Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-19
Returns With Numerous and Rare
Specimens Of Natural History
Found in Afeties,
Members Of the Party are Well Of.
fetal Report Of the Expedition
to the Pole.

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He recovered and brought back the
instruments and library abandoned by
the Greeley expedition. He also
brought numerous and rare specimens
of natural history. Lieutenant Peary
sent to the Arctic club the following
report of the operations of the expedi-.
tion since Aug. 9, 1901:
Left Erik harbor, on the Ellesmere
coast, Aug. 20. The party reached
Payer harbor Sept. 16, crossing Roose
bay partly by sledge and partly by
boat, then walking across Beford pun.
About week later my Eskimos began
to fall sick, not one escaping. BY Nov.
19 six adults and one child were dead,
nearly all the others very weak but
out of danger.
Early in January Eskimos came
across from Anvilak, bringing news of
the ravages of fatal epidemic
through the tribe. Word was sent
back by these scouts for as many Of
the survivors as could come to me and
by the end of the month they began ar.
irving. In February a large depot of
dog food was established near Cape
Louis Napoleon, some sixty miles
north Of Sabine. On March 3 my ad-
vance party of six sledges, in charge
Of Hensen, left for Ganger. March 6
started with the main party of eigh.
teen sledges, leaving Percy in charge
of Payer harbor. Ganger was reached
in twelve marches, arriving within an
hour or two OF the advance party. NY
supporting party Of Eskimos returning
from Ganger brought down the instru-
ments. chronometers and Arctic libra
ny. Eight marches more took us to
Cape Hecla. The north end Of Robin.
son channel was all open across to the
Greenland coast, lakes Of water ex
tending northWard as far as could be
seen from Black cape and Cape Ram
some. From Hecla another supporting
party returned. .1..
April LIST started northward over
the Polar sea with Hensen, four Eski-
mos and six sledges. Old foes Gov
cred deep with snow and intersected
with rubble ridges and lanes of young
ice were encountered from the moment
we left the ice foot. .5
Marches Become Perilous.
"After six marches open leads, foes
in motion were encountered Two ma
tives were sent back. AS we advanced
the foes became smaller, the pressure
ridges on a grander scale, and the open
leads more frequent. Each days
march was more perilous and our gen
eral course DETECTED west by the char.
acter of the ice. Finally at 84.17 north
lat. northwest of Hecla, the polar
pack became impracticable and
further efforts to advance were given
up. New leads and pressure ridges
with foggy weather made our return in
some respects more trying than the
advance Hecla was regained April
20, and Ganger May 8. Leaving Can
ger May Cape Sabine was reached
on the 18th. A few days later went
north as far as Cape Louis Napoleon
to complete survey of sBobbit bay, re.
turning June /. A proposed trip across
Ellesmere Land westward was pre-
!, vented .'ri by open water in Buchanan
bay. S
Il The ice broke up earlier than in
4oV4 dAu4kfS1y SI& Ae1iUOH} was DlOCk6QGQ
almost continuously. ~ q.
y .The WindWard bored her way
through the ice and entered the harbor
the morning Of Aug. and got out
again the same afternoon with scarce.
" twenty-five minutes to spare be-.
fore the harbor was closed by the ice.
Forcing our way across Smith sound
my Eskimos. with their belongings,
were landed in Ughtield gulf. Several
days were devoted to hunting Walrls.
then the WindWard started south.
reaching and leaving Cape York the
afternoon Of Aug. 90.
Calling at Goodh houn, Greenland, and
Cape Haven, Bafinland, the Windward
arrived at Chateau bay, Labrador.
Sept. IA, and sent dispatches. The
summer voyage has been without mis-.
hap and the Windward, with her en.
gines, has made as good time as the
larger and more powerful ships that
have been going north the last ten
years. Fdod was abundant and our.
supply of musk OK and deer meat con.
tinued throughout the year.
The Windward has on board the
instruments, thermometers and Are.
tic library abandoned by the Greedy ex.
peditioh and numerous specimens 81
natural history. bear, musk OK. rein.
deer and Walrus skins. U
THE skeleton of g. tWo.horned mar.