New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

little variety among them. On my previous ex-
petitions j had almost every canned article that
you could mention, at Radcliffe House. Besides
the various kinds of meats, We had all sorts of
preserves jams. crackers, vegetables, butter,
tea, coffee. chocolate. cocoa and in short such
a variety Of things that ! can't remember half
Of them.
There is no trouble in having a well-stocked
1arder at the headquarters. and by headquar-
ters.' you know. | mean the point furthest north
10 which able to bring ship. The exact
location Of this would be determined altogether
by the mdness severity of the season. it be-
ing possible 10 proceed much further in certain
summers than in others 1t used to be thought
years ago that no permanent headquarters
could be maintained much beyond Melville Bay
out / now believe thoroughly that it is possible
in most seasons to get vessel up far
Sherard Osborne Ford"
TO THE NORTH VIA OSBORNE FJoRD.
From Sherard Osborne Fjord he would push
forward sledge parties. leaving caches Of pro-
visions behind them at short stages and then.
At a favorable opportunity. when considerable
progress had been made in this manner. would
make the final dash for the Pole. accompanied
by only one or two men and few picked Es
Quimau dogs.
tenant Peary. there must be the sternest sim
plicity in the matter Of food The changes
which / should make in another expeditions
sledge- equipment would be all in the direction
of cutting down the variety OF food supplies.
There Just four things in the way Of pro
visions which should take. and those are penn
mcan. ships biscuit, tea and condensed milk.
a fifth article would be furnished in the shape
of fresh meat Of any kind which We should
kill on the way. On my previous journeys |
took a great many things which were not only
useless but worse. because they merely added
weight 10 the sledges and thus wasted
strength unnecessarily. II man cannot get
along with pemmcan and biscuit, with tea as
a drink, the Arctic regions are no place for him.
lie mustn't expect the Injuries OF a hotel din
ner."
FOURTH OF JULY ARCTIC MENU.
II may be interesting TO quote the bill OF fare
with which Lieutenant Peary and his compan-
ion Astrup celebrated their Fourth of July ban
Duet In 1892 On that morning Lieutenant
Peary had at last come in sight If the Arctic
Ocean north of Greenland and finally deter
mined the insularity of that immense frozen
continent. He named the bay. whose elistening
white expanse stretched between him and a
distant northern shore Independence Bay. in
honor Of the date on which he it. This.
however. is a slight depression from the sub
1ect OF the dinner with which the two men cele-
bratcd later in the day. Here is the menu:
Brandy Cocktail Il la Fourth Of July.
sauicrne
Sirloin of Musk OK Broilcd with Biscuits
Veal Outlets, with Biscuit
Bartlett Pears and Cream. la Tin Can.
Tea and Biscuits.
It will be seen that there were several things
in this list that Lieutenant Pcary would now
bar out as too luxurious The fresh meat. OF
course is always hailed with joy. and he spoke
of that later.
''Pemmican you know" sad he lis beef mixed
with a considerable quantity of suet 1t is the
staple Arctic food and it Is not at all dsag gree
able 10 the taste. In fact. like IT very much.
Mrs. Peary used to eat IT, too; didn't YOU" he
asked appealing TO his wife. who sat near by.
The latter whose Arctic experiences with her
husband have interest "a many thousands
of people admitted the truth Of this but was
not quite 50 enthusiastic about pemmlcan as
her husband.
II liked 1t very well when we were out in
the field, and ate it cold" she said Il suppose
almost anything would have tasted good then
But / could not eat it wher 1t was warmed
Then it had a different. and TO me an unpleasant
taste"
ARCTIC EATABLEs
"Pemmcan is much compressed" said Lieu
tenant Peary. "One pound Of IT il equal 10
four pounds Of ordinary meat. that the car
lying Of IL reduces the aledge weights very
much One pound Is the daily ration for man
OF the hard ship biscuit pound is also the
days allowance. and II tea about a quart
These rations consumed almost always I'm
two meals which all We have time to stop
for on sledge Journeys.
1.-THE tea is in compressed. qu2,1ar, pound