The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-29
Peary's Arctic Quarters.

Lieut. PEAKY'S winter quarters have been
erected only few miles south OF the spot
where Mr.. SoNNTAG, the lamented as
tronomer Of HAYES expedition. broke
through the young ice in December. 1860.
and died two days later OF chill and ex-
posture, with no friend but Eskimo HANS to
witness his last moments. SONSTAG was on
the way TO visit the Eskimos who to-day are
PEARY's near neghbors. He desired to buy
dogs OF them to replace the teams that
HAYES had lost by disease. The dispatches
say that PEAHY was unable to buy dogs in
South Greenland but there is little doubt
that he can secure the teams he needs from
the natives whose settlements are close ut
hand both north and south OF him. 1t is not
ut all likely that he can employ dogs to adj
vantage in sledgInx journeys on the inland
ice, bat team or two Of them will be very
useful for carrying game to the camp during
the hunting campaign this fall.
The dispatches say there are many rein
deer near the camp. In October, thirty-one
years ago, HAYES killed seventy four rein
deer, besides u large lot Of other game, In
Foulke Ford, forty-tve miles north OF
PEARY's winter quarters. and the prospects
seem good for the addition OF an ample sup
ply OF game to his food resources.
Lieut PEAKY's house has been built on the
slope Of pronontory stretching southwest
ward into Murchison Sound. bounding Nc
Cormick Bay on the southeast and known
as Cape Cleveland his camp, there is little
doubt Is fully as convenient for his purposes
as tlsc place he hoped to reach in Ingleslleld
Gulf. The ice in Whale Sound prevented
him from entering the gull. but IN his pres
ent camp lie Is little further north, and Is
neaie: the Eskimo settlements; and we have
reason to believe that in one way or another
h- sill Ue able to make these kindly and in
Offensive people Of service.
His camp Is aeu conveniently situated
with regard ~ the proximity OF the leo cap
on which his northern journey will be- made
The news received from st. Johns says that
this ice cap is 400 feet above the camp.
Lieut.. PEAEY hoped to attempt the inland ice
under exactly tile conditions described in the
dispatches. One Of the greatest difficulties
OF Greenland inland ice explorers has been
cambcring up the ice face. impeded almost
at every step by crcrasscs and water-wOrn
gulles. PEAEY hoped III his present expedl-
ton to repeat his earlier achievement
clint up u mountain side and from its
upper part step olt upon an unbroken ice
field. The brief narrative sent from st.
Johns clearly ind!catcs that the conditions
now before him are in this respect exactly
what he hoped fr.
Tho party seems on the whole to have
reached the threshold Of its Arctic cam.
palgn under favorable circumstances save
for the fact hat most unfortunate accident
has crippled its leader for u time. One OF
his little band ID u surgeon and he ex pressed
the utmost confidence that within three
months Lieut.. PEAEY would be MS well as
ever. Lieut.. PEARYs leg was broken on July
II, fully nine months before the sprns slelr-
Ing can begin. There is good reason, there
fore, to hope that his enterprise will no: be
impcl!lled by hi, mshap at the outss.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We learn from tho Spring lodi RepuLiicua
that tho Massachusetts Board OF Agriculture
is preparing n catalogue II tho abandoned
farms In The State. and that his catalogue.
which will describe each o: these farms AMI
tell its market price. Is TO Le circulated far and
wide at the public expense. for the entertain
ment OF readers. in the horo that some of
them may be induced TO invest their money in
the farms tina. have been abandoned by their
owueis. The Board OF Agriculture has already
received the descriptions OF som, OF these
farms. which appear 10 bo altogether lovely!
They are rolling or quite level. or lie high:
trees grow on .hem: they ha'e pasture fields;
crops can 10 raisel from them, aud their
home, teads stand bssi.le gardens or orchards
But why, then, villa all those attract ons are
they abandoned and for sale cheap" and ad
vertised at the o, pepse OF tae State Govern.
ment! 1t 10 hard 10 tell, yet We must horo.