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Title: The cruise of Her Majesty's ship "Challenger" : voyages over many seas, scenes in many lands
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Spry, W. J. J. (William James Joseph), d. 1906 Burrows, C. Acton (Charles Acton), 1853-1948 (bookplate)
Subjects: Challenger (Ship) Voyages around the world
Publisher: Toronto : Belford Bros.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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The processes were watched with seemingly greatinterest by the guests on board, and after a shortinterval had elapsed, the trawl was drawn up bythe deck engine. The anxious crowd gathered onthe bridge, and as fathom after fathom of the linecame in, the eager throng held their breath inexpectation of what was coming. They were, how-ever, not kept long in suspense. First appeared theshackle, then the trawl itself, with a few specimensof life from the bottom, including fish of variouskinds, shells, stones, and mud. Water-bottles werelowered, and specimens obtained from variousdepths. The mode of taking serial temperatureswas illustrated. After this lively scene, in which the different DREDGING PICNIC IN YEDO BAY. 303 opinions of the learned in such matters were oftenamusingly expressed to their lady friends, it wastime to adjourn for lunch, which afterwards finishedup with a dance ; so on the whole we had a mostenjoyable time. It was after five before the vesselreturned to her anchorage.
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WOMEN ON HORSEBACK, HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS. CHAPTER XIV. Japan to the Sandwich Islands. Leave Yokohama—Soundings of the U.S. ship Tuscarora—Our course—Passing the meridian of 180°—Two Sundays in one week—Sand-wich Islands in sight—Anchor in Honolulu Harbour—The city—Its streets—Business habits—American influence—The king—Hawaiian Government—Parliament—Taxation—The Nuanu valley—Pretty scenes—Villa and other residences—The Pali—Horse-manship—Visit to the fish-market—The natives —Public build-ings—Parliament House — Hawaiian hotel — The churches —Queens Hospital—Court House—Iolani Palace—Lev6e at thepalace—King Kalakua and suite visit the Challenger—Leave theIsland of Oahu—Squally passage to Hawaii—Arrive and anchorin Hilo Bay—Volcanoes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa — Thecharming scenery—The Rainbow Falls—Bathing-places—Visit tothe crater of Kilauea—Scenes on the road—The Halfway House—Eeach the crater—

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