Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
ARCTIC REGION TlDlNGS
A Thrilling Story Narrated by
Mrs. Peary.
She Describes Her Husbands Great
March to the Highest Latitude Ever
Attained in the Western
Hemisphere.

North Sidney, C. b., Sept. 10 The Arctic
steamship Erik from Cape Sabine. ElicS-
mere Land. reached this port to-day
Everybody on board is well. We lett MI.
Peary at lierschel Bay Camp ON Aug. ~
lie had succeeded in rounding the north
Crn limit of the Greenland archipelago,
the most northeily known land in the
world, probably the most mort hcrly Ia d.
lie expects to spend the winter at Cap
Sabine and push north toward the pole III
the spring.
MIR Peary reached the Windward ut
Payer Harbor on which VIC, his family,
had been for eight months imprisoned IN
the ice, at dawn on May 5. lie came j. st
as he did to the Kite, nine years before
from his inland ice march. For eight
months ignorant of each others prescn t.
we had been within $50 miles of each 9th" 4,
Mr.. peary at Fort Conger and at hi 8
meat caches fifty miles west In Lake
Keazcn country and the Windward and
our party at Payer Tarbor. mile or so
south of Cape Sabine, whcrc We were TN
ally stopped at the end Of August, 1900.
Mr.. peary brought us first news of his
great march of a year before winch TOOK
aim over the most northerly land of the
globe to the highest latitude ever gained
10y an American, along an unknown coast
1t4 miles beyond Lockwood farthest
north Mr.. Peary finally and accurately
defined the northern coast of Greenland
all the way round to independence Bay
where he had planted his country's Has
nine years before.
Mr.. Peary, with Matt and five Esqui-
mauX, left Etah on April 10, 1900. and on
May :, having in the meantime sent back
in parties Of two each. four of the natives,
opened Lockwood's, furthest north tS3 de-
Erees 80 min. 25 seq cairn of 1>S2 and sub
shutting matter of his own. pushed for
ward with Henson and the other Esqui-
4 slGrs h.s
found that the coast turned sharply to
the eastward. Striking out due north
from this point for the pole, he was able
to advance but short distance to ~ de-
grees 50 min, before he met the moving
disintegrated pack, a mass Of broken ice
and open water. which made further prog
ress in that direction impossible.
Returning to the land he resumed his
eastern march along the coast and con-
tinued it until at about SO degrees y. %
degrees W. he recognized the lofty head
land. which in 1892 he had seen from Navy
Cliff at the head of Independence Bay.
There he rested for two days, waiting in
vain for fog to lift and reveal further
features of land and sea. but unfavorable
conditions continuing he lai1 his homew ard
course along the UPWARD track and arriv-
ed ut Fort Conger on June Is with men an l
dogs in good condition.
MIR. Peary sends full and carefully de-
tailed chart of his ewly-discovered coun-
try to the Peary Arctic Club with the sug-
gestion that nomenclature and publicat. on
ho deferred until completion of his work
and return home.
The new coast shows marked change at
the farthest north and the bold headlands
and deep tords are succeeded by a low,
rolling fore shore with traces Of glacial
action. and all the evidences of a CONT
mental terminal coast. The likeness Of thi
Greenland coast to that of Grinncll Land
west of Cape Hecla Is marked and points
clearly to similar conditions Of land and
sea and suggests that it is the lttoral 81
the true Arctic basin.
ush oxen. bear, lemming and hare werc
Killed and a wolf seen and fired at In the
new country and indications of animal
life, Isolated probably from southern latf'
tudes. were abundant. In Mr.. Peary's far
thest north cairn he placed portions of the
flag of his country and his private sigma
and the names of the peary Arctic club
members, under whose auspices the wori
was prosecuted. Temperature Of the jour
ney ranged from-4O to 20 degrees al Owe.
The remainder Of 1900 and the urst m ntl
of 1901 were spent by MI PearY. with For
COnYer as a base, in preparation for hi'
advance on the pole by way OF Cape II ella
the only remaining available route. TIL.
start from Conger, with the same force
was made on April ID, exactly year from
the departures of the south Greenland eX
petition. but ten days in the field demon
Strated that men and dogs were not in II
condition. and that it would be hazardou
If not hopeless to proceed, Mr.. Pear!
. therefore decided to return to Fort Congo
and begin immediate work on an eXpedi
ton for the spring of 1909, his first step be
ing a trip southwark to learn If possll
what he might depend on, regarding tn
auxiliary ships OF 1900 and 1901
-Four busy months followed The Wind
ward broke out of the ice on July 3, ant
after n months successful work in lngle
field Gulf among the walrus of which T.
wore killed and landed at rrumt island
was Joined on Aug. 4 by the Erik. the aux
iliarY Of 1907. The total walrus score G.
= both ships is $50, or about ninety tons o.
food for men and dogs, which, with mea
and skins Of forty deer. are already avail
able for next springs work.
Mr.. Peary has established his headquar
tiers for the winter at Payer Harbol
where the Windward was icebound Heav
l ice from Kane Basin prevented the Fri
; from reaching the new base, and after fou
days of vain and arduouS effort, Mr.. Pear
and his party, including his faithful rs
quimos with their lighter supplies. wcr
disembarked at temporary camp in Her
schcl Bay, ten miles south on Aug .
whence he expects In few weeks to trans
fer all to his permanent base not NOR
than ten miles distant
The Windward with Messrs. Stein a.
Wormbath as passengers is following hin
but neither ship has news of the Fran
Our winter on the Windward was nc
notonous. but comfortable, our coolest b
ing but 40 degrees below. Once we had
close call by rafting ice, threatening t
drive the Windward on the rocks, but tn
ship riahted herself on the next tide. n
serious Illness. accident or mishap of an
= kind has befallcn any of the parties In IN
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