The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-28

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 plans for the proposed arctic
expedition.
On July s. he will start north on the
preliminary journey. the sole object Of
which Will be to make arrangements
for the final trip. which will be begun
in July. 1898.
Lieutenant Pearv will first pick out
a ship for the preliminary voyage. He
will select one of the St. Johns sealers
and have it ready to leave Boston be-
ween July and s. At Boston, the
sealer Will take on board a store OF
supplies. Lieutenant Peary will be ac-
companied by two or more scientific
parties, which will go north with him
TO point near Melville bay. One OF
the parties will be conducted by Pro-
fessor G. NJ. Barton. of the Massa-
chuSettS Institute Of Technology.
Another win be led by Professor C. NJ.
Hitchcock, of Dartmouth, and a num-
Der of Yale scientists will probably
organize third party. The scientists
Peary and will only be passengers with
him. The results of their studies will
in no way concern his affairs.
Lieutenant Peary'S object in his pre-
Hminary trip will be TO communicate
with colony of Esquimaux at Whale
Sound, who are known as the Arctic
Highlanders. Mr.. Peary has lived with
these people. and has gained their en-
tire confidence 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 establish another colOnywhich
year later will be his base of supplies
At this village. which they Will found
they will work throughout the year
collecting meat. furs, bear skins, to be
made into boots, sledgeS and other sup
plies and collecting and training a pack
of the best Esquimaux dogs obtainable.
Lieutenant Peary says he could utilize
the entire tribe in his work if it were
necessary. He viii have his men ar
range affairs so that when he sees them
in the summer of 1898 they will be
ready to move north with him at a
days notice.
Lieutenant Pearv will be accom-
panied on this summers trip by his
wife and his 3-year-old daughter, but
on the main expedition Mrs. Peary and
the child will remain in this country.
The journey this summer viii be from
Boston to Cape Breton. where the snip
will take on coal: through the gulf of
St. Lawrence to Belle Isle. and uD the
Labrador coast TO the mouth of Hud-
sons strait then TO Resolution island
and across to the south Greenland
coast to Melville bay, and finally to
Whale Sound which viii be reached IN
the latter part of July The return VIII
be made in September. Lieutenant
Peary is enthusiastic over the plans of
his trip and is looking forward to his
five years work with the greatest pleas
ure.
THE project is entirely my own" he
said last evening. The American
Geographical society. the technical So
ciety 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. L have
outlined plans very carefully and have
made use of all the experience l have
gained in previous expeditions. l de-
pend largely for my success upon the
cooperation of the EsquimauX, for
have complete confidence in them, and
know that I can trust them to do
everything 1 tell them and to have
everything in readiness for me when
am prepared to start on the main ex-
petition for the pole
AS for the plans for the main ex-
nedition. / can say little more than has
already been published 1 am thorough
iy decided on one point. and that is.
that I shall take with me very few
white men. I shall give much attention
to the selection of my surgeon, who
must be vigorous. active and thorough
" enthusiastic ] shall tune the nam
exnedition carefully and be prepared
to make the final dash for the pole at
precisely the time when all the eondi-
lions 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 am
determined that there shall be no de-
laws for any interference with the plans
I have outlined that might be fatal to
the entire project.