Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-11-20

of months of his refusing my medical
sent any notice to me when this man
was afterward critically i'll in his serv-
ice.
Jan. 26 | wrote: 1 will ask you to
sell me seventy-five pounds biscuit,
twelve cans milk, ten pounds coffee,
five pounds tea, eight pounds bacon,
small bag salt, few jars of beef ex-
tract. Cut list or omit. Ii coffee
can be spared and not sugar, then
coffee alone
1.-THE reply came: regret that |
have no provisions to spare He sent
me some salt and four two-ounce jars
of beef extract. | returned this with
a note: You seem to have to figure
very close on provisions | return
the salt. You may need it,
March 7 | went to Sabine from a
visit to the lower settlements to ask
for medicine for dying Eskimos. Mr.
Peary had gone north the day before
The steward refused the medicine
and would not allow two natives i'll
at headquarters to be treated Zone of
whom died little later, saying he
was under orders. | sledged 435
miles, the entire trip, and returned to
find one native dead and another
ly wet on the journey during forced
march in storm / went to bed i'll.
Diahhroea ensued, lasting three
months, until | got a change of food
from the whalers. l had the same
trouble two months in the fail.
Orders Him to Leave.
MAY 90 I went to Sabine to COM
plete the removal of my effects. Mr..
Peary had returned. | was offered no
entertainment, but directed to leave
just as soon as possible, which did
without sleeping.
Il felt that my responsibility to stay
at Anoritok had ended went $50
miles to Cape York, hoping to get mall
via whalers. They gave me gener-
Gus supplies. l was brought mail by
the Windward Aug. 8. | was given
no supplies. Her return on Aug.
rs was grateful, as twice previously
she had been frozen( in and detained
all winter.
81 lived the year in Eskimo huts,
eating their coarse, uncleanly food,
but returned to civilization still en-
amored with the arctic and in good
health and fine spirits. During the
year forty-fve deaths thinned the
tribe so that only 1877 remained. One
man was murdered, being suspected
of witchcraft, and one boy was killed
by man suffering from delirium or
mania. Another boy was badly stab
bed in the arm and side from the same
cause. A number of children were
strangled upon the death of their
mothers. In case of twins both
met the same fate because of supersti-
tons fears.
True to Peary Despite all Threats.
MY motives for remaining north
were as pure as the driven snow, as
plain as A B c and as noble as God
ever gave to man. They were simply
that | would not leave men in the
arctic without chance for medical
aid.
1.-The animosity exhibited in the en-
deavor to brand me and bring me in
to disrepute, the refusing me unpaid
salary on such technical grounds.
Mr.. Peary's almost inhuman treat
ment of me without provocation dur
ing the last year and his threat to
maroon me for fifth year on the side
of the channel uninhabited by Eski-
mos at the expedition vessel taking
final leave If l was on the headquar-
tiers side of the channel when the
ship arrived makes reasons for my
resignation unnecessary. A discrimi-
mating public can imagine that they
would exist. They would entail