. Scottish geographical magazine. have said, I trust we may be able to keepmoving if not in the region we most desire, at least approximately inthe neighbourhood of that region. The plan will, however, be to spend SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 539 the first summer and autumn in the Far South, well within the limit ofthe ice, and there to sound, trap, trawl, tow net, carry on meteorological,magnetical, and general geographical observations. During the winterwe will retreat to the north and our operations will be carried on out-side and up to the limit of the Polar ice. This part of th
. Scottish geographical magazine. have said, I trust we may be able to keepmoving if not in the region we most desire, at least approximately inthe neighbourhood of that region. The plan will, however, be to spend SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 539 the first summer and autumn in the Far South, well within the limit ofthe ice, and there to sound, trap, trawl, tow net, carry on meteorological,magnetical, and general geographical observations. During the winterwe will retreat to the north and our operations will be carried on out-side and up to the limit of the Polar ice. This part of the cruise willpossibly be less enticing than the more southern cruise, for our workwill be in a region of storms, and that during winter. If funds allow, athird cruise will be made during the second summer to complete thework begun during the first; also, as I have indicated, if some one comesforward with money, we have still an opportunity to set up a winteringstation, where a wintering party could be left to carry on scientific. The iSriitiii ill pid ?oustiuctioii at Troon, July YMZ. investigation for twelve months. The expedition will thus be absentfor a period of about one to two years, according to the funds placed atour disposal. The ship of the Scottish Antarctic Expedition was formerly a whalernamed the Ilekla. During the last seven or eight months this vesselhas been so thoroughly overhauled that she is practically reconstructedand is absolutely as good as a new ship. This work has been carriedout by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon, under the able guidanceof the eminent naval architect, Mr. G. L. Watson of Glasgow. The vessel will be knovm as the Scotia, a name which carries with itan indication to all countries x)f the land to which she belongs. She isa barque-rigged auxiliary screw steamer of about 400 tons, having a 540 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. length of 140 feet and breadth of 29 feet, and drawing about 15 feet ofwater. With her new engines and boiler i
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