The record-union., 1899-09-11

fined the lands and water between that
point and Cape Sabine.
The coast line of Princess Marie Bay
ana Buchanan Straits. heretofore un-
known, was accurately defined and
Hayes Sound was demonstrated to be
a myth.
This work completed Lieutenant
Peary next made several successful
hunting trips and laid in ample sup
ply of fresh meat. including musk oxen,
seals and birds, for the winter. Four
tons Of provisions, two at Fort Con-
ger and the other distributed between
Cape Sabine, Durville. Louis Napoleon
Frazer and other points not more than
fifty miles apart have been deposited
and both natives and whites engaged in
the work have been made SO familiar
with the route and the caches that
all risk to life and limb along this
path is practically at an end.
Lieutenant Peary's last sledge jour
ney was an overland exploration west
ward from the winter quarters of the
Windward, completely crossing ELS
mereland and connecting his work with
that of Lieutenant Lockwood of the
Gray expedition, at the fjord bearing
the latterS name on the western slope.
Ellsmereland was found practically ice
free and to contain much game. The
water lot west of the coast as far as
could be seen was also comparatively
clear of ice. His winter headquarters,
Lieutenant Peary has established at
Etah, one of the eligible points on the
east side of Smith Sound 1t is a mile
or so north of Hayes winter quarters in
1861, five miles south of Lifeboat Cove,
in which the Polar is wintered. and
six miles north of Cape Alexander I'm
mense supplies for the remainder of
the time of the expedition, not less thai:
fifty tons, have been landed, forty tons
of which went by the Peary Arctic
Club steamer Diana and the sloop
yacht Sonata, the gift of Benjamin
Hoppin of Baddock, c. B., to Lieuten-
ant Peary, which is anchored in the
bay, but will be hauled up before
winter sets in. He has built "a COM
modious living and working-room for
himself and companions, in which they
will be thoroughly comfortable during
the winter, and he has nearly seventy
five walrus for native and dog COM
ruary. The winter will be spent in
rest and working up the results of last
year. In February a reunion of the
natives will be held. when the dog
teams for the northern trip will be Sc
lected. The picked natives of the Wind
ward will remain with Lieutenant
Peary during the winter.
The Fran wintered near Cooked Hat
Island, ten miles west of Cape Sabine,
where Surgeon Bornson died. She got
out of the ice about August lst,
reached Etah on August 18th, and left
the same day for Cape Sabine. 1t is
reported that she will go to Sound for
the winter, unless she succeeds in get
ting beyond Kennedy Channel and
landing Captain Otto Svordrup for
sledge trip across and around the
northern end of Greenland, to be picked
up on the east coast by the ship Wind
ward
The Peary Arctic Club expedition IN
command of Herbert l.. Bridgeman,
Secretary of the club. was at Etah
on August Dist All were we'll and
expected to leave for home on August
24th
The Stein party was successfully
landed on August 9TH at a point of its
own selection, Payer Harbor, one mile
south of Cape Sabine, where the mem
bers expect to winter.