The sun., 1901-09-14

On the windw ard at PAYER Harbor MI
May s-Had spent Many Months
Ice-Beund within 7s0 Miles Of
Relief Expedition - TIE steamer
Ertk Win Np. Peary and Her
Daughter Reaches North sydney.
NORM SrpNET O. B., sept. - Tho
Arctic steamship Erik from Cape sa-
bine, E1lesmere Land. reached this port
to-day Everybody on board is well We
left Mr.. Peary at Herschel Bay Camp on
Aug. 20 He had succecded In rounding
the northern limit Of the Greenland archi-
p.laso, the most northerly known land In
the world. probably the most northcrly
land He expects 10 spend the winter az
Cape Sabine and push north toward the
pole In the spring.
Mr. Peary reached the windward A.
Paycr Harbor on which we, his family, had
been for eight months imprisoned Ia the
ioe. at dawn on May Q. He came just as
he did 10 the Kite. nine years before from
his inland zoe march. For eight months
ignorant of each others presence, wo had
been within $50 miles Of each other. MI.
Peary at Fort Congcr and al his meat
caches hfty miles west In the Lake K.s2en
country and the Windward and our party
at Payer Harbor, mile or ~ south of Cape
Sabine, where We were finally stopped al
the end OF August. 1900.
Mr. Peary brought US first news OF his
great march Of year before which took
him over the most northcrlv land of the
globe to the highest latitude ever gained
by an American. along an unknown coast
iso miles b~yond Lockwood a farth-st NORTH
Mr.. Peary finally and accurately defined
the northern coast Of Greenland, all the
way round 20 Independence Bsy. whore
he had planted his country's nag nine years
before.
Mr.. Peary, with Matt and FIVE Esquimsur.
left Etah on April IS, 1900 and on MAY 3.
having In the meantime sent back In parties
OF two each. four Of the natives, opened
Iockwood's, hirthcst north (ss'30'25'D cairn
OF iss7 and substituting matter Of his own.
pushed forward with Henson and the other
Esauimsux, To $3.50. where he found that
the coast turned sharply to the eastward.
Striking out due north from this point for
the pole, he was able 20 advance but
short distance TO s3'5O' before he met the
moving disintegrated pack, mass Of
broken loo and open water, which made
further progress in that direction impossible.
Returning to the land he resumed his
eastern march along the coast and con-
,inued Il until at about sso n. as ". hs Gecog-
nis-d the lofty headlAnd. which In is9,
10 had sen from Navy Cif AT III. head Of
Independence Bay There he rested for
two DAYS. waiting In vain for fog 20 lift
and reveal further features uf land and
zee. but unfzvorable conditions continuing
he laid his homeward cour-e along IN" out
ward track and arrived at Fort Cong-r
on June rs with men and dogs in good con
dition.
Mr. Peary a~nds full and carefully d-' ailed
chart Of his newly -di-cov-red country
20 the Peary Arctic dub with the suggestion
that nomenclature and publication b~
deferred until completion Of hiS work and
return home.
tn. new coas, shows marked change a.
the farthes, north and tho bold hcsdlsnds
and deep fords are succecdcd bv low,
rolling fore shorc With traces Of glacial
action, and all tho evidences of conti-
mental terminal coast. The likeness Of
this Greenland coast To that Of Grinnell
points clearly to similar conditions Of land
and sea and suggests that it !. the lrtoral
of the true Arctic basin
Musk oxen. bear. l-mming and harr
were killed and q wolf s~en and fired Al ~
tho ne~ country and indications oi animal
hfe. isolated probably from southern lsti-
tud~s were abundant Ia Mt p~ary's
tarhest north cairn he placed portions Of
4 a.
signal and tho names o' the Pcsry Ar',ic
luh memh~rs under who-~ au-picy- tho
work was pro~.cusd Temp~ratu-c 81 the
Journey ranged from en- 10 20 above
The remainder ~ tepo and the tr~, month
~ 1901 wer- spent hy Mr. Pesry, with tort
,onger a. n base. IN preparation for his
advance On tn. pole by way - Cap- H~cls.
tho onlv remaining available route The
siar from tonger with ID" sam" force,
was made on April Is, e,a"ily wear from
the departure 81 "a. south Gr-~nlsnd
e,pedition. hu, ton DAYS in tho field demon
strated that men and dog we're not in n
condition. and that ~ would h~ hazardous
II not hopeless ~ pro~-ed Mr. P"ary
therefore d~c,dcd to return =" For, Congrr
and hegin immediately wu.N pn an oNI-'i.
ton for the spring of lslc. hi- fr-' stop lcius
y
J.. might d~p~nd On, regarding 'h- auAil-
iAry ships ot iS1n and 1871
-Four h'i-v months tor"wri n" N,nd-
ward broke ou' of tho icr uu luly Do and
after trou'h'- sur,'~s-'uI work ,r Inc
feld Gulf among 'r" ~a'Ur- u' Vh.c, ~
vrr~ Lil'd and Rur"a a. R""U Island.
Vss joined on Aug , hy the Ni... 'lH sHN.
fAry uf 1901 IN" total va. .. -,'prr 81
butA ship. b. iSn or aloIf '.... fuu~ OF
food for men amt dog. vu.. with meet
And sNiu- uf fur'v d-rr. err 1' 'ir avail.
able Tor ncNt spriag'- Nors
NJ raary hts o.. .tuu-Nri |.s H",
quarters fpr 'b- winter 81 payrr hnrhHf.
~hrr" tho Ninl"ari Wa i'rl,ruTi U'a,v
,c, frpin Ran" Basin prrN"g - 90" ~.
from rssrh'ng 'I' "a, I1s.'. and al'ri
four nav 80 VAN auu arlIuu- effort. NJ
PsrN aut h, IarIv, tH'.u,hue hs ta'Hiu,
l-qr'uu. with tn-lr hsh.'t -I'pHr-. ,-r'
e -sa.. ars,i a' q ienlsnarN camp u hsI
Si- Paw. 'rr ru-- 'ur'H. nr Nug ~
whence Dos r,Is-f, iu few v'.'as is tttr.-
e. ~ ~ his reru,sn,u' ia-' rH' f-''-. THAI
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