The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-19
THE POLAR REGIONS.
Peary and the North Pole-The Cape York Meteorite.

| Peary and the North Pole-The Cape l York Meteorite.
 Lieutenant R. E. Peary in his recent lecture at Hartford began by referring to the Vaccinations of Arctic exploration demonstrated by the fact that explorers are almost irresistibly impelled to re- turn to those regions of cold and hard ship, and this while life and strength remain to them. The north pole has been the ultima thule of man for many centuries, and will continue to be until it is found-only very few years hence in this speakers opinion. The restless nature of man will not be satisfied until every portion of the globe has been charted.
 The extreme point now reached is 360 miles from that mysterious spot, and attempts are continually being made to cover the remaining distance.
 The Cape York Meteorite.
 Reference was entertainingly made to the meteorites which are so frequently found in Greenland, and which the Esquimaux have utilized for iron ore, l bringing them, in the lieutenants words from the stone to the iron age" He described the Cape York meteorite, wtich he had brought to this country last summer and which Is the largest known meteorite in the world. l With the aid of charts the polar region was clearly described, both as to it's mathematical and physical conditions, Lieutenant Peary does not regard the pole itself as place of any more severe cold than that of the immediate. sur rounding country. He thought it might be located on land, but more probably in the great sea of ice composing the polar basin.
 At present the only feasible route to the Polar sea is the American route through Baffin bay. This will be Lieu tenant Peary's path next summer, when he goes north in another attempt tc reach the pole.
 Greenland Route Impracticable
 Greenland, that great Arctic conti nent, he described as submerged its entire length under a great blanket o1 ice from 1000 to 5000 feet thick. Over 4 this expanse Lieutenant Peary has journeyed in his two recent trips. He said he had decided that this route is impracticable; his next expedition vii be by sea to the north coast of Green land, whence he will push forward across the unknown sea of ice, hoping with the favorable weather to reach thu pole itself
 Many views of Greenland scenery were thrown upon the sereen-glaciers icebergs, a midnight sunset. Esquimt types, the habitations of the northern . people, the dog trains, etc, all being . shown with wonderful accuracy.
 Lieutenant Peary described very viv idly his terrible trip of several hundred miles across the ice-floe, when the ex treme cold and hunger reduced his pacl of dogs form forty-two to one, and tn members of his party were lamentabl } weakened by privation.
 Andree's Chances of Success. , His account of the shooting of must OK, which furnished the first nutrition food which the exploring party hal tasted for six weeks, was particular. graphic.
 l As to Andree, Lieutenant Pear. thinks his chances of reaching the pol l about one in one thousand, and of re turning alive about even.
 Regarding his own proposed trip, tn lieutenant places great reliance on tn 7 Esquino, who, despite their primi tive state of civilization, he consider most trustworthy and coura geous, H feels hopeful that with their aid an With propitious weather he will be abl , to cover the short but perilous distanc , to the earth's axis.
 Should he fail he will return to hi supply station, winter there, and try tn trip again in the following spring.