The Portland daily press., 1899-09-11
Greeley's Camp Taken
Possession OF.
Explorer Loses Some Toes BY
Frost Bites.

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Cant Jobn Bar,lstt from E,.h NJ
Groa,iana An,,,s. os a--,-,,s -. .S,,.-'
r,novt,ng ali ,ysI, ~ 49,, go 80, s,.ay
foIlovad in a vseI, he ~ D..
club steamar Diana csnt $500, su.O "
BartIett slso from, ger Tha w,.a.".
ranorts tn, al, ~, -, 49,
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Tbs two s,aa,,ars ,rst a. 49, -.
IL and vorts, a., oo,nr.,,,, ,,..,,ss a.
,a,soral a,..o..o, :, Tsa.lt -. ''e
lect,no sp,pI,as for .ns .,,,sa-".s - ~. ~,
eon,nmant fo, raxr s,,.,...,.
The wird.,ard ,,.s t.a'1,os a. ~,
Man nov A., ~. ,,ass 49, :,
- "sss sAuo VI n"ne oasihs
apouS oU mics norm OF cape Sabin,
from August IS, 1898 TO August 2, 1899,
being In a solt of eddy undisturhed bv
wind or crrrant ~. a...-... :.
"4"u - orens' Ans season was one
OF continuous calm with very little snow,
the minimum temperature at the ship
beino 20 deuraaa beioxv ,aro Toh.nh.t.
An .ha w,ss,,- -' ,..
Al sne "inu"atus company including
the ten Ksquimaux, were exempt from
illneas. accident or oasualtv of anv hind
Tsaus p.arv .rd ~. ~, -
were IN tne ueiu almost continuously
from October. 1903 to August Of this year
and have effectad an axtraordinaxv
a,,o,,nt 80 .v,aa-4. -, -
morA' nos onAy'
bearing on tne future OF his own expedt-
tion but adding much to the geographical
knovIedoo of tha coast l,ra .rd .h, .,
terror OF kllesmore land the southern
portion of Grinnell land. His sledpine
JOURNEYS arpreDated mora than 1soo niles
No, ,nolna,no sass-a1 So
"os inei"uins se'eIi Tils repeated
over portions Of the track.
As soon as the youn0 ice conld hear n
s1ad.a liant pas., 80, -.-,,-,
An@ue oaieiui re-
oonnolsance OF the coast southwest of All
Man bay and carefully defined the lands
and water between that point and Cane
Sabine. The coast lines of Princess Ma
ris b ay and buchanan strait, hereto
fore u nknown, was accurately defined
and HAYES sound was demonssr- ted to
be myt3.
This work completed, Lieut. Penry
next made several successful hunting
trips and laid an ample supply of fresh
m eat, including musk-oxen seal and
birds for the winter Utilizing the DE.
cember moon he sledgsd along the ice
foot $50 miles north over almost impassi-
Bile Ice to Fort Congre the headquarters
"a sho SHSeAry o4peuiblOn. ne nau the
misfortune to have both feet FROST bitten
which necessitated six weeks delay and
confinement until he could make the re-
turn trip Lashed to sled he was haule
all the was to the Wind ward whers 3 sy-
erai toes vers amputstsd. Complete re-
onvery followed rapidly and he now
walks as well as ever. Lieut. Peary
found Fort Congre exactly as Greeley
ieit IT,
Tne table WINS standing from the last
meal ana all the other appointments bad
remained undisturbed for 10 years. The
ouiiaings we're in fair condition. though
) 1ms OF them would not be servicsable
lnuon longer. lie took possession OF all
the property, real AMI personal in the
name OIL the United STATES and posted
notices TO that effect de brought away
ana Is sending home, the original Greedy
records, the sextant OF Lieut.. Beaumont,
Il ". OF the Mares Mark ham exhibition
OF io'o-o recovered by Lieut.. Lockwood
ana many private letters and papers OF
mem bers OF Greely's party, all OF which
are TO be forwarded to the Peary Arctic
club OF New York. A considerable guam
tlty OF provisions was also found and pro-
teeted FOR further emergency.