THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
(per press association)
Christchurch, November 15.
Twenty-five Canterbury sheep breeders have offered each ten sheep or lambs towards the provisioning of the Antarctic exploring vessel Discovery or 230 sheep in all.
The dogs for the Discovery expedition arrived at Lyttelton in the Talune this morning and were immediately taken over to Quail Island where they will remain until the Discovery is about to leave for the Antarctic regions. There are 23 dogs altogether. They are in charge of W. J. Weller who is on the staff of the expedition and who has been attending to them all along. They are of many colours but all of the same size, standing about two feet high. One is a pure bred wolf, four are Esqumaux dogs, and the remainder are quarter bred and half bred Siderian wolves. Their long pointed noses, sharp ears and shape, denote the stock from which they have come and there is generally a very wolfish look about them.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 16 November 1901, Page 3
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164THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 16 November 1901, Page 3
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