The herald., 1897-05-28
PEARY PLANS
For His Expedition to the
North Pole
NO WHITE HELP WANTED
BUT ESKIMO DOGS WILL BE
E1rPLoYED
70 WHITE HELP WANTED
A Northern Station Will Be Estab-
lished and a Dash Made When
Circumstances Favor
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Lieutenant
Peary, who has just received five years
leave of absence from the Navy Depart
ment. in an interview last night, out
lined his plan for the proposed arctic
expedition. On July he will start
north on the preliminary journey, tbs
sole object of which will be to make
arrangements for the final trip which
will be begun in June, 1898. Lieutenant
Peary will first pick out ship for the
preliminary voyage. He will select one
of the St. Johns sealers and have 1t
ready to leave Boston between July 5
and g. At Boston the sealer will take
on board store Of supplies. Lieut..
Peary will be accompanied on board
by two or more scientific parties which
will go north with him to a point near
Melville Bay. One of the parties will be
conducted by Prof G. M. Barton Of the
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology.
Another will be led by Prof. c. M. Hitch
cock of Dartmouth. and a number Of
Yale scientists will probably organize a
third party. These scientists will work
independently of Lieut.. Peary and will
only be passengers with him. The re :
suits of their studies will in no way con-
Germ his affairs.
Lieut.. Feary's object in his preliml-
nary trip will be to communicate with
colony of Esquimaux at Whale Sound
who are known as the Arctic Highland
ers Mr. Peary has lived with these
people ard gained their entire conf
dence and affection.
When he left Whale Sound, he says,
he was acquainted with every man,
woman and child in the colony. He has
the utmost confidence in the people and
he says they will do anything for him
within their power. He will pick out six
or eight of the most intelligent young
men in the colony and prepare them to
take their families north with them
and establis another colony which a
year later will be his base of supplies
At this village. which they will found
they will work throughout the year COL
lecting meat, furs, bearskins to be made
into boots. sledges and other supplies
and collecting and traininga pack OF the
best Esquimau dogs obtainable. Lieut.
Peary says he could utilize the entire
tribe in his work If 1t were necessary.
He will have his men arrange affairs so
that when he sees them in the summer
Of 1898 they will be ready to move north
with him al days notice. Lieut.. Pea
ry will be accompanied on the summers 8
trip by his wife and his three-year-oij
daughter, but on the main expedition
Mrs Peary, and the child will remain
in this country.
The journey this summer will be from
Boston to Cape Breton, where the ship
will take on coal, through the Gulf Of
ST. Lawrence to Belle Isle and UP the
Labrador coast, to Resolution Island
and across to the South Greenland
coast to Melville Bay and finally to
Whale Sound, which will be reached in
the latter part of July. The return will
be made in September. Lieut.. Peary
is enthusiastic over the plans Of his trip
and is looking forward to his five year
work with the greatest pleasure.
"The project is entirely my own" he
said last night. The American Geo.
graphical Society. the technical society
most capable of passing on the project,
has promised to subscribe money for the
trip when it is needed. The American
Museum of Natural History has also
subscribed. I have outlined plans very
carefully and have made use of all the
experience I have gained in previous ex-
petitions. l depend largely for my sue
cess upon the cooperation of the Es-
oumaux, but have complete confidence
in them and know that I can trust them
to do everything l tell them and to have
everything in readiness for me when I
am prepared to start on the main ex-
pedition for the pole.
LAS for the plans for the main expedi-
tion I can say little more than has al
ready been published am thoroughly
decided on one point and that Is, that
1 shall take with ire very few white
men l shall give much attention to the
selection of my surgeon, who must be
vigorous, active and thoroughly enthu-
siastic I shall time the main expedi-
tion carefully and be prepared to make
the final dash for the pole at precisely
the time when all the conditions are
most favorable. From the present time
until July l shall be busy preparing for
the preliminary trip. There will be
much to do but I am determined that
there will be no delays, for any inter-
ference with the plans I have outlined
might be fatal to the entire project"
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