The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
NEW FARTnEST NORTH.

Once more from out of the frozen
North comes tidiugs of accomplishment.
This time it is nothing less than the
completion of the survey of the north
ernmost coast of Greenland, and as We'll
the reaching of the farthest north in
the western hemisphere. The success
full explorer is an American, Lieut..
Peary, and his report to the club which
sent him out, gives as well "A chart OF
the coast which he has delimited and
much valuable Information as to the
animal life of the district.
The news of the work done by the
Peary expedition comes from North
sydney, borne by Mrs. Peary, who has
just returned from out of the ice in the
relief steamer Erik. The story of the
relief expedition is IA most peculiar one
in Itself. Mrs. Peary and party We're
frozen in the Payer harbor, mile
away from Cape Sabine. and remained
there for eight months, while all this
time Mr.. Peary was in his winter camp
at Fort Conger, only $50 miles away.
1t was during the spring OF 1900 that
the great discoveries were made. AT
that time with party OF SIX Peary
started from Etah. April 10 and May
Sth opened Lockwoods farthest north
cairn. Due north his course led, but
II was only short distance that he
was able To proceed, for the ice pack
disintegrating, there We're masses of
floating ice and stretches of open water,
which made a halt imperative. THIS
point was at eighty three degrees and
fifty minutes north, or "A gain of eleven
minutes over the Lockwood mark, and
the highest point ever reached ON the
Western hemisphere.
Blocked of advance on this line
Peary took up the survey OF the coast
of Greenland. Nine years previous he
had mapped the land to Navy Clin at
the head of independence Bay. Now
moving East he found the same points
and was able TO complete his map OF
the entire north coast. This is the most
northerly land known, and is without
Goubt the farthest norm land of the
6 ODE. His report says:
The new coast shows marked change at
the tarthest north and the bold head
lands and deep tiords are succeeded by a
low. rolling fore shore, with traces OF
glacial action. and all the evidences of a
L
of this Greenland coast to, that Of Grin
, nell Land west of Cape Hecla is mark ed
and points clearly to similar conditions
of land and sea and suggests that IL is
the uttoral of the true Arctic basin.
Musk oxen. bear, lemming and hare
were killed and a wolf seen and fired at
in the new country ana indications OF
animal life, isolated probably from south
ern ATTITUDES, were abundant. In Mr.
( Pcary's farthest north cairn he placed
portions Of the nag OF his country and
his private signal and the names of the
Peary Arctic Club members, under whose
auspices the work was prosecuted Tenn
perature of the journey ranged from 10
degrees to 20 degrees above.
I But the failure of the attempt to
| penetrate to the Pole because of the
broken ice left only one chance that
the Peary theory may be successful in
winning the pole through over ice work
in the warmer months. There is only
one route which has not been proven
impracticable This is the Cape Sabine
route Perhaps by reaching the ice
close TO the north land line early in the
year, and being able 70 cross TO VIVA,