New-York tribune., 1901-09-29

ma9aKsd nS na 70 90 Ee re snd al last
Wb ss quite he to % Bay
hunt musk oxen hoping 9 5ne ssGrs snS
Greenland % was consumed before the natives VINO
the presPsss e ssPsraion; And assrIi1s
within reach of our lin limited m 1,a ~ thought rug IT
quimau language and later on. to detailed plane
Mr. Mt. Warmbath made another dash into Buchanan
Bay. this time killing six musk oxen Part o,
breIsht 10 the station Thus e sprns and
still we had adequate depot of dog food in the |
Esauimaas seeSred several but these just sufreed
week.
On May the unexpected news came that Peary
had arrived. He had vainly waited at Fort COnger
for from the ship for though repeated at
tempts were made TO reach him, they proved uni
formly unsuccessful Having looked over the ground
he quickly formulated his plans for future work.
and this largely decided own prospects. He in
formed us that he intended 10 leave for Greenland
as soon as the ship could get out. From previous
records concluded that this might happen any
day after q, and hence that the latest
date of cur return from the trip. BY arrange
ment made with him, Esqumaus entered his
service several times, take loads of supplies to
Cape D'Urylle. This served keep the dogs alive
(Which were fed with bacon from Pearys stores).
but yet yielded no dog food for trip. Finally.
when one Esquimau Visakepsa. brought In four
seals at once. our chance seemed to have come at
last, though very late. Mr.. Warmbath, having to
attend to various specimens. started alone with
Akomadingwa (Napsa and Uzaka eseorting us about
eight miles to go seal hunting afterward).
This was on June 6. On June q to be
back lin reality got back the 25th). Thus the
time of the expedition which L had planned long
and for which had labOrei for two years, was
reduced 20 nineteen days! In that short space we
could not hone to cross Ellesmere Land. 1t was
agreed that was to assemble the various caches
there await the arrival Of NJ Warmbath. who was
uzeka remained to supply food for the women and
chldren- When reunited we would run TO the
thence climb some distance the ice cap and look
treat aon tne south bo2 c%ss Of q9 Pgs6e then RE
first day the travelling delightful. We made
Pine Island. opposite Cooked HAT Island There we
took up the remnant OF a seal left by VisakePsa on
Whth the natives made merry meal strolled
over the low ground adjoining. all covered with
katuin): meat caches (kengniwD wind screens for
hres Sokoal and at Least one house GgtH. While
to show circle OF stones (perOn) indicating the
bright colored bits Of stone. laid in several
rows on smooth rock face and remarked: Name
played 1t is difficult to describe the feeling which
ancient nomads without iron or other metal with
hardly any wood using sharp stones in place Of
OF bits Of pyrlte and moss tc light their fires and
days Of complete darkness in the year! And yet
their children played. and were probably as gay as
The weather continued splendid but the travelling
became more and more difficult proceededf
westward, owing to soft and upturned icet
cakes frozen fast in all Imaginable positions About
slept some hours near huge iceberg and proceeded
,,eWard point where Mr.; Warmbath had left
contents; Soon, however. the travelling became
empty sedge to get the tent After about four
hours he returned with tent and contents. includ-
delightful meal. We slept some hours in the tent
for some twelve hours did not improve; the dogs
gere weak, having eaten nothing for several DAYS
TO crawl taweaktol within gunshot but they took
alarm and vanished into their holes (agluI- At
OF relief for my anxiety about dog food had be
come acute
BY this time, however another trouble had arisen.
Since morning my eyes had felt SANDY" and by
noon was hardly able to keep them open five min
utes. I was getting snowblind We had plenty Of
coIored goggles at Fort MagEesia but. having had
no use for them the year before. thought myself
immune from that trouble. To sit on the heavy
laden sedge out of the question. Akomadingwa
suffering from the trouble. He had TO
hold on 10 the upstanders of the sledge and take
peep at the dogs and then to keep the direc-
ton. walked some distance behind with eyes
shut tight watching every opportunity 20 catch my
nerves off their guard to open one eye enough 10
get my bearings, Happily, the ice became
smooth, that able to sit the sledge
at least part of the time. At last got within
the shadow of Bache Perinsula. and never in my
life did experit nee an equal sense of relief We
slept of rounded powders, among which
I glad to find Bit OF conglOmerate, pleasant
change from the monotonous granite and gneiss Of
Cape Sabine and Cape York The yellow beds at
the top of Bache Peninsula looked like sandstone
and I should have been glad to climb up 10 get
! specimens. but the condition of my eyes made it
requisite hasten with all possible speed to the
large tent where l might securely await my recOv-
cry. Favored by cloudy weather. followed the
shore of Bache Peninsula westward next day, the
| travelling being of the time excellent. From
time to time AkOmadingwa stopped to pick up a
| guileless ptarmgan which hardly ever escaped. or
10 trv long shot at a hare which, more alert. es-
caped to the rocks above. Late In the evening we
| arrived at the entrance of Flagler Bay, and was
startled to a vast expanse of open water before
| me Only by making long detour could we get
| to the island where the large tent was Overjoyed
| to escape from the maddening glare. | crept INTO
my sleeping bag allowing nothing but my nose 10
| protrude,
| More than a day passed before ventured to look
nj tho surroundings. To the east all was icei 10
| ,bs west all wafer 1 counted fifteen islands in
! sight all belonging to the Weyprecht group MA
| kautva and | walked around the island nndlng the
traces of the siudekatnin 1.-The men VINO Went oe-
| FORE all along the shore. Close TO the cent
| found an old spearhead. together with some oo-
| iaots mt known to my companions. An old okota
or fire screen was put to excellent use 'he tneoiS
of rent does not seem TO hold IN TINS c'ia'e. D
of musk oxen and traces OF their recent Vis''S W.
quite abundant. The purple serwahsa' Tue 80
W. a,ar shone on Lodges or peeped from
| crapnies. .. IVA vrant
when my eyes sufficiently restee W., we "emt NJ
into Hit Bay to get eleven pieces ,Uh Tn inward
ua' t was exharating in high desree Inc ootb SU5
We're i'm good condition the ice t1erabiii biii fhe sun
ye ss a not overbrght BY aoorins hard h a aag niles
t H. ,oaat from the cache ABOUT tnIee IL tIs
gGt tne anen no the foot long and rather seu9e
slope about halfway up the oaS, the Esouimau