The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08

Famous Arctic Explorer and
Scientist i'm Seattle.


- <ov 80 Aruersean museum ard
stss snlearx.fy 9th wkseh be II aofizses5~
81 . essgzrfs0n o. N5s-etzzeEss arc tSSsNiAs
sfa largest axaa nso@t eCuapsexs sssr
t.ra-,gss se sssix eoaansry. r. Ia searfI< 81
-er4ss e Alaska lie wishes 70 Inspect
she Alaskan crest before making &nosssF
ssrsealr1or 70 6sreNnlanE. Unless o@sseF
srranws merits are made BE wN &c ~
steamer Aa-E1 Tuesday - JureaA, ans
wsH thea hire Tse.ans 70 take hizn 70
tie Yukon yos4rreyiHE ess3ly eSNn Nss
river Re expects 90 me<f yess@s a
Tire r1e13fh which can carry EtFH bark
sxzsn 6oNu tfss ooasf- His experience
IS q sysenfBac exSi0rer vii make tfss re-
salts 81 hss trip most fsusoytanf. As his
acquaintance With the plant ard animal
life 81 the Northern i4rsas Bordering %
TIE Atlantic ocean gives aim wealth
e knoxasaxe from shleA 70 erNN g2ln-
abe comparisons. lie ~ vel equipped
xzsh af0ns tzree dozen varieties % hunt
iFx traps.
As faxsserrnist Pref. Dyche has done
sork % national note. II as be Hbe
prepared the remains II me noted Ear
harss Gene ncfse. tire sole survivor cf
Ger. Casters last stand on the plains,
ard Of the yellow hide Of tfs vsnsrztsd
animal made thing 81 beauty. In his
museum AZ the Kansas state university
he has enc % the eoF9pseteSt coilecttons
81 animals ard tsrds Ia fne United States.
beside TIE usual aggregation Of EsiFd-
looking skeletons. asssiik and fossils. There
Gre haaf dozen specimens Of almost ey-
cry variety ~ deers. bars and other AMI
mails. ard Prof. Dyete II IS familiar with
The animals Of NezAluSfon AZ tnosgh hA
had spent 4 lifetime N the baCkxc0os- 80
ssnlpisfe Is hss collection that ~ kaugf-
snslg bsfBE OF The trouble he has with each
rex 6Csfd ~ regents appointed ~ the
university 20 kesp them frsEr a desire 70
annihilase the results Of years q patient
search ard aetIss fnveHtiRatfcn.
PROF. Dyebs xisltss TIE Inayerz.ty Of
Washington yesterday aBG met Registrar
y Ae2ny and Curator II. ~. t3inGsaaw.
The latter he had n9et as the Nsrls's Fair
where both had EXHIBITS 81 stuffed zGi-
Fnals. While ia the laboratory ef the uni
Ferklty Prof. Dyebs Vas interviewed b. 8
Toxt-fnt1-Ilseneer reporter. or rather he
sss ard talked while the two gentlemen q
ire university ard the reporter listened.
lie Il al Interesting taIser and bis words
were aignx together Nsfa nervous rapid
~. III manner he giyee an sdea o. great
reserve force and IL businsse would be
what n known ar hustler. No sas-
pseion Of rs nature ard occupation would
De CLEANED from his personal appearance
~ casual observer. lie looks young to
have achieved THE distinction IN scientific
circles which has been accorded him.
Th@ Origin of Life.
lie IL aetaAted IN his Arctic researches
b. tae broad theory that lie originated
in fhaEe regions now covered by lee and
snoN. The nrst book ever read was Or.
