The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-16
EXPLORER PEARY's DAUGHTER.
born Among the Ice Fields and Once
Again in Greenland.
[From the Ledger Monthly

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Little Miss Marie Ahnighto Peary is
now again in the strange land of her
birth. far away amid the cleaning ice
fields of the North and surrounded once
more by her kindly friends. the Eskimos
For little Marie was born farther north
than any white child in the world, during
one of her fathers expeditions to North
ern Greeland. She was born on Septem-
Der IL. 1893. at Anniversary Lodge, then
Lieutenant Peary's headquarters in
Northern Greenland.
Anniversary Lodge was built by Lieu
tenant Peary and the members of his ex-
petition in the summer of 1898. 1t was
situated upon Bowdoin Bay and was built
of wood which was carried up in the steam
er Falcon. III
1t was on July 90 last that Marie and her
mother sailed from St. John s. Newfourd-
land. on the stanch ship. the Windward,
to join Lieutenant Peary in the frozen
North. The Windward was the ship that
carried the Jackson Harmsworth expedi-
ton 10 the Arctic regions in 1896. and was
presented to Lieutenant Peary by Mr. AL
fred Harmsworth. 1t is a strong and we'll
built steamer, and is especially adapted
for the rough. hard service to be met with
in the Arctic regions. The ships destina-
ttion was Etah. an inlet in Smiths Sound,
well up the coast of Greenland. Here
Lieutenant Peary has established his head
quarters. and here 1t was expected that he
would be found by his wife and little
daughter.
During the spring and early summer the
great explorer was to have made dash
with dogs and sleds up into the uttermost
confines of the north in an attempt TO
discover the pole. By the time that the
Windward would reach Etah. some time
in August, it was expected that Lieutea-
ant Peary would have returned from his
adventurous trip. Here, then, n joyful
surprise would be in store for him, for
he did not know that his wife and little
daughter would join him again in Green
land, and did not expect TO see them
again until his return to the United
States.
This is Marie hhnighito's second visit
to Greenland since she left that country
in her infancy. In the summer OF 1897
she made q trip TO the Arctic regions
with her father and mother. The main
object of this expedition was TO secure a
large meteorite which the Eskimos
had discovered TO Lieutenant Peary on
one of his former expeditions. The me
teorte. weighing about ninety tons. was
secured and brought to New York, whore
il is now on exhibition at the United
States Navy Yard at Brooklyn. One of
the members of this expedition of 1897.
Albert Operti, the well known Arctic art
list, ted me how the little Marie was re-
cciyed by her Eskimo friends, who had
not seen her since she was eleven months
old. She at that time was four years of
age. OF course. Marie. could hardly be
expected to remember the Eskimos. but
they had not forgotten her, and many a
time had she been a subject of converse
tion among them, especially during the
long. dark polar night when there is
little to hunt, and consequently for the
Eskimos little to do.
An Eskimo named Eeshu was the first
to reach the ship. and his oily face fairly
shone with delight as he greeted Lieuten-
ant Peary. For the explorer had always
treated the Eskimos with much kindness,
and he is held In the greatest esteem by
them. When Keshu reached the ship he
shouted and danced to express his Joy.
and his delight was upbounded when the
nurse held up little Marie in her arms.
He recognized the child at once. notwith-
standing the change that few years had
made in her appearance, and he danced
about her SO vigorously in his excess of
delight and kept up such a succession of
shouts that Marie at first was somewhat
But perhaps memories. long for
gotten. came back to her and soothed her
fears.
Kcshu was quickly followed by all the
of Cape York who were able
to jump along the ice, and they gathered
in ring around Marie, their faces shin
ing with pleasure. and all calculating in
chorus: Ma. ma. mana. nana!" which is
an Eskimo greeting of welcome and ex-
pressive of great delight.