The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01

ers until hut three sleIrcs remained.
With these the final dash for the pole
or Tor az least the farths st north was To
be made.
Has Penry Reached the rotcf
Not until the windwari returns can I,
he learned whether llett Pcary has
reached the pole or even broken Sansen's
record. II success has crowned his efforts
she will lose no tire IN returning Aut
otherwise II Re expected that tho stanch
ship viii remain in the frozen regions FOR
two years. for the pna tuntsd explorer win
not return until he has made another at
tempt TO attain The object 81 his desires.
Upon the arrival o. the WindwArd AZ
Etah Lieut.. pesry win assume command
and her further movements viii be sub
iect 70 his instructions
SHOULD the Windward return this yrar
she Will probably bring back the Robert
Stein party. who were landed near cape
Sabine by tho Diana in August last. This
party IS composed ~ Robert Stein. q
Washington; Dr. r. Kann, Of Cornell unit
verstty and s waramhath. OF Boston.
The object ot this expedition Is 60 explore
and map out unknown sections OF fils-
mere land Natural history collections
will be made. s,s we'll as observations on
magnetism and electricity.
Mrs Peary and her little daughter will
remain at the winter quarters at Etah
unttl such time as {; "a decided that the
Windward shall return THIS viii be Mrs.
Peary's fourth trip 10 the Arctic regions.
she having been "A member 81 the Peary
expeditions of ISei 1925 and 1857.
Little Marie Ahnighito Peary ia ma
tive of the Arctic rseions. and Is now IN
her seventh year. She was born ct An
niversary Lodge Peary former winter
quarters, on September - 1878. Once anly
dd the little infant Sc the cold, gray
light of the Arctic autumn and the long
Arctic night Hcttled about the lodge The
first SIX months " tho childs life WAS
spent In continuous lamplight hafore tina
day broke again.
wonder Of the white uaby.
Throughout tho winter this wonderful
white baby was She source OF the hveh-
lest interest 20 the natives In his book
Lieutenant Poary relates that entire fam
iies Of Eskiuns tuurneyed from far
away cane York 80 tho South and from
distant Etah TO- the North to eatisfy
themselves by actual touch that the
chiid was really a creature of warm flesh
and blood ana not ~ snow as they at
first believed. 81 the tender age Of IL
months little Marie. with her mother, left
Anniversary lodge IN the good ship Kite.
and the child has nor been back 70 tho
Arctic regions since. Consequently sha
81 now, for tho nrst time, about tc re-
turn Is her native land Her arrival u
IL certain. Will cause the gYnaieHt excite
ment among her Eskimo friends
Mrs Peary and Marie viii mako their
headquarters at Ntsh aua theft stay
there may be- a prolonged one, The Teary
headquarters at Etah arc made ont IL
an uumouated cabooac, which was pre-
scented 20 Lien, peary hy the president
81 the Erie railroad, Tine caboo-e IL
painted brilliant red color and wac TT
tod up with IA stove and lamps by the do
mar II was taken up Ia the Arctic re-
gions by tho Windward 10 1885
After the Windward had reached Etah
the cahoose was taken ashore and placed
IN tis position upon the rocks, Tho walls
were covered on tho inside with fear
naught. a heavy felt paper and than
received another covering u tar paper.
Thus warm and fairly comfortable winter
quarters have heen made. whose dimen-
sl@na ore by feet and about feet ia
height
just behind the eahouse were placed
six or seven rows - boxws 81 provisions
running backward 70 ths. rueks for about
thirty feet, and thus fa|nlng two walls,
Tire boxsa we're foofed over with timber
af.a ss, formed a SORT 81 chamber or eps-
erred alley way. Ting provision taxea we're
placed 80 they cnusf be broken into from
the Inside Ia this way provisions can
h.. secured withSuf exposure. Fsora the
outside the boxes have beeh banked ap
with snaN. 81 as 20 adj 20 tho warmth
and protection.