Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-16

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condition thar day. We could set NJ
purchase for . push or pail, and tn.
dogs fioundersd helplessIy In the sof'
snow. through which we sank TO thu
middle, while our feet dsngled 10 the
surface water beneath. And Jet, undel
ell these disadvantages, we made clever
miles In fifteen hours. Next day
Toolooah was suffering, as result OF III
terrible exertions Of the previous day
and We, knowing well what would b
our fate II we lost him. lay over te
allow him to recuperate. To show
how he rested I must tell you that
when he found we were not going to
march he took his rife and went ovel
the hills to hunt, bringing in one rein
deer as the result. Hunting was as
much rest to him after that other days
labor as nursing and pamperipg would
be to ordinary people. IL is Of such
men that ] would make my party"
"Are all Esquimaux alike?"
"No; no more than all white men
are alike. The Greenlanders | only
know from hearsay and reading OF
them, but from all that have heard |
have no faith in them. Were | to be
dependent solely upon them | would
not attempt to make the trip propose.
But, on the other hand, if can get the
men | want-whom know individual
W. have not the slightest doubt OF
ultimate success"
"How can you get the natives to
accompany your"
BY gifts Of arms, ammunition, to.
bacco, knives, needles, beads, and all
the usual articles Of trade, especially
good breech.loading and magazine guns,
and what we distinctively call white
mems grub that is, civilized food oil
the simple kind that is usually sup
piled to the whaling fleet"
PLAN OF THE VOYAGE.
"where do you start from in this
country, and where do you expect to
land first?"
81 will give. you, as briefly and as
succinctly as / can, my plan as far as
arranged. I shall embark on whaler
from New Bedford or New London
bound for the North and enter either
Hudson bay or Cumberland inlet, where
will gather party of natives and as
many dogs as | can secure. | shall
then put my whole equipage on board
of a Scotch steam whaler, because
these vessels 90 as far into the north
water each year as possible. then
propose TO be landed at the most north
erly point they reach. Here | will make
q station and pass one winter, having per-
haps previously wintered at the point
where / gathered together my party.
From this station mo. 2, calling that
where gathered my party No. H. |
will during the following spring move
northsard to Fort Conger, i'll Lady
Franklin bay, where Greedy spent two
Of bis three winters in the Arctic. At
Fort Conger, as | am advised by Lieu
tenant Greedy, will find ample stores
of civilized food for my small party,
this being only auxiliary to the game
that forms the chief diet of
these people. From the very
minute and, to me especially, most
interesting report of the con-
ditions found in all that vicinity as given
in Lieutenant Greely's Three Years of
Arctic Service, / have little fear OF not
finding plenty of land and sea-game
for such a party as expect to have
with me. The native hunters and dog
drivers will, as usual, take with them
their entire families-th old men aud
women and the children. | hope to
be landed by the Scotch steamer not
a great distance from Cape Isabella
or Cape Sabine. If so fortunate, |
| feel confident of at least good share
of success, for il | find the route
to Fort Conger impracticable j can east
" reach land believed to exist, but not
yet discovered, between Grinnell Land
and Prince Patrick island. If, how
ever, succeed in reaching Fort Conger--
and | know no reason why | should
mol mean to make a dash for the
Pole over the route taken by Beaumont,
of Sir George Nares's expedition, and
Lockwood, of Greely's expedition.
Then, with the advantage Of the skilled
Esquimau assistants, ! hope to go be-
yond the highest latitude yet reached.
| can, think, at any rate, establish the
northern point Of Greenland.
81 wish it to be understood that !
am not expecting to accomplish all or
any Of this programme by my own
skill, but simply trust to the adyan-
tsge to be gained by travelling in Es.
quimau land as the Esquimaux travel.
| do not consider that my undertaking
is a particularly hazardous one, but
believe that by moving slowly,
as the Esquimaux do when they
have their families with them, it
will be particularly safe, though in
many ways disagreeable and tedious.
Now, | have mapped out to you in
general way my plans as far as formed.
| do not, however, consider them so
iron-bound that it will be impossible to
change them according to the conditions
/ may find in the field. To use hack
neyed but applicable expression, shall
aim at the sun, though ] may stick in
the mud"
"How will you be equipped before
starting?"
Through the liberality of people
who, while deeply interested in the pro-
gress of geographical knowledge, are
averse to the sending away Of large and
costly expeditions of brave men to suf.
fer and die, there is already sufficient
subscribed in money and material to
insure my going, but ! expect to have
enough more to so equip the expedition
as TO insure success"
Have you consulted with any Arc.
tic experts, if ! may be permitted such
a term. D."
Yes; Lieutenant Schwatka and
Chief-Justice Charles p. DAILY, presi-
dent Of the American Geographical
Society, understand my plans thor
oughly and cordially approve of them.
Lieutenant Greedy, who has kindly fur
nished me data from his personal ex-
periences there. thinks that while