New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-13
FRESH ARCTIC DTSCOTERIES.

The return of Lieutenant Pcary to Newfound-
land brings 10 a close 4 Singglarly successful
chapter Of Arctic discovery. \ previous jour
ncy 10 Greenland had convinced this plucky
explorer that the inland icc-cap was the royal
road northvard. General Greedy, as the re-
sult of observations made during his winters
at Discovery Bay, expressed the opinion that
this ice-cap ended at the SD parallel, and con
scqucntly could not be made available for
slcdglng on the north coast. As Lieutenant
Peary in his dispatch to The Newly DIRK sun
does not speak Of going beyond that parallel, it
seems probable that General Greedy was correct
in his surmisc But Lieutenant Pcary has not
only demonstrated the facility with which
high latitude can be reached by the inland
road but he has also made important discov-
cries on the east coast above Cape Bismarck.
He has not succeeded in dcpriyng Lieutenant
Lockwood and Sergeant Brainard of their
aurcS in having reached the frrthcst northern
point but he has with very little expense and
with the loss of only one life enlarged the
stock of scientific knowledge in relation to
Northern Greenland.
The unfortunate accident which bclcll the
explorer did not cripple him for the succeeding
seasons work On May Is Of this year he
began his >lcdgc journey over the icc-cap at an
elevation of / 900 feet. So rapid was his prog
ross that in nine days he was on tho edge of
the great basin Of the Humboldt Glacier, and
on the last day Of the month he was looking
down into Pctcrmann Fiord. close beyond which
lies the lonely grave OF Captain Hall. Eight
day,'aferward he was end,avoring 10 weather
the feeder basins Of the st. George and Sherard
Osborne glacier systems, originally discovered
BY one Of the slcdging parties Of the English
expedition. and subsequently deserted by the
American parties from Discovery Bay II was
from that quarter that Lockwood and Brainard
pushed northward along the coast beyond Cape
Britannia to Lockwood Island and Cape Rob-
crt Lincoln, in latitude 80 degrees - minutes.
Lieutenant pcarys course was detected to the
cast and south until he reached, on July !, n bay
in latitude ~ degrees 81 minutes, opening east
ward and flank cd by a great glacier. As the
longitude was "a degrees he was l6 l-2 degrees
to the east Of Loclwoods furthcst point, al
though less than degrees south of il in lati
tude The general conclusion to be drawn from
his discoveries is that the two northern coasts
of Greenland rapidly converge above the 18th
parallel. and that Lock wood reached approx
Arctic island. Subsequent explorations con-
Quoted on the same plan will probably involve
with little risk of life the outlining of the entire
coast from Cape Bismarck to Lockwood Island.
Such expeditions as Lieutenant Pearys are
to be commended as scientific in character and
as reducing to a minimum the dangers OF Arctic
exploration. The presence Of Mrs. Pealy in his
winter camp and her participation in his ski
practice are romantic incidents which will in
crease public interest in the record of his adj
ventures. While they were wintcring not very
far away from Cape Sabine and the Starvation
Camp of the Grccly expedition they were on
the right side of Smith Sound and in locality
where game was abundant Lieutenant Pcary's
adventures will doubtless be recounted on the
lecture platform, and will make one Of the most
entertaining volumes Of Arctic literature. He
has pointed ont the way in which all future cx-
plorations of Greenland should be conducted
AT tho same time, he has demonstrated the i'm
practicability of reaching the North Pole by
following in the track Of Lockwood. since the