EaBess'Arct.e Noyages'an IL reused IN me
az Interest II the country that never WA
Gusuehsd. didn't read II until - years
az age. as did rot know M letters until
j wae u years old, and could Just read a
DsWspaper VIXEN about e This theory
has steadily been growing Ia nay mind
and ind that many scientists with whom
] have talked Yecsntly are or the same
opinion. ] have found fossil leaves Of
elm. hickory aud other growths common
IN more southern countries. and believe
~ the layer az lee ard Snow were cleared
away revelations Of the most marvellous
Kind soald b. brought 20 light There are
coal veins ia the northern part 81 Green
lsnd and petFiiea wood The earth cooled
OF there FIRST, and when the stage was
reached favorable 70 life ! think II orig
mated iharo. ard from that cenfer plant
iAfe has gone ia waves over the earth All
came together up there and Travelled south
On The continents. Look at the moose
which u found IA Norway. ard l. also
found IN Alaska. Some arcounf for the
existence % the Esk mo ~ saying they
were wariike people who ia successive
ouafresa we're driven norfhwsra and ansi-
- became established there u is foolish
70 say that Such unwefilke dsnizens OF
Alaska a. haTes. rabbits. ptarmigans and
the musk OK were driven there They
have slways been there The musk ok
hss newer been found anywhere else.
consider the niEht - birds northward "a
certain sessons tae STRONGEST proof ~ the
i6sa Why should they ever return 10 that
bleak region 20 breed unlees they ofigfa-
stea thers ard consequently fet az home
IN hat eaFiFonmeatg'
Experience With Lieut.. peary.
when returned froui my expedition 10
TIE North. eu which : had been sent its
the Museum 81 Natural History IN Naw
YORK AMI also ~ me Kansas state unfvs--
sly hfassht collection o. specimens
Ena fossi1s worth - 60. which was a.
TfeN3 hefWNeu the fwo institutions TYs-,
wsntesi no e. 90 stir the psary expesi.
ton tat had already hired an American
fs'ie fuan. capt Henry Gardner - taxi
fam i8s his vessel Rnd 6fH nof xaat "a rfva
~ tha iaes ; wenf seven weeks aheas ~
tafat FeerF en8 bis PARTY and Yoine.f
tsffn aftsF De afrive8 on TIE ground n
seems All Peary's people we're asked ~
sisn an agreement te withhold an inform
fiou euffctoa There were q number az
cafnsfas s}oHR hna Some nne views xerr
taken. huf fhe agreement sfinafatea sh.,
the pictures shpuia not b. exhibited ,risrs
80 ilestratc = seleufiae srtfcie 10 be FIRST
Submitted 80 Lieut. FcaFy Shortly after
: vest aboard such an agreement a.
Signature 40 Il and wben eFsksei On ~
rlatfsr exercised myself very decfseflv
cn the suhff-t / took - photorTaphs an
aar quantity N notes eu8 while tbss
eosi8 BE nothing 60 prevent lf there Ssr
Hu sif offered THE 3lnerens saeslrt,er~ ~
fhe party dffn't cooperate az all Every
ore wHs ouf ros everything tn slrht. re
tt fhstArs peArY was along has a rro4
Gsai "a ao with the general s&ssaitsfactian
thoagh sire g. ahe aofnan
II df8ut have any trouble with pPs~,.
hlnseif sat Pc has trefhe--in-las uhe
tas 81 himstf rather dlsaErvsahle r4eut
feafr b. Sao3 rHau sna every faeh an ex
ploFtF. hat pc Af8 unt sacceet gn ftsak{s-
friends Tha military unauner he has 4.
hos acceptable - civilians. they ARE ,,a.
usef 60 q auH daH't understand IL Theg
~ got nasd ant came home exeeat a ss-k
frRn R@d neEFa When we sat hsek !
csEne out En- ons cf fhs New York ra~r-s
srt sroEs 81 it as my expedition Pear
Vas angry ~ thfs ard ted me 7 Shoat8
have ased bis name
THAT Msfeortte-
As FOR the u'eseorite. ] arr not rasnr
sfifr a. | understand Rcarv snter4ss e.
hFsng Z aesn art hape 10 vii. as Il VII
hs a valuable acquisition 90 science Ifht
fieas wes - an setng after g. fga -faifsss
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