Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-27
LIEUT. prARp, EXPEDITION.


The rumor current that both Nan
ecu aud Wolimau have found a waiefy
grave In the arctic regions, IN their
attempt TO aIvauce toward tho HoTlh
pole lend new interest t. tho cxpeii-
tion undeftaken by Lieutenant Psaty
for tue same purpose. Th,s explorer
has already camel much experience
In the northern regions, AMI hls pres
cot journey Ia uniefliksu with otlci'
Iatlons based on facts hc has previous
ly ascertalnvi.
The discoveries Of N1rioisDoli,
himself and Nanssn. that Gfo1niand
has comparatively level ice
covered suriale aHef tue sleep coast
has been climbed led Lieutenant
Peiry 10 attempt a sic igc urney
across the Interior northwafJ, aud ne
found by this moAn'a higher hutld
could DO reached with less hardship
than by sea.
His Journey from Mccormick Boy,
where his winter quarters were c.tab.
liahed, commenced ia May 1899. After
having male al ascsn.Iou OF four
thousand loei, he found beiore him a
gradually rising PLATA cove red with
snow aud ice. On thl. shlaing surface
tho aivsntarers rapidly advanced un-
III on tue nut Of July they found
that the edge Of the Ice isll had been
reached Nnd before them lay an eE-
.nanse OF rocky countty Ia which ths
melting snow formed numerous tor.
rents aud casciies. Alter four days OF
travel over this rough ground they
reached the sum nll Of clir from
which An extensive view OF the sur.
rouuiings was obtained. Tnis was
about latitude SIC 81. BsfIre them
was bay to which they gave tue
name Of Iniepsn fence bay Ia honor OF
the Fourth OF July. Looking north,
ward they saw a gofi ami an ex.
panse of lani; then second
lord ani another eKpan,e Of lani,
which they named Melville land
This was an important discovery, 70,
might not ths,e ISLANDS b. p.rt Of a
bridge eKtending very far north, II not
to the very pole?
Another equally important discover.
was that 10 tue part Of Greenland nov
reached llie was abuniani, b1th Ga,
fipR aud fauna being represented
Flowers were climbing In the creyl0e
OF the rocks, such as yrll1w p3ppic
and dandellon', while blrls aud bsot
were bu,lly flying about aud herds o
musk.oEen were grazing In the vale,
below.
The travellers spent seven days 4
this northern country and thon re
turned, having made a Journey o
1900 miles In ninety.siR days.
IL twas only natural thhl an explorel
With 40 much fervent love fir advent,
ure a, Mr.. PsAry mas, sh1llI l1ns q
follow up tle advantage he had gained
ami 10 penetrate further. This yohr h
proposed to reach Independence bay
abou; May 1. H5rs no iutcnIOI I.
divide his party lu tEl divisions, ssni,
log ous Of tusn s1u.hwarI with
Instructions 20 map tho clts
Of Greenland a. far a. Caps BsmlrcE
completing the map o the east clls. o
the island. lie himgll vast lea.
the svcoad section n3tthwAri, eros,
ing the lords ani exploring Melville
landand penetrate az tar north a. tim,
aud circumstances Will permit III
program waste return a, ths onl vi
August to B5wIoln bay. Tho sue
cess with which Mr.. Pciry has COZ
iuolsi his former expeditions AMI thu
fact that he Is beyond tho rsaon Of Ga
terrible pack Ice, give ground for ia
expectation that hs viii return nlclJ
and bring home "a r.'u hafyo', q
knowledge from fields hitaerJJ unc1
pl0Ted.