The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-16
PEARY'S EXPLORATIONS.
,SURVEYED AND MAPPED A HITLER.
TO UNKNOWN COAST LINE.
Iso Locate aud Measure tho Historic Iron
Metorite Near Cape York-Keturn
tho Auxiliary Expedition.

ST. JOHNS. y. F.. Sept. l5.-The
Peary main and auxiliary expeditions,
with all well on board, arrived to-day
from Falcon Harb6r, which they left on
AUGUST 18th. Peary, with Lee and Hen
son as volunteers, remain at the head
quarters al Falcon Harbor TO complete
their explorations next season. Most OF
the expedition last fall and winter was
dayof.d 10 preparations Tor the Ih!dhu
ice tourney % independence bay "H'Cn
began Oh Marcn 6th, with par VI
eipnt men, twelve sledBes ana HiHe.S
two dt,xs Five natives also assl'teN uuI
ing the hrst Two OF '''i u"''
ON April 18th, Pcary Baldwin, Entrike9
and Clarke, with tWenty-lour uO5s anu
no slcdges. arrived at Anniversary LOusr'
having advanced IN thirty-one day o%ilc %
hundred and thrty-iour mics anu 'Iv.
packed their remaining supplies any any
equipment, leaving Asrup, Lee, anu
Davidson in charge; Or y lncehl HaN.iis
been previously sent BACK, lncaiaCl '','r ,vu
lv illness or injury from IuIlher Sci
vice Bad weather and succession Vi
storms eliminated on March l5th' Wiile
twenty-three members oi nv eN v,,i
were at a camp forty nj. IS rom tN',',' i've
Veraary Lodge, at an eitNhuoH "a nv
thousand nve hundred feet
UNPARALLELED vEAIHfH.
In the eoulnoctial storms. which con-
timed FOR four days, the temperatu- e
averaging from a. 70 30 degrees DtI'W
zero. and reaching Il minimum on W
degrees. and the wind for thlI ~ 10Y!
consecutive hours blowing forty -eishl
miles per hour, the combination oi teH-
Derature and the velocity OF the vino y
is believed. Will break the Iecol" - ".,I
far exceed that sustained by ""l "'.-D'
Arctic explorers party. All OF tHr -
plorcrs escaped serious WJuI t,l,t
ba,idson. whose LETT foot was Iro]t"' D"1
has since fully recovered ,td and
Many Of the dogs were iFg%'H ~, tIe
others had to be chopped OUT ol 1,c
ice. Messrs. Foary, Baldwin, i.nl ll,',.,' '.,'
and Clarke pushed 90, ana lh ly"i ,li.i i
daVs were eiEhty-nve miles lui 'i''t ...,,,.
maximum days murcn Nas r..' az
miles. when the plague naNinE ct .Ii'. W..
many dogs. and EuUiken beng ul'"1
for travel. and the party reduced ~ &
bardships they had undergone t"'' tiI..
plans for the summer co"t HuI f.f g.,
be- carried and only one-iouIln yi 'i
"a. 80 80 TudoDeudeuce Bay hau pr'-i
aroonullshed when il had htr" -
fhat they would reach ttl pun.
davs earlier. 1t was, lc.'.ott 1il ON
IA return. The dogs continue" 10 |' %
tba homevard march. ConprIl.- ,
sIo,donmeut Of the sledge d-Il"b ld7'
May.
r,rrurrTo rNKN0wN COAST LINE.
ON the trlp they surveyed and m'lfPPyn
q hitherto unknown coast .4"r Pm.
Vile Bay for $50 miles; 49,, 80, ., 500
- Ice are the first white men ~ t,
1"u - - measure the historic ron
,oeteorite near cape Ofh' WIZ" ''-'
Viii bring home next ye,Il. ,,q1e a
Alr. Eutriken ard, 1T; Island. and
lie Journey t) LiitelCh ,IS,,st.,,,,rt.rs
,,.-,at7d have reached Kaln's he@dqu'i 11' %
but for open NAlel r,o,r, made "A
Tieutenant and Mrs. ea'y NJ Ah-
slftte 80, '", ',S' who was one year OLD la-l
,'lsiiflDDet5av' with an Eskimo nurse !te e
~, ber tribe to come soutH on ..'
circle-returued with tHr l'l'
AIcllc 90. 'pea~v accompanied the fal-
Lit f-r rs Cane York, holns I'D stN"
boroa a meteor, but tlc lee til.-.', ,,...-
4utilst G,th of ietoWik DlacleI, o.,
my N~tb ~ Cape YORK. in AN open
nt..,,i1+.t with Henson and ere" yt
F.i. r.tivrs. bound for Falcon nhrpoi' @ I'y
niles distant Lee had beeh ln '''e' eler
4j'''-ir, his absence. When ltal So"
l"I l,-b 7,t t,.as STANDING on her COURSE un-
Ger fuU sail. with fair Wlnl.o, 1000 H.,
ttls1 ,t-ave ON October 81, l,F"' He-
etroved the launch anu n'Il n ",,~ ",.,-i, ~
,,,s,- more than half the oil eNptlS' D-
aMT4a& norton was subsesu re-
covered.
amply SUPPLIED WITH PROVISIONS.
,,,., ,,,,rros carrier pigeons, and launch,
e.. i,-'',.I -i' VEistar. proved Of little service
to the explorers. It la'' "D & ,''
Lodge is amply suppHeu ana J.. 'N.9',
for the wear. ana VIII hr "II'l t0' a,, wa
j,,iord ice next spring hy the natives. DE
l4laiiist -, 9vnadif.ou. despite the fact t1at
&c icn was heavier and more general
dian for many years, actoIhl ii-Hcu Ill".i
important Wo!h an ''''' ""' 80 "'-'
hgI T P' Pii'rrgI,'ricofion with Peary was not
,i ~rtu August l5t, ana Falcon mar
Lnr was not reached until the -olh. 'd-
r.'. Islands. Cape Faraddy, ana O.trtace
Hsad were thorousuly searched, ana the
d..tb Of the Swedish explorers. FJoiAIus