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Challenger crossed the Equator for the first time in
her voyage on September 3, 1873. Matkin takes the opportunity for
a brief progress report:
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3rd, at anchor off the island of Fernando di Norhana
We crossed the Line at 1PM on August 30th, no shaving & c. was
allowed, but the Captain issued Wine to all hands, in honor of the
Event. We have now finished operations in the North Atlantic, having
crossed in in 3 different directions, and visited most of the islands
south of England. |
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September 15, anchored in the Bay of Bahia, they received
some news via the mail ship:
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British Consul at S. Vincent she brought news that the body of the
missing schoolmaster had been found in a deep gully at the foot
of a mountain, but owing to its having lain there for a month, they
were unable to say whether the man was murdered or accidentally
killed. |
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