The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-17

hunting parties were actually in tho field during every moon of the winter Game. principally musk oxen, was found much more abundant in the Lake Hazhh coun- try. thirty or forty miles westward of Fort Conger. than ir its immediate !i- cinity. and it proved more feasible. there fore to feed the dogs where the meat was killed than to pack it all across the country to the coast.
 Snow igIoos were built and in these Peary and his hunters practically spent most of the winter, their rattons heinz supplemented from the supplies found at were killed and either consumed by the expsd ten or packed for it's later de- mands.
 Pcsry. accompanied. as in the previous year. by Henson and five Eskin1os left ConRer on April last for the north, by way of Cape Hecla. But, after some ten days march along the ice fort, both men and unit for the more arduons work cer- tainly ahead of them. Unwilling to risk the success of the undertaking with ar inadequate force or to imperil the lives of any of his party. Peary, retraced nis steps and returned in good order and without loss to Fort Conger.
 Late in April, with his entire force. he c nmuncation with the clubs steamer of 1900. from which nothing had been heard.
 The Wlndward. fast in her winter guar ters at Payer Har6or near .S Cabe s.sH sao'ne' me-  board, prisoners In the ice for nearly eight months, was reached May 6, anu aboard the vessel Peary established his 1901 should arrive. Not until the Wind ward was reached did he learn oI tne death. almost eighteen months before. or his daughter. Francesca, born n WaSn- ngton. D. C., in January, 1S99, folio~lnS his departure for the North: a,,
 Open water came early at Cape Sabine, and on July 3 the Windward extricated herself from the ice. and, crossing 10 1u1e ,he to a successful hunt for walrus Tn Inga1 s5 field Gulf to provide food for natives @ aru dogs during the field work or lSE. OIs and landed at Cape Sabine, the Wind ward reorossing the Sound ,odo 70 Tsars Eean, Peary's headquarters of lSSs-lSJO, heIe IIs she awaited the Erik which arrIveH I..S1I on B. C., and bringing Peary the news E1 t his mothers death in Portland Me- III November last. .,,od dur ing the next fortnight in company. UT der Pearys direction. in fuTtneeT9 ,er9 pFTThb pThbo aration for the expedition Of l9gS. I.st h Erik, having landed Peary ana tne .ams of his equipment and supplies at ten ten porary camp on the south side or Hs Sa schel Bay ten miles south or CaPt % ss. bine. his headquarters for neXt W5nsgr; raery sailed on August 29 for home, MS. e"lS and Miss Peary returning on her; ,u
 The Erik found much difficulty Fl. m crossing Smith Sound, on account It tte the lee. and reached land only thro99sgna tne hS Captain Bartlett. who was forced to % ssEtt ssct I'D his own ship, the Windward' tQ aS' as pilot Snd ice master ol tne .,a,N m Four days were required to makT S~S SMtt1 ty-three miles from Etah to herSeiiei Bay. r-oo
 Peary's winter arrangements at Cane Sabine insure comfort, and. with an. an dIs,, .lna ple supply of provisions pushed aloIis. .oite eS route to Fort Conger he expects 10 teH IoSS tho field with the returning light oI IS.-' fnlly rested and in the best possloie ooN- dition.
 During the entire two years since ne has heen heard from, his health has its Seat excellent. and the accident to hlS bim Tt Fort Conger in 1899 has causeu "in, ,l1 hut slight inconvenience and mas III np wise impaired his efficiency in tne eiSc neiu, Turing the autumn he expects tu i,s+ao an extensive reconnaissance. or tnS inte ne rior and the western coast Of Elsesi;Hc J;Si Land. with strong probability oI ut "a covering natives hitherto unAho"h white men 1,,,,
 The Windward. the Peary Arctic Clubs steamer of 1900 Captain sam9ei NtSss Bartlett with Mrs. Peery antcn ahT "eSe ieft Peary as guests of the club, wnlcn Nlt at Sydney July 20 and was last repo[1 1o r r' Good Haven, Greenland, August iH ,,ar- ar tters, on August 19. InstrnctiohSS nse,. found from him. dated Fort CSSIlEt,s' SIiESt,. April F. and from BlacKnsor,Hh ,ho stores Anril 26: to take on most or n5 I procsed and equipment at that place ana Pr9STh S",',.h g'rthWard along the west slde slIth ot Diecoti. Sound as far as possible. with DlscoN- erv harhor as the ultimate ooJertlNe' e
 smith Sound was eros seq hepa further progress norfhward was stopped by Ice, Cai,tain Bartlett with the apnroVaI CT Mrs Pearv. decided inst ead ol tailuittS a,.tS stores and material and returning SON'ii'