| Show A 1111 Ho He port lort San Ian Jul July report of Explorer who wan sent to the Antarctic In the interest ot of science Itt In tb the auxiliary screw barn bArtt Southern Cross Croll h hac been receIved here hereIn hereIn In his hll report lb the explorer say that ke Ice 11 Was encountered on December 30 10 11 1555 and that two week later on H 11 land WU was first It proved tu to be island but near approach 1 was owing to the Ice For Por da days the vessel WIll was hemmed In ID th the pack and lid for tor a sledge to Victoria Land Landwere landWere were beIng perfected when pressure slackened a little On the nIght ot of February 17 11 the southern Cross Croat dropped anchor In Rob bay bar It Stores feI were landed on South Victoria lAnd Ind On the lard or of January A severe vere southeast rate gale It lasted for tor hour boun anti nd two were loot Th The re report Ort statu that but for the heroIc work ot of the mn men the vessel would have AV beta beeta lost March 1 tb the union wu was hoIsted bolted on Victoria lAnd and nd t 2 tb the Southern Cross Croaa commanded by Cp Cap tam Jensen called for tor Nw Now Zeal lid leavIng atad J a party ot of at the settlement ot of Cape Adare 2600 2500 mU mIles south louth or of AustralIa The party r remained In tb the vicinity ot of Mare Adare fur or some months experiencing great reat and lurrIa intensely from the extreme cold June an n attempt wu was made to reach rech the coalt land to the wet welt of bay where th the camp wu was pitched with tb die thermometer regis rell rort degrees below zero An island was wal and named DUke ot of York Island Illand On thIs journey the lowest lowet temperature w was IS below zero Subsequently expedition from Rob orison bay were wre dispatched during August and nd September with the result that lut valuable c collectIons were obtained and observatIons taken w whenever er op opportunity offered The land Ind towards the southwest Of Duk ot of York Tork island laland In tb the Admiralty range was waa visited and named Darned owIng to It Its geological Interest Duke of York Island Illand Itself was waa found to be cut through from west to east eastby b by broad deep quartz reef reet It may here ume to say re is marks mrk lr Ir that mitt ral ot of great occur In this ity and nd that undoubtedly In time to come com science will receIve that support from commerce wh which h the progress ot of civIlizatIon and nel that the fu future lure ture Antarctic exploration will never be In want of support I took possession polon of Duke ot of York Tork island for Sir Geor George eD land which we visIted l 0 on occasions Is II min tI rail |
