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Many shorter journeys were made, valuable collections 
of geological and natural history specimens were secured, 
and the meteorological and magnetic observations were 
kept up day and night without intermission. The Dis- 
covery had good reason to be content with her first 
season’s work. 
Meanwhile at home the Royal Geographical Society, 
responding to the stimulus of Sir Clements Markham, had 
bought another ship, a stout Norwegian whaler, the Mor- 
gen, a name translated into the Morning for her new 
work. She was placed under the command of Lieuten- 
ant Colbeck, R. N. R., whose work on the expedition of 
the Southern Cross we have already referred to, and 
sailed from the Thames on 9th July, 1902. Leaving 
Lyttelton, New Zealand, on December 9th, she crossed 
the Antarctic circle and discovered a new island (since 
called Scott Island) on the 180th meridian on Christmas 
Day. After picking up the records left at various points 
on the coast, Colbeck sighted the Discovery’s masts from 
afar on January 25th, 1903. The ice had not broken 
out of McMurdo Strait as in the previous year, and 
stores had to be sledged across nearly ten miles of frozen 
sea. The Morning left on her return voyage on March 
3rd, a very late date for navigation in such latitudes, but 
she got through safely. Lieutenant Shackleton was in- 
valided home and Lieutenant Mulock, R. N., of the 
Morning took his place on the Discovery. The ice never 
broke out and the ship remained fast for another year of 
steady work and arduous exploration. Great stores of 
seal-meat and of skua gulls were laid in for food before 
winter, and the ship’s company were thus able to live 
almost entirely on fresh provisions. The ship was made 
snug for the winter, greater comfort being secured i\\ 
