. Last spring As
ausxai Librarian II. G. Cofrsnan again
v.e.s 10 headquarters and on May IS the
ksks we're shipped from her majesty
sa.saaxy Office to the University ef
xnsAinxton through the Smithsonian In.
enis.aa. and they have just arrived. Il
the greatest addition 10 the available
asnafurc On such sstbjeets yet resolved In
/ ~ Pxe.Ec Northwest.
faese are f0rty-.ipe volumes 80 the set
"a zach Gao IL ~ large az. Or larger ah&n,
e. volumes OF the United States eepsls
lt2orEs There are three volumes OF mar
nf;se. two On physics. one on deep sea
ss2axts. two on botany, thtrty-three on
sxsaey and four o. summary
Taass valuable reports are tha result OF
Easatiao expeditions around the giohe In
b IT. D. Challenger In the years ls.2-.s
sss Information CLEANED was coru;,iEsfI and
ssA!fed Tor publication By experts and
Dc Publishing covered a period OF ten
fass froaa isns 10 isas. The ship was
ensaanfsa FIRST fy Capt. SIR George z
5asss. II. n. r. X. 4. and Their by the
a1 tapt. Frank Towie Thomson, r, N.
ls work WAS superintendent by Sir G.
Fssain Thomson. Knit. r. T. S., etc.
stss professor of natural history Ia the
tasersiiY Of Edinburgh. who was d.
srss OF TIE civilian star or board. On
~ dssIh OK Sig c, WyyiiIe Thomson, the
vsrt ef superintendent and editing fell
soan Murray. one Of the natgra.ists OF
y expedition
Ms9es. the routes pursued by these In
Fsaxs'ers were as follows; From Glib
aasr 10 West indies. tn Halifax. to
xssfss, &c Cape Verde islands, 10 coast
sFski. around Cape OF Good Hone. 10
sseaha, 10 FIJI islands. ~ Philippines
haasxong. 10 Admiralty Islands 70 Ia.
NJ 10 Sandwich islands 10 yait,araiao
asNss Straits Of Magellan. to Falkland
sshss TO MoHtaviieo, to capa Verde
saaes 10 England
#sf 5href years consumed In dredging
eilcsine vast Quantities OF mate
As''a immensely To the worlds
~ marine life. The published;
Fso,as are highly emheIiished with mos,
80 lih"sfa phs and wood cut Illus
-sssss aud WITH maps and charts +,
"a ssss Undertaking and reaec,a gro,
aesa % TIE British government for ,ts
s - ard the presentation of tn.
'ss's 10 the world at large.
vsFsttSf when the university ~. .sa
s s's'sTsl'Sts Society uf5t.rfaka arv
49, expeditions IN Puget sound thrs..
- - prove their value when the s,,ac-
- 49, eleefess can ne compared with stnn-
.incfea forms obtained in ,firyerr,t
-. - s. me world by the great tvhaIIen.,ar
- $50 and f.,s British eoys-nn,,s,,.
a.. .s.elss continual thanks for this mag.
EDMOND s MEAN-x