Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-16
PEARY'S EXPEDITION
IS HEARD FROL1
The Steamer Windward Arrives al
8rigus, N. f., and Reports
the Party All Well.
THE DIANA DUE IN A WEEK
Lieutenant Peary Finds "Fort Con-
gcr'' Exactly as Greedy Left
1t Sixteen Years Ago.
Itecovers Records.

Brfgus, n. F., Sept. 12.-The Peary-
H~armsworth steamer Windward, from
Etah, North Greenland, August 26, ar
rived here yesterday, reporting all well
on board. She viii be followed in a
week by the Peary Arctic clubs
steamer Diana. The Windward re-
ports that all on board the Diana were
well.
The two steamers met at Etah on
August IL, ard worked in company
under the personal direction of Lieu.
tenant Peary in collecting supplies fol
the winter and the equipment for next
springs campaign.
Lieutenant Peary and the sledge
parties were in the field almost con.
tinually from October, 1898, TO Aut
gust of this year and have effected an
extraordinary amount of important
work, not only bearing on the future
of his own expedition, but adding
much to the geographical knowledge
of the coast line and the interior or
Ellesmere land, the southern portion
of Grinnell land.
The coast line of Princess Marie bay
and Buchanan strait, heretofore un-
known. was accurately defined, n
HAYES sound was demonstrated 10 be
a myth.
Utilizing the December moon Peary
sledged along the ice for $50 miles
north over almost impossible ice tG
Fort Conger the headquarters of the
Greedy expedition. He had the mis-
fortune TO have both feet f~rostbitten,
HAI at~ tNnnlG' npl1N
Lashed to a sledge he was hauled all
the way to the Windward, where sew
eral .oes were amputated. complete
recovery followed rapidly, II ne now
walks as well as ever.
Lieutenant Peary found Fort Congef
exactly as Greedy left it. The tanie
was standing from the last meal, ano
the other appointments had remained
undisturbed for sixteen years. lie TOOK
: possession of all the property, real ana
personal, in the name OF the Inlteu
States government and posted notices
TO that effect. He is sending home the
original Greedy records, the seNtant OF
Lieutenant Beaumont, X. N, OF the
Hares-Markham expedition of loo'o-S
recovered by Lieutenant LOCKWOOD
and many private letters and papers
of members of Grcely's party, all OF
which are TO be forwarded 10 the
Peary Arctic club, of New York. y
considerable quantity of provisions
was also found and protected for fur
Their emergency.
Lieutenant Peary's last sledge jour
ney was an overland exploration west
ward from the winter quarters Of the
Windward, completely crossing Files
mere land, and connecting his r&A+-
with thai Of Colonel Lockwood, of the
Greedy expedition, at the ford bearing
the %latter's name OH the western slope.
Ellesmere land was found prac'
tically ice free and to contain much
game.
His winter headquarters Lieutenant
Peary had established at Etah, II OF
the eligible points on the east side oil
Smith sound.
Ample supplies for the remainder OF
the time of the expedition, not less
than fifty tons, have been landed. Lieu
tenant Peary has built a commodious
living and working room for himself
and his companions, in which they vii
De thoroughly comfortable, and the
winter will be spent in rest and work
ng up the results of last year.
In February a reunion Of the natives
will be held, when the dog teams fol
he northern trip will be selected.