The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-06-04
PEARY'S EXPEDITION
A PRELIMINARY TRIP TO BE
MADE THIS YEAR.
Stations to be Established in North
Greenland-Arctic Highianders Will
Collect Meat and Fars and Train
Dogs-The Dash to the Pole
in 1898.
His Plans Well Matured.

New YORK, May %. - Lieutenant
Pcary, who has just received five years
leave from the navy department, in an
interview outlined his plans for his
proposed Arctic expedition. On July 8
he will start north on the preliminary
journey, the sole objects Of which is to
make arrangements for the final trip.
which will be begun in July, 1898.
Lieutenant Peary will first pick out Il
route for his preliminary voyage. He
will select one of the st. Johns seaiers
and have it ready TO leave Boston be-
tween July ) and s. AZ Boston the
steamer will take on board store of
supplies.
Lieutenant Peary's obje ct in his pre-
cate with colony of Esquimaux at
Whale sound, who are known rs the
Arctic highlanders. 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, u year later. will be his base of
supplies. At this village they will
work throughout the year collecting
meat, furs. bear skins to be made into
boots, sledges and other supplies and
training pack of the best Esquimaux
dogs Obtainable. Lieutenant Pcarv
says he could utilize the entire tribe
in his work were it necessary. He
will have his men arrange affairs so
that when he sees them in the summer
of 1858 they will be ready to move
north with him at days notice.
Peary will be accompanied in this
summers trip by his wife and her
3-year-old daughter but on the main
expedition Mrs. Peary and the child
will remain in this country. The jour
ney 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
Resolution island and across to the
South Greenland 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 Lieutenant Peary is en-
thusiastic 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. The American Geographic
cal society, the technical society most
capable of passing on the project, has
indorsed it and has promised to sub
scribe money for the trip when it IS
needed. The American Museum of
Natural History has also subscribed
l have outlined plans very carefully,
more SO than before, and have made
use of all the experience l have gained
in previous experiences. l depend
largely for my success upon the opera
tion of the Esquimaux, but have com
plete confidence in them and 1 know
that / can trust them to do everything
that tell them and to have everything
in readiness for me when l am pre-
pared to start on the main expedition
for the pole.
''As for the plans for the main ex-
pedItlon, can say little more than has
already been published. l am thor
oughly decided on one project. and
that is that l shall take with me very
few white men. l shall give much at
teution to the selection of my surgeon,
who must be vigorous, active and
thoroughly enthusiastic. l 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 favora bic.
There will be much to do, but am de- |
terrnincd that there shall be no delays,
for any interference with the plans
that l have outlined might be fatal to
the entire project"