Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-10

after a etay of some FIVE hours tho Fall
con steamed northward, reaching Cod
havn, on Disco Island. on the 18th. Here
tyenty-ona dogs. another kayak. and the
fur clothing ordered last spring OF the
Danish Government we're obtained, and
after O stop OF fifteen hours the ship
again headed northward, arriving at
Upernavlk TWO days later.
"only few dogs being obtainable here
n stop OF only three hours was made, ana,
with n native pilot on board. the ship
steamed TO Tasusak, about forty miles
further north. the most northern white
settlement on the face OF the globe. Here
seventeen dogs were obtained, making n
grand total OF eighty-four.
'aThe stay here was only long enough to
nut tho dogs on board and, eight hours
later. the Falcon was at Duck Islands OF
the southern edge OF Melville Bay. Five
or six hours were spent here In IN enort
10 get a supply OF ducks. but the late
ness Of the season and the previous VS.
Il OF five whalers had so diminished the
ducks and made them so wild that the
effort was unsuccessful.
Leaving the Duck Islands at $40 p. NJ.
on July 81, the Falcon steamed past the
point of Cape York at $50 r. NJ. on Aug.
/. having made the run from Duck Is
lAnlS 10 1dDt pih III lnNhA9 -ApN' N'N'
and fifty minutes, the quickest passage
on record through Melville Bay.
'The native settlement at Cape York
vas visited I'm order to make inquiries in
regard to Mr. Verhoef (the member OF
Peary's last expedition, who IL believed
10 have persisted In n crevassc), but no
tdings could be obtained, though i found
there one of the Eskimos who had been
living with me at Red Cliffe House. and
who was there when the Kite left for
the south in August last year, and who
had been with me in the search for
Verhoeff.
"Steaming northward an effort was
made 10 find natives on Saunders Island
and at North Star Bay. but without sue
cess. At Netchlloome, just at the en-
trance to Whale Sound. two native fami-
lies were found. old acqulntances who had
visited Red Cliffe House. They had neither
seen or heard anything of Nerhoeff. Both
| these families. with all their belongings
and about n ton of narwhal and walrus
meat for the dogs were taken on board
and brought to the site selected for the
new house, a site which / noticed year
ago as being particularly suitable for our
purpose.
"The location is at the head OF little
| rock-bound harbor which Is Itself at the
| ntdl OL DOWnbli Apugf biib 10 I'AANNNi@
protected from wind and storm and gives
easy access TO the inland ice. After land
| ing the material and getting the house
well started, with a few members OF my
party on board, We steamed to the walrus
grounds in Whale Sound, where twenty
| four were captured In one evening. and
| then TO the elder duck and walrus haunts
In the neighborhood Of Littleton Island.
Here, however, only five walrus and few
ducks were obtained on account OF the
| weather. a look was taken along the fee
| from Cairn Point to Capt Isabella. and
| so far II has been undisturbed this season.
I'VE then visited the site OF Polaris
house and obtained q number of relcts
We then steamed up to the bird cliffs Of
Hakluyt Island with the intention of OBJ
tanning birds, but stiff southwester made
| this impracticabe, and the ship was run
| int4 Uhlrich's Bay for reindeer. Seventeen
of these were brought in I'm one nights
| hunt, and the meat and skins and the wal
rus were brought 10 the site of the house
"All the members OF the party are I'm
the best OF health and spirits, and, with
the eighty-four dogs, some twenty tons of
dog feed. and a dozen or more reindeer
for the meat supply of the party. the pros
poets are extremely encouraging. 1t Is
| expected that the next months hunting
will add at least fifty II not seventy-hve
deer to our stock, as ] shall have about
me In a few days sisAof the most trust
worthy hunters of the tribe. 20 whom will
be furnished repeating Winchesters for
hunting. Il. II. PEARY.
Civil Engineer, U. S. N, Commanding
Expedition"
(By the United Press)
Arriving at her destination the Falcon
cast anchor in a harbor selected and
christened by Peary, Falcon Harbor. The
party Immediately began landing she
| stores and the house. The house was
Immediately set up. after which the
stores were packed in and about IT. on
Aug. II tho ship started north on a walrus
| hunt. Peary. Entrekin, and Vincent ac-
companying her to get enough walrus TO
| supply the dogs with winter food.
They spent four days on the ship
and got beyond Littleton Island, eighty
| miles north. and then went within fif-
teen miles OF Cape Sabine, when an ice
pack was met with. and, being impene-
| trable, tho ship was forced 10 return.
| Thirty-one walrus were killed, their edi-
| bic meat weighing twenty-five tons. The
party reached their headquarters on Aug.
| II and landed the meat and few
stores that had not been taken out of the
| ship before.
The Falcon started on her return here
| on Aug 20 Then the house was nearly
| completed and the party were living In
| Il. There were several men employed
| daily in carrying the stores from the
| headquarters TO an interior ice camp,
where they cached in readiness for the
| great inland expedition next spring. The
work was very difficult, and only one trip
| could be made daily even with the bur
| ros and dogs. The remainder OF the party
were engaged I'm completing the house and
| arranging the stores.
1t was found that the house used by
| the last expedition had been torn down
| and used for various purposes by the
natives.
| A whole colony OF natives living on
| InRlefeld Gulf moved near Peary TO re-
| main with him during his stay. Peary
| proposes 10 occupy the time till winter
| in exploring the adjacent country, and
| Immediately upon the opening or spring
| will start on his great overland Journey
| across Greenland to the northern point
reached by him last year on Independence
| Bay. and thence will proceed as far north
as II is possible 10 get
He has decided. however, to return
mkt summer. and not to remain until lsJ'
as was his original intention. 1t has beer
definitely settled that the Falcon will re
| turn for him next year
All this was decided before Peary wen
north. He had no intention then or re-
naming more than year as he IL con
WINGED that he can do all the work M
has 10 do in that time.
All the party were well and IN gooC
splrits nj the time the Falcon left
The party staying In Greenland unit
| rovt wear IS as follows: II. r. Peary, Z
p. U. s. ~, and Mrs. Josephine Peary
Mrs. Cross, Mrs Peary's maid: DR.. Il
Vincent, surgeon; MeSsrs. 5. j. Entre
kin. second in command. end Evind AS
trup. w. s. Swain, secretary; George III
| clarke. taxidermist; r. u. Baldwin. met
erologist: F. w. Stokes, artist George II
Carr. Hugh Lee, and ]. w. DAVIDSON
Peary sent letters hlShly coininen W..
me n,onagement OF the steamer by Cap
tain Bartlett
ANOTHER GRAVES LETTER.