The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-27
PEARY'S PLANS.
He Will Again Go in Quest of
the Pole.
Preliminary Expedition to be
Made This Year.
WILL START JULY 1.
Relay Stations Are to Be Es-
tablished Along the Route.
The Final Trip viii Begin
Some Time in 1898.

4N6W i OTk, May Zl--l4lGul. 1edIy " 44O
has just received five years leave of alb
sence from the navy department, in an
interview last night outlined his plans
for his proposed arctic expedition. On
July 8, he will start north on the pre-
iminary journey, the sole object of
which is to make arrangements for the
final trip which Will be begun in July,
1898. He will select one of the St.JOhns
sealers and have it ready to leave BOs-
ton between July fifth and eighth. AT
Boston, the seaIer will take on board a
store of supplies. Lieut.. Peary will be
accompanied by two or more SclentIhc
parties, which will go north with him to
a point near Melville bay. One of the
parties will be conducted by Prof. 5
NJ. BaxtOn, of Massachusetts institute
of technology. Another viii be led by
Prof. G. NJ. Hitchcock of Baltimore and
a number of Yale's scientists will prob
ably organize a third party.
These scientists will work independ-
entity of Lieut.. Peary and Will be pas
sengers with him. Results of their
studies viii in no way concern his af-
fairs Lieut. PearyS 5 object IN his pre-
liminary work will be to communicate
with a colony Of Esquimaux at Whale
Sound, who are known as the arctic
highlanders. Mr.. Peary has lived with
these people and gained their entire
confidence and affection. When he left
Whale Sound, he says, he was acquaint-
ed with every man, woman and child in
dence 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 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
Iecting meat, furs, bearskins to be made
into boats, sledges and other supplies
a nd 0nl ira I'M al fof
the best ESQuImau dogs Obtainable
Lieut. Peary says he could utilize the
entire tribe in his work if it were neces-
Sary. He viii have his men arrange
affairs so that when he sees them in
the summer of '9S, they will be ready
to move north with him at days no
tice.
Peary will be accompanied in this
summers trip by his wife and her 3
r-Old daughter, but on the main ex-
peditiOn Mrs. Peary and the child will
remain in this country The journey
this summer will be from Boston to
Sidney, then 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 the mouth of the
Hudson's strait, to Resolution island
and across to the south Greenland coast
to Melville bay and, finally, to Whale
Sound. which Will be reached in the lat
ter part of July. The return will be
made in September. Lieut. Peary is en-
thuSiaStic over the plans of his triD and
work with the greatest pleasure.
The project is entirely my own" ne
said last evening. THE American Geo
gra aphical society, the society most cap
able of passing on the project, has in
dorsed il and has promised to subscribe
money for the trip when it is needed.
The American Museum of Natural his
tory also subscribed. I have outlined
my plans very carefully, more so than
before, and have made use of all the
experience l have gained in previous
expeditions. I depend largely for my
success upon the operation of the E1s-
quimaux but have complete confidence
in them and know that can trust them
to do everything [ tell them and to
have everything in readiness for me
when I am prepared to start on the
main expedition for the pole.
LAS for the plans for the main expe-
ditiOn. I can say little more than has
already been published. I am thorough
ly 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 thoroughly en-
thusiastic. I shall time the main ex-
pedition carefully and be prepared to
make the final dash for the pole at pre-
cisely the time when all the conditions
are most favorable. From the present
until July 1 shall be busy preparing for
the preliminary trip.
There will be much to do but I am
determined that there shall be no de-
lays for an interference with the plans
that l have outlined might be fatal to
the entire project"