New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-11
NEWS FROM PEARY.
THE WINDWARD REPORTS EXPEDITION
IN GOOD HEALTH.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES MADF-HAkp-
SHIPS OF THE JOURNEY-TRIP TO
FORT CONGEl

board. She VIII be followed In a week ny '"'
Peary Arctic clubs steamer Diana Captain
Samuel W. Bartlett also from Etah The
Windward reports that all on board the Diana
were well at the time the vessels separated
The two steamers met at Etah on August l.
and worked in company under the personal d.
roction of Lieutenant Pcary in collecting sup
plies for the winter and the equipment for
next springs campaign. The Windward was
icebound in All Man Pay. on the west side OF
Kane Basin. about fifty miles north Of Cape sa-
hine. from August Is 1898. 20 August >. 1871
being in sort Of eddy undisturbed by wind or
current The season was one Of continuous
calm with little snow, the minimum tempera-
ture at the ship being 30 degrees CFahrenheiO
below zero All tho Windward's company. IN
Guiding the ten Esquimaus were exempt from
Illness or casualty Of any kind
Lieutenant Peary and the sledge parties were
I'm the field almost continuously from October
1905. to August If this year. and have effected
an extraordinary amount Of important work.
not only bearing on the future Of his own eX-
petition but adding much to the geographical
knowledge OF the coast line and the interior OF
Ellesmere Island, the southern portion OF Grin
nell Land. His sledgng journeys aggregated
more than fifteen hundred miles. not including
several trips repeated over portions Of the track
NEW TERRITORY SURVEYED.
As soon as the young ice could bear sledge
Lieutenant Peary made careful reconnoiss-
ance Of the coast line southwest OF Altman Bay
and carefully defined the lands and water be-
tween that point and Cape Sabine. The coast
line Of Princess Marie Bay and Buchanan
Strait. heretofore unknown. accurately de-
fined and Hayes Sound was demonstrated 70 he
a myth
This work completed. Lieutenant Peary next
made several successful hunting trips and laid
III an ample supply of fresh meat, including
musk oxen. seal and birds for the winter
Utilizing the December moon he sledged for
two hundred and fifty miles north over almost
impossible ice to Fort Conger the headquarters
Of the Greedy expedition. He had the misfortune
10 have both feet frostbtten. which necessitated
six weeks delay ond confinement until he could
make the return trip. Lashed to a siedge. ne
was hauled all the way 10 the Windward. where
several toes we're amputated. Complete re-
covery followed rapidly, and he now walks as
we'll ever.
Lieutenant Peary found Fort ConGer exactly
as Greedy left It. The table was standing from
the last meal. and all the other appointments
had remained undsturbed for sixteen years
RELICS OF FORMER EXPEDITIONS.
The buildings were in fair condition, though
some Of them would not be scrvceaole much
longer lie took possession OF all the property
real and personal, IN the name OF the United
states Government and posted notices to that
effect
He brought away, and Is sending home the
original Greedy records. the sextant n ldeu'en-
ant beaumont. r. y. Of the Nafes- Markham eX-
petition Of 1S7G-7s. recovered by Lieutenant
Lockwood. and many private letters and papers
Of members Of Greely's party, all Of which are
70 be forwarded 10 the Peary Arctic club OF
New-York A considerable quantity Of provisions
was also found and protected for further emer-
eency.
Lieutenant Peary also pushed reconnois-
sance beyond Fort Conger 70 Cape Beechy. ind
ing practically the came conditions or Ice ana
sea as south Of the former point. subsequently
he made a second trip to Fort Conger and. In
all four parties from the Windward reached
that point and returned without other accident
than that TO Lieutenant Pesry himself as re-
suit Of the winter work.
-Four tons Of provisions, two at Conger and
the others distributed between Cape Sabine
Duryile Louis Napoleon Frazer and other
points not more than fifty miles apart. have
been deposited. ana bota natives and whites en-
gaged i'm the work have been made familiar
with the route and the caches that all rick 10
life and limb along this path is practically ended
boat Is also cached at Cape Louis Napoleon
DISCOVERY AT ELLEsMERE LAND.
Lieutenant Poary's last sledge Journey was an
overland exploration westward from the winter
quarters Of the Wndward completely crossing
Enesmere Land and connecting his work with
that 81 Lieutenant Lockwood. Of the Greedy ex-
no lat
on the western slope Elesmere Land was
found practically ice free and contains much
game. The water TO the west Of the coast as
far could be seen, was also comparatively
clear Of ice
Winter headquarters Lieutenant Peary has
established at Etah, one Of the eligible points
on the east side Of Smith Sound. 1t is mile or
SO north of Hayes's winter quarters in 1871, |
five miles south Of Life Boat Cove. in which the |
Poaris winterod, and six miles north Of CAPE
Alexander Ample supplies for the remainder "l
the time OF the expedition not less than my !
tons-have been landed. forty tons OF when |
went by the Peary Arctic clubs steamer Dana
and the sloop yacht Senta, the gift OF BENJAMIN
IIOpp!u " Baddrck. {. T.. 10 Lieutenant PealY |
is anchored in the bay. but viii be hauled up
before winter sets in.
The Lieutenant has built commodious lv-
ing and working room for himself and his com
panions in which they will he comfortable dur
ing the winter: ana he has nearly seNenty-nNe
Walrus for the native and dog cOnnlasaIy When
the field is taken in February. The winter WI
be- spent in rest and working up the results or
last year In February reunion Of the natives
viii be held. when the dog teams FOR the north
ern trip will b. selected. The picked natives y
the WindWard Will remain with Lieutenant
Icary during th" winter al Eiah
THE FRAMs WINTER QUARTERS
The Fran wntered near Cooked Hat Island.
ten miles west Of Cape Sabine. where Surgeon
Bcrnson died. She got ont Of the Ice about
August /. reached Etah August T.. and LEFT
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