Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-28
LIEUTENANT PEARY PLANNING AN
OTHER ARCTIC TRIP.
WILL START THIS SUMMER.
ONLY PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS
TO BE MADE, HOWEVER.
Will Set Out on the Main Expedition
in IS0s-The Great Explorer Talks
of His Route and Plans
Is Very Enthusiastic
and Confident.

New York, May 27.-Lieutenant Peary.
VINO has just received five years leave of
absence from the navy department, in an
interview outlines his plans for proposed
Arctic expedition. On July s, he will start
north on the preliminary Journey the sole
object Of which is to make ARRANGEMENTS
for the final trip. which will be begun in
July, 1898. Lieutenant Peary will first pick
out ship for his preliminary voyage. He
will select one of the St. Johns sealers
and have it ready to leave Boston between
July and s. At Boston, the sealer will
take on board store of supplies. Lieu
tenant Peary will be accompanied 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 Professor +. NJ. Baxton, of the Massa-
chUsetts institute Of technology. Another
will be led by Professor c. NJ. Hitchcock
of Baltimore and a number of Yale's sci
entists will probably organize a third
paTty. These scientists will work inde-
pendently of Lieutenant Peary and results
of their studies will in no way concern
his affairs. Lieutenant Peary's object in
his preliminary trip will be TO communicate
with a colony Of Esquimaux al Whale
Sound, who are known as the Arctic high
landers. Mr.. Peary has lived with these
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 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 estab-
lsh another colony, which, year later,
will be his base of supplies. At this village
which they will found, they will work
throughout the year collecting meat. furs.
bearskins to be made into boots, sledges
and other supplies. and collecting and train
ing pack of best EsquimauX dogs OBJ
tainable Lieutenant Peary says he could
utilize the entire tribe in his work if it
were necessary. He will have his men ar
range their affairs so that when he sees
them in the summer of 1898, they will be
ready to move north with him at days
notice.
Peary will be accompanied on this sum-
mer's trip by his wife and 3-year-oid
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
island and up the Labrador coast to the
mouth of Hudson's strait, then to Resolu-
tion island and across to the south Green
land 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.
plans of his trip and is looking forward to
his five years work with the greatest
pleasure.
THE project is entirely my own" he said
last evening THE American Geograph-
ical Society, the technical society most
capable of passing on the project. has in
doTsed II and has promised to subscribe
money for the trip when it is needed. The
American museum of natural history has
also subscribed. have outlined plans very
carefully. more so than before, and have
made use of all the experience / have
gained in previous expeditions. / depend
largely for my success upon the operation
of the EsquimauX, but 1 have complete
confidence in them and know that l can
trust them to do everything / tell them and
TO have everything in readiness for me
when | am prepared to start on the main
expedition for the pole.
LAS for the plans for the main eXpedi-
dition, / can say little more than mas al
ready been published. / am thoroughly
decided on one. point and that Is that [
shall take with me very few white men.
shall give much attention to the selection
of my surgeon, who must be vigorous,
active and thoroughly enthusiastic.
shall time the main expedition carefully
and be prepared to make the final dash
for the pole at precisely the time when all
the conditions are most favorable"