Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-16

and then attempted to explore lngllhelC
gu.f. a, companied by Mrs. Peary, DIR. Cook
Matt and my native hunt r. | was stoppct
by Young ice, and nearly lost my boat in an
attack by herd Of angry wHrus, seven OF
which we killed.
"Oct. the young ice stopped all further
boat work, and two weeks later sledge trip
were iuauguratcd. by this tine | had his
cardcd crutches and could hobbe about will
q cane.
The beginning OF the long night founC
us with 81 reindeer, several seals and walrrh
and several hundred birds in our larder, AN
warm, snug house to shelter us. More
natives came and settled near. US, and tli
winter passed rapidly III the preparation u'
our deer skins, the making of fur clothing
s'edgcs, skier and other equipments, ant
visits from the natives from ali parts OF the
coast.
The return Of the sun, the middle Of Feb
ruary, was marked by furious storm, sc
companied by torrents of rain and tenn
perature Of over 400 +. During As hour
the entire region was swept and washed al
most bare of snow, and Radcliffe nearly
flooded. The fine weather, though the tenn
pcraturc was between 400 and 500 below
zero, OF March and April, found US all il
good condition, and gave opportunity fol
sledge and snowshoe practice and the com
pletion of my inland ice equipment.
The midd e Of April. with Mrs. Pcary
and my native driver on a sledge drawn h!
IL dogs, started for the tour Of the islands
and shores of Whale sound and lngleted
gulf. Seven DAYS later was back at Red
cHtc, having travelled some $50 miles be
hind my wild wolves, visiting all the natives
in the gulf and discovering Lady Heilprin
Melville, Meehnn, sun. Brenton, Hart, Hub
bard, Sharp and Dahlgren glaciers, DAILY,
Putnam and Adams mountains and the
sculpturcd cliffs OF Ekarnak.
Upon my return, DR.. Cook, Astrup, Glib
son, IL dogs aud ali the male Eskimos at
Rcdcitie began transporting the inland ice
supplies and equipment to and upon the ice
at the head OF Mccormick bay. ! joined
them, with Matt and II dogs, May >, and,
after Interruptions and delays from storms
aud steep grades of the outer portions OF
Finland. everything was brought to the
rolling surface OF the true icecap at an eleva-
ton of some 1000 feet, and the real start may
he said to have commenced May IS. At this
time there were four of lis and l6 dogs Matt
having been invaded home
MAY "A We arrived on the edge of the
great basin Of the Humboldt glacier, about
1870 miles from Mccormick bay. Gibson and
DR.. Cook, forming the supporting party.
turned back with two dogs, and Astrup and
'.At midniebt ~ Nav ii we Looked down
into petnrmnnn fiord from tho edco If II,
greot GLACIER fendor hosin Eigbt laws ote,
9e sog the l,nd nj The heal of 81 Gcorrn'.
f;orJ and then for two wceks we're hoaIeI
ana borsssed Inv storms fop, creyass,s nrd
Jaen ice sIoncs while irving 10 weather IN,
feeder basins OF st. Georges and Osborne
glacier system, the Ilattcras Of the northern
inland ice sea.
whom the land which I had been kerning in
viaw 70 the northwest confronted me 10 The
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