. Scottish geographical magazine. Fig. 1.—Omond House, South Orkneys. regions. The Argentine Government, during the stay of the Scotia atBuenos Ayres, agreed with Mr. Bruce to take over and continue themeteorological and magnetical observatory at Omond House, ScotiaBay, South Orkneys, which was built and set in working order duringthe winter that the Scottish Expedition spent at these islands. TheArgentine Government had previously taken a very conspicuous part inthe rescue of the recent Swedish Antarctic Expedition, and by nowundertaking the responsibility of this Antarctic observatory, is sh
. Scottish geographical magazine. Fig. 1.—Omond House, South Orkneys. regions. The Argentine Government, during the stay of the Scotia atBuenos Ayres, agreed with Mr. Bruce to take over and continue themeteorological and magnetical observatory at Omond House, ScotiaBay, South Orkneys, which was built and set in working order duringthe winter that the Scottish Expedition spent at these islands. TheArgentine Government had previously taken a very conspicuous part inthe rescue of the recent Swedish Antarctic Expedition, and by nowundertaking the responsibility of this Antarctic observatory, is showingitself keenly alive to the interests of science. The arrangement come 1 Cf. this Magazine, vol. xx. pp. 57 and 113. We regret that, owing to ill-health. S. Bruce has been himself unable to complete the account of the Scotias work in theAntarctic, and this task has therefore Wen delegated to members of his staff.—Ed. Photograph by W. Crooke, Edinburgh. ur^-s. </v^^ THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 25 to was in great measure due to Mr, W. H. Haggard, British Minister tothe Argentine Republic, Mr. W. G. Davis, of the Argentine Meteoro-logical Office, and Dr. Francisco Moreno, of the La Plata Museum. On January 21, 1904, the Scotia left Buenos Ayres for the south onher second journey. In addition to her own staff, there were on boardthree Argentine scientists, Messrs. E. Szmula, L. H. Yalette, and , for the meteorological observatory in Scotia Bay. On her waythe Scotia called at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, where the remainderof the expeditions stores were taken on board, and finally on February 9she left for the South Orkneys. After a quick passage, during which no ice was met with, the South( hkneys were reached on February 14. The effect of the summer temperatures was very noticeable in theamount of rock and beach now exposed in various parts of the islands.
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