Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-27
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Is, ! letter came 10 the Sua ossirc which
vas written eight mon.is and one DAY
carrier Ii hal been swo-tEairsis OF year
On the way 10 It's destination ms isffer
vas sr.ssen on April IL BY Lieut. Peary
from his winter quarters a. ked thu Houses
Whale SQUAD. Northwest Greenland. Just
before be started on his s50-n,iie IMP
around the coasts Of Inglefeid gulf. l, l.
the frat time that an explorer has confiied
10 the natives of that region mni matter IN
tended fos civilized lands.
/, happenesi thai one of the Eskinics who
had been spending some time at Pearys
camp WAS about to return 10 his home,
neatly 600 miles south. al Cape York.
Lieut.. and Mrs Prary wrote a number OF
letters hich they gave to this Eskim With
the expectation that some time during the
season he would have an opportunity to
give the Estters TO the captain Of one OF the
wialers which every year reach the neigh
borhood of Cape York AMI then cross over
to their whaling grounds in Lancaster
sound.
Lieut.. peary bad every expectation that
he would reach home before the letis rs
came TO hand, but il il happened that he
was not able to communicate this year with
civilization, he believed there was strong
proialisy that the mail insrusted To the Is
kinlo would. in the course of the year reach
America ani inform all his friends how II
had gone with his party during the lon 2
winter night and up to the time he was
ready 10 begin his great sledging work.
The Eskimo faithfully carried out his
mission II is not known wher he met one
of the whalers, but il is certain that he con
ided the packages OF letters to the captain
of one OF these vessels. II is very likely
one of the few Dnndee y halers that went
North last season.
The letter that came to The Sun reached
England ia due time, anil it boars the stamp
of the Il pised States despatch agent, Lon
don, Dee. :, lsaa" IL was evidently for
war,ied from London in a package adj
dressed TO Washington, from which place ii
was mailed to New York.
The letter sail the party had passed
through the long winter night without in-
jury and were 10 good condition. Lieut..
Peary hnsi complete equipment for his ia
hand ice trip, obtained partly hy trade with
the natives, but mostly through their own
exertions. His party had killed up to April
Is, II rein leer. II walrus, four seals, one
oogsook and some 500 yuillemots and little
auks.
The friendliest of relations had been es-
tablished and maintained with the natives,
and valuable chronological material had
been obtained. A continuous series of tidal
and meteorological observations have been
| taken The lieutenant wrote that he should
art for The south side of Whale sound on
the following Monday after additional dogs,
and if successful in obtaining them and the
snow was not too deep he would make the
| round of lnglefield Gulf, returning in time
to start OH the inland ice on May L.
We know now that in these respects, as in
others, he completely carried out his plans.
lie said the wiuter had been mild and
marked by great snow fall. and that in the
middle OF February furious two days
rainstorm had denuded considerable por-
tons of the country of snow and threatened
Red Cliff house with inundation.