The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-12

a week by tho Peary Arctic clubs steamer
Diana Capt. Samuel W. Bartlett. also
from Etah. Tho wlndward reports that
ali on board the Diana were well At che
time the vessels separated
The two steamers met at Etah on Au-
gust !: and worked In company under the
personal direction OF lieut. Perry. In col
icc,ng supplies for the winter and the
equipment, for next sprinE's campaign The
Windwafd was ic~bound IN Altman bay.
on the west eide OF Kane basin. about nifty
miles north Of Cape Sabine from Angus,
~. 1898. TO Angus 2. 1879. being IN a sort
OF eddy undsturbed by wind or current.
The season was ono Of continuous calm.
with VERY little snow. the minimum tenn
persture at the ship being seventy degrees
below zero.
Lieut.. Pesry and the olcdge parties were
In the field Almost continuously from Oc-
tober. 1895. TO August OF this year, and
have effected an extraordinary amount of
work not only bearing -, the future OF his
own expedition, but adding much % the
geographical knowledge OF the coast line
and the interior OF El,esmeFeiand. the
southern portion of Grlnneland. Hls sledg :
ing journey aggregated more than i.ou
miles not Including several trips repeated
over portions OF the track.
A. soon as the young Ice could bear the
slcdgs Lieut.. Peary made a careful recon
no.ssancs OF the coast line southwest OF
Altman bay. and carefully defined tire lands
and water between that point and Cape
Sabine.
This work completed, Lieut. Pesry next
made several successful hunting trips and
lad In an ample supply of ffcsh meat. In
Guiding musk ax-n, seals and birds. for the
winter Utilixlny the December moon. he
sicdsei along the ice for 30 miles north.
over almost lmpaAsahl. tee, 10 Fort Com
ger. tho hea1quartsrs ot The Grecly espe-
aiunn lie had the misfortune 20 have
both feet frost bitten. which necessitated
sis weeks delay and confinement untH 20
could make me return trip. l@shed to a
-lcdse he was hauled all tho Nay 20 the
Windward. where several toes were am
putatea complete recovery fol- we'd rapid
ly. and he now walks 10 ~en ever.
IAent reary found fort ConEer exactly
from the iaki meal. and all the other APP
pOintments rad RENAME. undis'grb~,i for
sixteen years. The buildings were In far
condition.
and personal IN the name u the limited
States government and posted notices 20
that effect. He brought away, ard - send
Ing home. the riginai Greedy records. the
Hares- Markham expedition of ls,6& rr-
covered by Lieut. lockwood ana many
private letters and papcrs q members OF
the Greedy parry, AZ 81 which are 20 h
forwarded - the peary Arctic club. o,
New York \ considerable quantity ol
provisions wee also found and protsc'ei
Tor further emergency.
lie alse pushed q reconnaissance beyond
Fort Canssr 70 caro- herrg. GnainK prac.
tiraily sha same conditions % lfe ara
as south % the former point, Suesequsnuy
he MADE a SecGasi trip ~ Fort CuugeY and
ia alt four parties from the NiHdw 81
rsst.hcd tnat rOsns ami returned without
other AcchdsEt than that 20 Liss;f ferry
himself o. ~. result % the winter work
teur tAg~ % provisions. Two AZ Cong -
AID the other strlhu,ed between Cape "a.
pire, puTvilie. Louis Napoleon. Fral~sf and
other points r1t mere thar nffy miles apart
have been deposited ard ecsh natives aud
whyes engaged In the work have hrFr
made 80 sar4lssT with the route ara ms
cscnes ;aaI ali fi.x to lifs ard ilub Ainus
,t.s path "a practically ended A boat i
Gi~e cached al cap. Luis >sp0json.
Lieut. FeRrys lss' sled 'o1rr-s vas ~
overland exnscrs'inr Westward from ~
winter quarters OF ne winswnrd, com.
pieseiy guessing E-ifsrnsrfiara ard conner
rs ne ~eyk wtsh tsas ~ lieut. Lockwood
&C 'hs GFesir sxpsaii,ea. al the ~3ri e~ar
trg the laEfrrA name. ~ tn@ western Ss0ps
taleum.rv.ana wss found practically ~
free. Ane go CERTAIN tnuah gsrse Tue "a
srr 60 ,h~ west ~ fne caas' az far - ~oul.
- seer was assr Comparatively clear ~
tee ais inter- assda AsSss~r Lieut. Pear
.As -stahlsshes az tfam. ere - the eisgi
&c points - thr last slse 81 SIR th spend
I, . . mile ~ - Meth 10 Hays Write,
quarters n ~ ~vs ml3@s wossth ~ iSfs,
sx-s cove. i- wAich 'he Polar is wfn'ayr6
ara slg rnsles norxa ~ care AicxaHsser.
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