The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-17

only Just now had the summer nun
ing commenced with the capture Oh wv
or three walrus. Fortunately touilu an
abundant supply of dogs. The only oth-
er settlement i'll this vicinity was az
North Star bay. Forcing passage "
this harbor, the ice in WolSteililoili,
sound having not yet gone OUT louiiu
some ten tents, but the people lachihS
in all the material l needed except ooss'
AS the ice here was too unbrokeh lol
walrus hunting, l decided to run north
to Whale sound, locate the natives
there secure my dogs, and reconnoltre
the ice; then return to Saunders lslahu
and endeavor to secure some Walrus
outside the island. This programme
being carried out, found the ice in the
inner part of Whale sound not yet gone
out, and the outer part full of bergs ana
loose ice. Plenty of walrus were SEEM
but there was too much ice to alloW d
boat to approach them. The outer set
Elements were all deserted, the natives
having been forced to assemble at few
places up Inglefield gulf, Where seal anu
deer were to be obtained. knowing ina.
there they were secure from lhterler-
ence and that my supply OF dogs was
! secure, I returned to Wolstenlolll
| sound The season was still too carry
! for walrus, and only one was Secureu'
On the arrival of the Windward TOOK
on board some forty odd dogs ana
number of Eskimos from the two set
Elements in Wolstenholm sound, ana
then came north in company with the
Windward to Whale sound
Leaving the Windward at Hakluyt Is
land to secure some looms, il possible
| went on in the Hope to the WalruS
grounds north of the islands. here lWo
DAYS hunting, conducted entirely with
line and harpoon, in order not TO rem
der the animals shy, resulted in putting
twenty-three warus on the Hopes deck
Several losses of harpoons, line ana
floats made it imperative for me to OBJ
tain more gear Reckoning the Wind
ward at Hakluyt, | sent her to attempt
the entrance of Olrik's bay, for two
or three days deer hunt, while IN the
Hope l approached the settlement oil
Karnah as near as the ice permitted ana
sending a messenger over ting ice 10
land, brought out all the able-podled
men with their gear Returning to the
walrus grounds the hunt was resumed
until fifty-two of the animals were on
board.
Sunday morning, Aug. THE Hope
and Windward rendezvoused again at
Hakluyt and lay at anchor sunday AL
midnight the Hope got under way 10
try and force a passage to the settle
ments in the Gulf and complete my
complement of natives and material OIL
various kinds. The Windward had in
structions to devote a day to the Walrus,
then proceed to Lttleton Island, select
place for the Hope to land coal, ana
await nv arrival. The weather, which
had been generally clear during the
week, changed Saturday night TO ram
and fog and continued so during sun
day, Monday, Tuesday and wednesday
AS a result the round OF the settlements
though accomplished, took day long
er than it should, owing to the impossi-
bility of seeing where lay the pest
route through the ice.
Wednesday morning the Hope started
for Littleton Island, and at . p. m. JOINT
ed the Windward, anchored OIL the de-
serted settlement of Fitch, in FoulKe
Fiord Both ships are now mere, INT
Hope landing some eighty tons OF Goa
for the Windwards use on her return
This coal is being landed on the POM
lust west of the Igloos of Etah on the
north shore of the Ford Tomorrow th'
Hope will start south and the Wlnd
ward north In passing north l shall
. land some provisions on Littleton Is
land for use in case the Windward Il
crushed going up. l have on board nov
1onr1acA with thGl
sledges tents kayaka and belongings
, about sixty dogs, sixty walrus, and
2 fair supply of extra clothing.
! I send to the president of the club, il
/ Fcare of the American Museum of Nat
V ural History one barrel containing
| bearskin and skeleton, three Walru
: heads, and several tusks. Also SEND I
+ the same address two bundles of mar
t whal horns, seventeen in ALL Ihese an
2 the walrus tusks | should like to hav
, distributed among the members OF tn
Z, club as souvenirs The two broke
2 horns can be cut up by an ivory work
2 er and made into napkin rings, etc. Bot
l walrus and narwahl ivory polishe
= beautifully.
I, In conclusion | wish to thank II
/, club, collectively and individually, 70
i its interest and assistance in my worF
a and feel confident that the desired obje'
4 will be gained, and the worlds las
S great geographical prize won for IN
: stars and stripes-Very sincerely,
lie r. e. PEARY.
= A brief resume of the plans and pei
t sonnet of the expedition is as follows:
It PROJECT FOR THE PEAR9 ENPE
+ DITION, 1899.
q /. Steamer.
s Diana (47S tons gross. 275 net, 70 h.
e screw barquentine rigged), of S
y Johns. Newfoundland. Captain Samu
G w Bartlett, of Brigus, N. F., master.
y II. Departure.
q From st. Johns, July Is; from Sy'
Z ney, C. B.. July 90
# (See Mr.. Pearys memorandum, Au
z, H. 1882
l. III. Itinerary.
n sydney to Disco, Upernavik, Cal
: York. Whale sound, Bowdoin bay ar
IF Iittleton Island. (See Mr.. Peary's men
q orandum Aug. IL, 1899
y "
II Herbert l.. Bridgman, secretary
'e the Peary Arctic club, in command.
E. Passenger list.
le Scientific Party.
L Professor William Libbey, Princeto
N. ].
p. Professor Charles F. Mcclure, Primo