Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-03
LETTERS FROM PEARY.
Arctic Explorer Tells of His Expert
ences In the Far North.

arctic explorer ieiis OF His Expert
ences In the Far North.
Charles \. Moore, business man Of
New York, has received an interesting
letter from Lieutenant Richard e.
Peary, the arctic explorer, says a
Washington dispatch. Mr.. Moore, who
was an intimate friend of the late
President Mckinley and went with
him on his trip to the Pacific slope,
was in Washington the other day to
be present at the funeral ceremonies.
Lieutenant Peary's letter, dated Aug.
20, was handed to Mr.. Moore at his
New York office by ii. L. Bridgman,
secretary of the Peary Arctic club Of
New York, who had brought it direct
from Lieutenant Peary. The letter is
as follows
PAYER HARBoR, ELLEsMERE LAND Aug. 30.
My Dear Mr.. Moore-Both your letters $500 and
19OD are in my possession. The former carried
On an Eskimo slcdge drawn by twelve dogs met
me April 80 OF this year as tramping along
the ice foot near Hayes point, about eighty de-
grees north latitude. The latter was handed me
by Mr.. Bridgman at Etah, Aug. 4. You can inn
agine how much. with my surroundings, the ac-
count OF your wanderings interested me- Reading
it as did clothed in furs and in snow "igloo1
your story seemed like fairy tale or narrative
OF another world than this. 1t must have been
extremely pleasant to you all and doubly valuable
to Arthur, with his temperament and at his age.
He will have splendid time this summer. 1t is
a magnificent training you giving him-Egypt
and Europe, then Hudson bay. He is worth it
have thought of him often in my hunting ex.
periences.
On my long sledge trip of year ago expended
thirteen carbine cartridges. with result of eleven
musk oxen and one polar bear, and in the fall
hunting at Corger / bagged twenty-five musk
oxen one day with twentysix cartridges.
have heard of your trip west with Mrs. Moore
and the president. l am still hammering away
at my object, getting some hard knocks, doing
some work that will endure longer than l, yet
still short OF my goal. But my grip is still good.
l have year before me, and have yet to ex-
perience the first feeling OF encouragement Very
sincerely, R. E. PEARY
Mr. Moore also has at hand letter
received by his son, Arthur Moore, who
accompanied Lieutenant Peary on his
former trip to the arctic and who this
year went on an expedition On his own
account on the chartered steam whaler
Algerine. Nine Yale students, includ-
ing Mr.. Mccormick, the son Of the
newly appointed minister to Austria,
were in his party. The letter is as fol-
lows:
PAYER HARBoR, ELLEsMERE LAND, Aug. 90.
My Dear Arthur-Your kind letter reached me at
the seventy-nnth parallel of north latitude April
so of this year and read by in
'igloo" at Cape Louis Napoleon. You have your
fathers happy faculty OF saying pleasant things
/ have thought OF you often up here and wished
could have you and another like you to be in my
party for the coming year. l can tell you when
you much that have not time or space to
write.
l hope this will find you returned from your
Hudson bay trip with heavy bag OF big game
and an extensive repertory of stories of exciting
adventures. Always sincerely, R. E. PEARY.
Young Moore's party was last heard
from on July 26 at Turneoic, Labrador.
His father has just received tele-
gram in Washington from him stating,
Ship arrived North Sydney and all
Well"