THE OKARITO WHALE.
7 ERECTION OF THE SKELETON. (Special to "The Colonist.") ■- A- Christchurch, Feb 15.7 The task of erecting the. skeleton of the famous Okafito. whale is now nearing .completion, only the skull^ which arrived at the museum to-day, having now to be placed in position/ Some 'idea of the gigantic size of the skullmay be. gained from the fact that the bone weighs something like 35cwt. It is* interesting .to record that the total weight of the whale Will be about nine tons, which is the exact weight estimated by Mr .Edgar F t Stead after he had examined the huge carcase on the.Okarito beach. The total freight on the skeleton is about £90. There is still one bone^ weighing eight or nine hundredweight, missing, but Mr Stead expresses the opinion that there is a probability that this will be washed up hy the tide. ' '"• ' '■ ' ' ■ 1
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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12466, 16 February 1909, Page 3
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148THE OKARITO WHALE. Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12466, 16 February 1909, Page 3
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