Kerguelen Land.
The steamer Tanglian h&a returned from Kerguelen Land, where she landed a number of dogs, SGO tons of coal and 8000 toxv'| or stores for the German A»»*w*tc Expedition. ■J- " 'i Vv .. Kerguelen ~is Jicscrj. bed _as blrek, and mountainoujl,. margined numerous smalHs landing of stores was difiicul t, owing to the rugged coasts and perpetual stormy seas. The weather was boisterous and foggy, but no ice was met with. Several good lakes were seen inland. Fish was‘ scarce, but rabbits, the descendants of a few landed by the 1874 expedition, swarm. The German flag was hoisted over an old hut left by whalers. Herr Euzensperger and Dr,Lukden, members of the Gauss expedition, and a servant, remained to await the Gauss, which had not, as expected, arrived. Four Chinese members of the Tanglian’a crew had died of berri-berri fever.
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Manawatu Herald, 11 January 1902, Page 2
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141Kerguelen Land. Manawatu Herald, 11 January 1902, Page 2
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