The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-11

a series OF Journeys northwaid. making
TOUR trips In all. and catching 1000
pounds OF provisions and dog meat at
all prominent headlands along the
west side of the channel separating
Greenland from Grinnell land.
found The G'pek House.
At Fort Congef. Greely's old head
quarters IN Lady FRANKLIN bay. Peary
found the Greely house and contents
Just as left by his predecessor IS years
ago. with table set for the last meal.
He also found all the property left by
Greely's people. including many relics
OF previous expeditions, all ot which he
removed with care. and transported to
the W'ndwaTd whence they will GO to
the United States by the auxiliary
steamer Diana.
Peary made one trip from Conger
north to Beechy cape. on the confines
thoroughly familiar with the coast
track and can make splendid time
with Il.
After spending April In crossing
Ellesmere land. Peary worked south in
May and June. hunting walrus and
musk oxen. securing 100 OF the former
and 16 OF the latter In July the ice
| showed signs Of opening, and on Au-
| gust OF this year the ship got free.
fans for The Future.
| She steamed south. and on the 18th.
just year from parting with the Hope.
| she met the Diana at Etah where both
| parties fraternized. All the supplies
| landed by the latter were stored. and
! Peary went To Cape York, gathering
| dogs, skins and sledges for his expedi-
| ton next spring. He viii remain at
Etah this fan and winter, and next
February. when the liflt serves. he
/ wi at art
tic hghlanders supporting him.
He will thus be enabled to advance
big supplies 90 Fort Conger. and when
| the Wtndward comes up In July she will
| come proviS.oned for three years. and
| Peary viii push her as far north as he
can get her. and she will remain there
| until his work Is completed he making
trip after trip over the Polar basin ice
toward the north Until he has reached
the pole or found that TO be impossible.
Unusually Cod " nlsr.
Last winter was the coldest in the
| Arctics in his experience. the thermom-
| eter dropping 90 20 degrees below zero
| though there was no snow or storms
| Kane basin did not empty Of ice this
season. Sverdrup. In the Fran. was
| frozen I'm az Cooked Hat island. so miles
south OF Peary. but the two expeditions
| did not communicate until Peary start
| ed south on a hunting trip this spring
| Then he found that Sverdrup had cross
ed Ellesmere land also. but had done
| little else.
| DIR. Svenson. surgeon on ss.e Fran.
! died during the winter Sverdrup pro-
| posed 20 push north this summer. land
| on Nhe Greenland coast sledge, round
! its northern extremity and down Its un-
| chartered east coast. being picked up
| by the Fran In year or two. when she
| would $50 south around Cape Farewell
| and IN the east coast 20 meet him.
| The Fran left Etah Aug i2, this year.
| bound north. but on the 18th had
| made only five miles. 50 " ia not likely
! she will accomplish much this season.
| The Diana had n good trip north. land
| cd the Stein rutry at Cape Sabine on
| Aug. :. and met the Windward az Etsh
| on Aug. 10 The Windward started
| homeward ON Aug n. and the Diana
| WIS 90 follow on August. 2s. Save for
| the deatt ~ Dr S'snson of the Fran
| and the disaster Co peary. there has not
| been a case of accident or Illness on
4 either of tho three ships.