The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-09-16
WORD RECEIVED FROM PEARY
NEWS OF THE EXPEDITION.
Party Is-NOw ut EtAh-wiI AEaIn soon
Make the TriP-Thsy Were MoRths
In the FisId-ksminenta OF tho Greeley
Party Were Pound Unm0IsstsL.

Brigus, n. +, Sept. l3-The Pelry-
hArnis"orth steamer MindNdrd, Captain
John Bartlett, from Etah, North Green.
land, August 2G, has arrived here, report
ing all well ON board. lie " i'll be follow ed
in week by the Peary Artie Clubs
Steamer Diana, Captain Samuel w Bart
lett, also from Etan. The WindWard re-
ports all Oh board the DiIaa we're we'll
at the time the vessels separated.
The two steamers met at Etah, Angus!
Il, and worked in company, under the
personal direction oi Lieutenant Peary, in
collecting supplies for the winter and the
equipment Tor next springs campaign
The Nindward vas ice bound in Allm1n
bay, on the west side OF Kane Baain, about
80 miles north OF Cape Sabine, from Aug.
ust Is, ls9S, TO August ,, 1880, being in 1
SOFT Of eddy undisturbed by sind OF cur,
rent. The season was one Of eoutinuou,
calm with very little snow, the minimum
temperature at the ship being 10 degrees
below zero.
Lieutenant Peary and the sledge parties
were in the field almost continuously from
October, ls9s, to August OF this year, AMI
have effected an extraordinary amount Of
important work, not only barring on the
future OF his own expedition, but adding
much to the geographical knowledge oil
the coast line and the interior VI Ellamere.
land, the southern portion Of Grinnrlland
his sledgng journey Aggregated more than
1000 miles, not including several trips
repeated over portions OF the track.
As soon as the young ice could bear a
sledge Peary made careful reeonnOlter ot
the coast line south Of Altman bay and
carefully defined the lands and water be-
tween that point and Cape Sabine. This
work completed, Lieutenant Peary next
made several successful hunting trips anil
laid in an ample supply Of fresh meat, in.
GLIDING musk oxen, seals and birds Tor
the winter. Utilizing the December moon,
he sledged along the ice for2jO miles north,
over almost impossible ice to Fort Conger,
the headquarters vi the Greedy expedl.
ton.
Lieutenant Peary found Fort Congcr
exactly as Greedy left it. The table vas
standing from the last meal and all the
other appointments had remained uniis-
turbed for 10 years. The buildings we're
IN falr condition. He took possession Of
the property, real and personal, in the
name Of the United States government
and posted notices TO that effect. lie
brought away and is sending home the
original Greedy records, the sextant Of
Lieutenant Beaumont, T. n, Of the HIRES
Markham expedition Of 1868, recovered
by Lieutenant Lockwood, and many pr.
vate letters and papers OF members Of the
Greedy party, all OF which are to be for.
warded to the Peary Arctic Club Of New
York. A considerable quantity Of pro
visions we're also found and protected for
further emergency.
lie also pushed reconnaissance beyond
Fort COnger to Cape Berry, finding prac-
tieally the same conditions Of sea a. 1T
the point south. Then he made the second !
trip to Fort COnger. In all four parties
from the Windwsrd had reached that |
point and returned without other accident
than that to Lieutenant Peary whose toes
we're frozen.