The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-06
THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION
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through Captain Scott entertained officers OF the relief ships at
dinner but the function short the necesstated the
ships clearing
blizzard sprung and narrow escape for all Early
the morning the 9Th ships being driven eeward
the anchors were hauled up and start was made The Discovery
iced pumps got cokd however and her engines became useless an
she the rocks under Hut Point and hung amdps and
which swept her decks here were twelve OF the Terra Novas on
board and with their assistance sails bent Meantime pieces of
the Dscovey keel three feet length broken pumping
on the rocks came to the surface and some began think they would
the ship aoat again For eight hours hung
balance Ultimately she got clear and leaked ordinarily
after her experience
On the 18th the three ships sailed for Black Island and there the
Discovery coaed from Terra Nova The voyage
Zealand has already been described.
1t is early yet up the scientific Antarctic
expedition Long before the material have been fully investigated
and the official published something may be gathered
OF the prominent discoveries to be expected by detailed
nation of the specimens collected Too expected
No other portion OF the earth so barren the South Polar regions
other destitute all forms of life In the region by
Discovery no Towering plants have been said and consequently
ec are almost unknown one primitive torn OF insect lie was found
by Mr. Borchgreynks expedition and DR. Hodgon the Discovery
has brought back with him number OF specimens tenegged
spider Dr. odgson also collected large number of marine nver
brate species Dr. Wilson has given his attention the higher forms
OF animal life and will have much write about the strange habits Of
kuas and pengun 1t is scarcely likely that the collection will include
any species of Bird those dwelling in the southern regions
fairly well known and widely distributed Little however,
been learned about the breeding habits OF the Emperor and the
scientists OF the Discovery have had considerable opportunity for OBJ
serving these Though the only vegetation hitherto obtained in the
far south has consisted OF MOSES and chens and few eaweed Mr.
Feras the geoog of the expedition has been
these are OF the highest interest The specimens brought back by Mr.
errars taken conjunction with those recently reported having
much light on the date of the Antarctic continent
Regarding the important geological discoveries made by Mr. Fer
geOOg of the expedition who accompanied Captain the
top the glacier the highest part of Victoria Land the occasion
of the journey the westward Captain Hutton F. r. S.
president OF the Auaaan Association speaks the glowing
When height of
Mr. Ferra discovered the fossil remains of plant leaves
bedd sandstone 81 consider this the dscov
made the journey said Captain Hutton, f of tn
most valuable The magnetic and meteorological observations and dis
coverles be equally but they do strike the
gnaton with such force and the bearing of the discovery climate
ogy will undoubtedly be is oi practical value what
knowledge
the former conditions of the earth think extremely
ate thing that the Discovery could of the ice last