The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-20
EXPLORER PEARY'S WORK
His Wife and Daughter Return to the
United States After Visiting Him.
Returning Light of 1902 In the
Best Condition For Work.

North Sydney, C. B.-The Peary
Arctic steamer Erik, from Cape Sa-
| bine, Ellesmere Land, has arrived
here. She brings Mrs. Peary and her
daughter, who had wintered with the
explorer since May 9, 1900.
Peary left Fort Conger latitude 81
degrees Al minutes north, where he
was last reported March 81, 1900, on
April 10 of that year, and, accompan-
led by Henson and five Eskimos,
crossed Robson Channel to the west
Greenland coast and followed 1t on
foot and oyer sea ice to the north
ward.
The reconnaissance ended with a
definite demonstration of the western
and northern coast lines of Greenland,
and, with one OF two small breaks
along the eastern coast, an exact and
accurate chart of the entire archipela-
go.
Peary's own estimate of his work
is clearly set forth in the letter to the
secretary of the club, II. L. Bridg-
man, from which the following ex-
tracts are taken:
"Conger, April 4, 1901. - My Dear
Bridgman: 1t gives me great pleas
ure to present to the club the results
Of the work of 1900:
'Eirst. The rounding of the north
ern limit of the Greenland archipela-
go, the most northerly known land in
the world, probably the most norther-
ly land.
Second. The highest latitude yet
attained in the western hemisphere
1873 degrees so north.
Third. The determination of the
origin of the so-called Poleocrystic ice
Ctloe berg.
Considering that / am an old man,
have one broken leg and only three
toes. and that my starting point was
Etab, | feel that this was doing toll
erably well. 1t is almost a thousand
years since Erik the Red" first sight
ed the southern extremity of the archi-
pelago, and from that time Norwe-
CLANS, Dutch, Danes, Swedes, Eng
lishmen, Scotchmen and Americans
have crept gradually northward up its
shores, until at last, through the in
strumentality and liberality of the
club, its northern cape has been lifted
out of the Arctic mists and obscurity.
ut seems fitting that this event,
characterized by Sir Clements Mark
ham as second in importance only to
the attainment of the Pole itself,
should fall in the closing year of the
century. If / do not capture the Pole
itself in this springs campaign, l
shall try again next spring.
My gratitude and respects to all
the members of the club. PEARY.'
Late in April, with his entire force,
Peary retreated southwark to open, If
possible, communication with the
clubs steamship of 1900, from which
nothing had been heard.
The Windward, fast in her winter
quarters at Payer Harbor, near Cape
Sabine, with Mrs. Peary and Miss
Peary on board, prisoners in the ice
for nearly eight months, was reached
May g., and in her Peary established
his headquarters until the auxiliary
ship of 1901 should arrive.
Open water came early at Cape Sa-
bine, and on July 3 the Windward ex-
tricated herself from the ice, and.
crossing to the east side Of Smith
Sound. devoted July to a successful
hunt for walrus in Ingat1eld Gulf to
provide food for natives and dogs dur
ing the field work of 1902. One hun
bred and twenty-five were captured
and laHded at Cape Sabine, the Wind
ward recrossing the sound to Etah,
Peary's headquarters of 1S99-1900,
where sheSawaited the Erik, which
arrived on August 4, fourteen days
from Sydney, C. b., and bringing
Peary, with other news, that of his
mothers death in Portland, Me-, in
November last.
Peary's winter arrangements at
Cape Sabine insure comfort, and. with
an ample supply of provisions, pushed
along the route to Fort Conger, he
expects to take the field with the re-
turning light of 1902, fully rested and
N the best possible condition.
During the entire two years since he
has been heard from Peary's health
has been excellent, and the accident
to his feet at Fort Conger, in 1899, has
caused him but little inconvenience,
and has in no way impaired his eff
hciency in the field. During the au-
tumn he expects to make an extensive
reconnaissance of the interior and the
western coast of Ellesloc Land, with
a strong probability of discovering ma
tlVeS hitherto unknown to white men.