Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-09
THE Sun SHINES.
Penry's Northern Camp Again Sees the
bright Light.

After three months of twilight and dark
ness, says the New York Sun, the sun is
shining on Lieut.. Peary's camp in Bowdoin
Bay. About ten days ago a few members
of the little party doubtless climbed up the
ice cap north of their winter home. to each
the first rays of the returning orb, as its
yellow disk peered above the hills on the
southern shores of Inglefield Gulf. Two
years ago the wife Of the eng lorer wrote
that it brought home nearer to her to see
the sun once more.
Peary is on the threshold of his
principal undertaking. We have no reason
to doubt that the good fortune which IA
vored him during his journey north and his
first two weeks at Anniversary Lodge was
continued through the ten weeks of work
before the long night came upon the camp.
During those weeks, If all went well, the
explorer, in his steam launch. made care
full survey of the 800 miles OF shore line of
Inglefed Gulf. His party also laid in a
store of fresh meat and reindeer skins, and
most of the supplies for the sledge eXpeii-
ton of the spring were safely slowed under
the snow on the ice cap that is to be the
highway for the coming journey.
over one-thTd of the Eskimos of this re-
gion visited Peary'S camp l. ;S9l-92, some
of them travelling 300 miles TO see him.
They found it very advantageous to have
this white man a friend and sojourner
among them; and we may be sure that An
niversary Lodge this winte- has not lacked
the life and animation that unceasng pill
grimageS of these arctic hiGhlanders could
give it.
The three leading features Of his work are
the survey of InglCfield Gulf the thorough
chronological studies he intended to pursue
among the Eskimos Of Northwest Greenland
and. above all. the explorations on the
northern and northeastern coasts and
among the islands that are believed to lie
north of the mainland. Whether Peary will
north pole remains to be seen. He certainIy
will not attempt such n journey unless the
slcdging conditions ovc- the sea ice are very
favorable.
The month of March has clustering
weather in the arctic regions as we'll as in
this latitude; but with a good supply of
daylight, the explorer will not permit any
thing, save the stormbursts e.iat cannot
last long, to interrupt for an hour the final
preparations for the great sleige Journey
About the 18th of March. eight and a half
weeks earlier than the time when he began
his Loo miles journey of 1892, Peary, with
seven or eight men ana plenty OF dog teams.
expects to be fairly started on the route for
Independence Bay, on the northeast coast
Choosing a middle road between his out
ward and hOmeward routes of 1897 he hopes
to avoid both Crevasses of the glacial basins
of the west and the dense fogS that en-
wrapped him for two weeks on the lofty
summit plateau.
1t should be remembered that, in all re-
spects. Pea-y has the great advantage of
previous experience in the same work He
Will start not only two months earlier than
before. but he expects to make quicker
journey, and he hopes to reach Indepen-
denCe Bay not later than May 1 to May D.
II is there that the party will divide to car
ry out the various phases of the task the
explorer has in view. While he and a part
of his force explore the northern coast Of
the mainland and attempt to solve the mys-
terry Of the northern lands. which he saw at
Ind. a
southeast along the coast and complete the
survey Of that unknown shore to Cape Bis
marCK. The entire expedition expects TO re-
assemble at the winter camp in Bow,ioin
Bay in time to take the steamer home that
will start for Anniversary Lodge early next
summer.