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Fort Worth Gazette
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
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Four Dundee whaling ships sailed in September for Graham's Land in the Antarctic, equipped for whaling and scientific observations including temperature, biology, and sketching. They carry surgeons and artists, expected back in 6-7 months with specimens and data.
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The four Dundee whaling ships which sailed in September for Graham's Land in the Antarctic ocean are wooden vessels, bark rigged, of 400 tons, provided with auxiliary steam, and protected against ice. The Balaena (Capt. Fairweather), the Active (Capt. Robertson) and the Diana (Capt. Davidson) carry surgeons chosen for their scientific capacities. Mr. Bruce, surgeon of the Balaena, has a complete equipment of apparatus for sea temperature and biological observations. He is accompanied by an Edinburgh artist, Mr. Burn Murdoch, who goes to sketch the southern ice. Each vessel carries a photographic apparatus. They are expected to return in six or seven months, bringing observations of temperature, collections of surface organisms and shore specimens, birds, rocks, and observations on ocean currents, as well as samples of sea water.
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Graham's Land In The Antarctic Ocean
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September
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expected to return in six or seven months, bringing observations of temperature, collections of surface organisms and shore specimens, birds, rocks, and observations on ocean currents, as well as samples of sea water
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The four Dundee whaling ships which sailed in September for Graham's Land in the Antarctic ocean are wooden vessels, bark rigged, of 400 tons, provided with auxiliary steam, and protected against ice. The Balaena (Capt. Fairweather), the Active (Capt. Robertson) and the Diana (Capt. Davidson) carry surgeons chosen for their scientific capacities. Mr. Bruce, surgeon of the Balaena, has a complete equipment of apparatus for sea temperature and biological observations. He is accompanied by an Edinburgh artist, Mr. Burn Murdoch, who goes to sketch the southern ice. Each vessel carries a photographic apparatus.