The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-28
ANOTHER WIN GOOSE CHASE
Poafy Preparing 10 Continue Hts Search
for The North Pole,

Now York. May T,-tleut. reary who
han Just received fvo years leave OF
absence. last night outlined his plan for
tho proposed Arctic expedition, ON July
sth he win start north on preliminary
journey, the sole object OF which VIII 10
10 make arrangements for the final trip
which viii be begun In June, 1898. Lieut.,
Pcary viii nrul pick out a ship for The
preliminary voyage, lie VIII select one
OF the IT, John seacrs and have II ready
TO leave iioaton between July 9Th AMI bth.
At lioplon the aenlpr will take on board
a Htorr Of supplies,
Lieut. leary will bo accompanied on
board by two or more scientific parties
which VIII so north with him TO u point
near Melville bay one OF the parties viii
be conducted by Prot. q. ~ Barton " tho
MahHprhusottn Institute of Technology.
Another will br led by Prof g. NJ Hitch
cock of Dartmouth hnd u numhor OF Yale
scientists viii probably organize n third
party These scientists win work indie
pondrntly of Lieut. Prary ana VIII only
be- passengers with him Tho results of
their utudira win In no way concern his
anairs
Lieut. roary'a object IN hln preliminary
trip will bo TO communicate with coli
ouy ~ EnquimhuN nt whale sound WhoI
aw known aH Ariic hlEhiuidvfs hr
Pssry has lived with these people ana
gained their entire confidence ana arco'
tion.
whom ho iof, Whale sound. he says.
ha WIN acquainted with every man.
woman and chlld IN tho colony, He has
The utmost confidence IN tho people ana
no says They viii do anything for him
within their power Ito viii pick on, plS
men Of the colony and prepare them col
take their families north with them and
establish another colony which o year
later viii be- his base ~ supplies
Lieut. rrary will IA" accompanied on
this summers trip by hia wife ami hia
5.yrar.old daughter. but on the main ca
pcilIiph Mrs rcafy and the child viii
rvmnln In this country
Ttyr Journey this summer Nili be- from
lionton 20 Gaps breton. whore the chip
viii take ga coal. through tho sulf oil
H. Lawrence 60 ilolic lslc and ~ the
Labrador coast to tho mouth Of Hudson
straight. then 10 Resolution Island ana |
across 20 the South Greenland coast TO
Melville hay AMI nnaily TO Whale souni. |
which viii 10 reached In the later part
ot July,
The return will be- made IN September. |
l.ipu, rcary Ia enthusiastic over hiH
plans for the trip and In looking forward
To his nyc Year, With tho Creates, OF
pluahure
Tho American ueoEra phlrai Society. |
the technical society most capable OF
I,assins on tho subject. has promised TO
suhsri1lir monuy for the Trip whcn Il 4
noosi-i The American Museum Of Natu.
raj History hes also subs ribbed, I have
outlined plans very carefully ana have
made urr ar nll the experience have
gained In previous oKpcdltioas I depend
largely for my Aucccna upon tho oo.opcrs.
tlon ~ tho EHaulmauX hut / have com.
plrtr confidence ln them. and know that
l can trust them TO do everything l tell |
them and TO have everything ln rraai 1
noAH for me whom am prepared = start 1
on the main expedition for tho pole
"''hu project II entirely my own" no
Eaid las, night As for the plnns Of
my main expedition I can say little more
than has already been published I am
thoroughly decided on one point. and that
] shall take with me very trw white men
1 shalt give much attention TO tho rrirc-
uon of my surgeon. who mus, 10
Vigorous, active and thoroughly cnthusl.
aHtic. / shall time tho main expedition
carefully AMI be prepared TO make the
nnhl dash for tho pole az precisely the
umo when all the conditions arc most
favorable"
From tho prcHcn, time until July I
shall h" busy preparing Tor tho prrlImI-
nary trip. Thcro viii bo much TO do.
but am determined that there shall be
no delays FOR an Interference with the
plans have outlined might hc fatal to
the entire project"