New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-18
THE HINT FoR THE NoRTB PoIE


With he return Of The Wnlwarl and tie
Diana from the Arctic regions last week
vanished al hope that p~art would reach The
Pole rilS wear But u0 serious disappointment
will be- experienced in consequeno" hy those
who have closely followed lis procedure and
plans he went n provided fer ilr~' years
campaign. and rv.deLily dill not coun' "'ii,d'ni-
is Oh immediate success. And iAr >liNai4"A -
il existed when his own vessel and tie relief
ship started southwark was most Encouraging
Tie story brought back nay he briefly
summed up o. follows Instead II rra hing She
rard Osborn Ford Oh Tie north coast " Gree z
land. aud getting entirely clear oi Tie narrow
channel which ali sailing craft must take 10
reach that par of the globe, Peary was obliged
10 winter IL Kane Basin hhouI hffv miles north
OF Cape sabine HIS slip stayed n latitude ~
then. and not - a~ Ar lad Aop'l L--, nc
POSSIBLE No' having been able - establish i-.~
base Of slcdglng operations hear >--rafl V>
born Ford hc nevertheless yruturel ADrtA"ari
during Tire winter four times 10 point equal!
near the Pole but on lie west side " The chan
uel FoIt Conger. Whrr- Greedy conducted ll-
scientific work ia lssl->3. is nearly 30 miles
above Cape sabine 10 which Dc made lis Pc
treat. and where ScAley found tAr survivor,
of III, party in June 1871 Tie mastery manii~-
IN which Greey conducted that movement. ".'"
only two months food for period 'i I'h
months Is one If the most brilliant exhibitions
of genera>Alp and courage - be found I'D me
annals II Arctic research And The TWO names.
Fort Conger and cape sabine. haV" an a"iW
suggcstiveness fo every one familiar VIVA l'ia'
exploration. Along ih.> historic Tou'" lraI'
has planted four tons ~ provisions. al 'a'i',
fifty miles apart
No effort 20 push uor'AWafi has ir"- made
rli, summer. and Pcart winter 'a"' "'N
been r>tahl >L"d "a f-r tf'rAlaAl ~-I" I'D.
Smith Sound several miles further south '.il
his quarters " year ago. Her" -r LAS .1A'tI
all the remaining prov .sious Of The WlnIUara.
and all that the Diana hrousA, him; AMI D"il
vessels We're DISPATCHED 10 a warmer chine
Having been taught reserve 'F >FeTerNp = IN
vason Of lis field ~ operations. f'arl halNlalf
rcfrains from going into details about his plans
for next winter and summer Bn' li - box l..i-
probable that he viii utilize ihe hcNt ieN
months in deposiiing more provisions along me
way northUard THIS time selecting t-r cast soc
OF the channel ~ n proceeding BE-" -''N
him an extra line OF retreat "A'h "e COMES
back from ne mat attempt Oh TIE "'' ~
VIII also fainHlarlz" lis men VIII S''I-'~-
and promote among them mat l-y>' anu
moral strength on Wh'h 80 iAu'H "l ~ :"
cess dtlrhd> h'N' summer. ID" '"' 500 va
provision caches. ihe knowledge lAaf another
party OF Americans Inc S'e!h 'Aie''''''"' wv.
II EHesN'fe Lahu = "l"'''l"- I'"' NM "",
Will afford a good nase Oh WA'H I" IAN ""' "
in emergency. and the assurance ihai snip
will come up Smith Sound next summer 20
bring more supplies and afford tran>upriafion
homeward. Peary has every encourage mcht lie
could wish ndaunted ny hi> loss "' >''''"'
Arctic wofh ana 'A''p'""ai "-"'"' u"