WELLINGTONS.
Wellington, This day. The Challenger made a long passage, haying had to put back for Sydney after being two days out; she also had rough weather on reaching this coast, and took shelter in Port Hardy from Wednesday till 'Saturday morning. The deepest soundings taken across were 2600 fathoms —the bottom sand and mud till almost in sight of New Zealand, when the bottom became rocky and shallowed suddenly. About ten miles from port one of the crew, Edward Wilton, while standing in the chains, was washed away by the sea ; he was not missed for a few minutes. The vessel rounded to, but there,was no sign of the missing man. The date of her departure is not decided yet. After leaving Wellington the Challenger is to go to Auckland unless the Otago people induce the scientific staff to pay them a visit, as they will make every endeavor to do. After a week's stay at Auckland she goes to Tongatoboo and the Fiji Islands, and after cruising some time in Polynesia generally, the Challenger goes to Hong Kong, which she will make her main station for coaling and refitting. The rough passage prevented the soundings from being taken as satisfactorily as could be wished.
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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1712, 29 June 1874, Page 2
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206WELLINGTONS. Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1712, 29 June 1874, Page 2
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