The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-28

SYDNEY. Cape Breton. Sept. 27.-Lieu-
tenant Peary gives the following account
OF his trip TO Greenland on the steamer
Hope:
After leaving Turnabrik, Labrador, the
Hope steamed northward along the coast
encouatering much heavy ice. She passed
an American whaling bark Off Four
Peaks, and was detained one day off Cape
Chidley by ice. She obtained three polar
bears there, two being captured alive and
unin5ured.
The Hope entered the Hudson straits
and reached Ashe inlet on the north side
July % The country in the vicinity was
examined and the pendulum and magnet
&c observations made. They visited the
village OF Hudson bay Esklnlos and OBJ
tanned Klak costumes.
Then they left the Hudson straits for
Ceada passage. through the ice-bound II S.
oiuuon Islands. July ~, and The following
day attempted to enter Cumberland
sound. but were prevented by the heavy
ice. They bore away for Gold Havens,
Greenland. arriving there August Il.
Magnet observations were <Aen here.
They then steamed to Ataninerdluk, in
The Waigatt, and
COLLECTED FOSSILS
Thence they went to ornenak. where
idnQEU
Tor the summers work; then 10 Uperna-
yik TO obtain Eskimo hunters for Prof.
Tarr.
The next stop was made at Wilcox
party We're landed on August I. Melville
bay was crossed, in spite of the ice and
log, in twenty-slx hours. a large polar
bear was killed on the way.
They arrived August at Cape York,
and found a few natives there and
lsarned that influenza had killed twenty
eight Of the little tribe-11 per cent OF
their entire number. They also learned
burned. An eclipse of the sun was OBJ
served about midnight on August s. They
encountered much ice off Capt York. in
Melville bay and the Hope steamed north
and visited various settlements. obtaining
costumes, tents, sleds, canoes, imple-
ments, weapons, dogs, etc, making casts,
photographs and measurements of the
people.
Two or three days were devoted 10 wal
rus hunting, a number OF
SPECIMENS BEING SECURED,
also a number of reindeer. nar-whale,
white whale. seals, etc. The Bird cliffs
We're also visited and a series or areuc
birds IN all stages of growth obtained
Bowling bay and the site of the AnniYer-
sarg lodge were visited. The lodge was
burned by the carelessness of an old Els
limo witch. They also visited IgnimuS-
The great fire stone OF the Kyrites was
have served The natives as fints. and
have been used for lighting their nTes.
At enc of the villages they saw Miss
Bill" a little Eskimo girl, whom Mrs.
Peary brought 10 the States for year
She is now matron with an establish
merit of her own.
Steaming north again, the steamer at
tempted to reach Cape Sabine, but was
prevented by heavy ice filling Smith
sound. The site of the Polar house. which
was visited, and Port FoulSe, Hayes win
tire quarters, were discovered, and the
grave Of Soutag Hayes. astronomer, was
rebuilt and headstonc erected.
Returning 10 Cape York, August %, the
ice had broken up enough to allow the
Hope TO penetrate
INTO MELVILLE BAY
and reach the site of the meteorite. They
werS fortunate in erecting landing.
TWO hydraulic jacks were applied and
rendered useless in tearing the iron mon
Ster from the frozen bed. A third failed
a lew days later. and moving the meteor
ite then became 50 slow that before II
could be embarked the Hope was COM
PEELED by the ice to retreat September 3,
at which date q large bear was seen on
the summit Of an iceberg and killed.
The vessel lett Cape York on the 9Th.
and after three days OF fog reached Will
cox head on the 18th. They found Prof.
Tarr ana party all well and mach NalG-
able work was accomplished. They took
them on board, touched 81 Upernanlk,
landed the natives and rca ched OrenealS
on The 9th. They found Burton and party
al well, and with extensive results from
their five weeks work and received them
on board and proceeded TO Ataniderdlul.
They then embarked the Bartlett party,
with several tons OF fossils. and steamed
10 Gold Haven, where the Hope was
TRIMMED FOR TIE HoMEWARD
VOYAGE.
Crossing The strait of Cumberland Sound
they encountered a heavy sea and lost a
nd Va 0-te
was caught in the ice off Cape March and
held fast for two days and a hall.
They reached Niantlik, a whaling sta
ton in Cumberland Sound. September L.
tions in this vicinity have killed 4 while
this season. This good fortune was off,
set by the loss of three men, Captain
Timothy Cishy, Of Nantucket; Rev. J. c.
Parker. of Ware, England. and Alexander
Hall OF Peterhead, Scotland. and four na-
lives. by the capsizing of 2, whaleboaf.
on August II they anchored in the winter
harbor where Putnam made magnetic and
pendulum observations they then en-
harked whalebone from the American sta
lion. Mr.. Jensen and Rev. Mr.. Peck. an
English missionary 10 the sound, were
10th DESTROYS of passage home, which
was granted. They sailed early on the
morning Of the 18th, favorable winds pre-
vailing the entire distance and the voyage
10 Sydney was made IN seven days.
THE PAST WINTER
4in Greenland has been one of unusual
Severity and the summer has been mark
cd by much wind and an unusual amount
OF heavy ice The entire coast from
TurnavilS Island. Labrador, to Cape
Sabine was blocked by large barriers OF
ice until late in august; YET, in spite OF
The ice and weather the experience OF
the seven seasons to those northern
waters combined with a staunch and suit
able ship Captain Bartlett's unerring ice
instinct and observation-disclosures and prud-
encn which IN the Panther in 1860 Won
HAYES and Bradford's highest admira-
non, have enabled him to complete the voy.
age without mishap on the proposed time
schedule. The contents of over a hundred
cases viii, through the interest Of Presi-
dent Morris K. Jessup. enrich the collec-
lions of American museums with much
valuable material.
One man picked up was a Dane named
Jensen, who was a member of a whaling
steamer party who has been in Greenland
two years. He had been out six days on
a floating iceberg in Bobbins Land bay,
without food or water. and had both feet
80 badly frozen that the captain was