Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-02-27
PEARY'S DISCOVERIES
Beneficial Results Of the Explorers
Labors In the Arctics.
Detailed Account of His Trips Into
the Frozen North and His Great
Service to Arctic EI-
pIoration.

The greatest credit is due to that
indomit table explorer, Lieut.. Peary, for
his latest work In defining the geog-
raphy of the arctic regions. Al
though he has not yet succeeded in
reaching the north pole, or, indeed, in
travelling as far north as did Nansen
and Abruzzi, he has made Il contribu-
tiOn to our knowledge OF the arctic
regions which, in extent and useful
ness, compare, favcrably with the
work OF any previous explorers, and
may be regarded as an ample return
for the risks and labors of his long sci a.
son OF exploration, says the Scie ntific
American. As result of his work
around the northern coast OF Green
land, the geographical boundaries Of
the great island Of the northern hemis-
phere are now defined with scientific
accuracy. The only break in the coast
line consists of a short length of un-
surveyed land between lnde pendenca
bay-so named by Peary at the time
OF its discovery, nine years ago-snd
tABf Ifiehldltht bu Aut thhl COhsl OF
Greenland. Thus the explorations Of
Greenland, which have been in prog
ress now for thousand years past,
are practically completed by Peary's
srduous laborS and thoroughly scien-
tifc methods. His work, stated in de-
tail, consists Of surveying that portion
Of the coast line Of Melville bay on the
west Of Greenland; survey OF the en-
tire northwestern, north and north
eastern coast as far south as independ-
ence bay; and the accurate mapping
out of the channel which extends
through Smiths sound to the Arctic
ocean on the north coast of Greenland.
Peary has also Travelled 2,4OO miles on
the great inland ice cap, and has 10
Gated its extreme northern limits;
twice he has crossed Grinnell Land,
and he has also given us an accurate
location of its western shore to a point
considerably south Of existing sur
veys. 1t is true that other explorers
have Travelled further north than he;
but their work, although Of great sci
entific interest, and carrying perhaps
more OF the elements OF the spectac-
ular, has not given to the word such =
increase in its geograph-
ical knowledge as results from Peary's
latest travels.
Peary has also done great service to
arctic exploration by proving that his
theories rs 10 the best method of trav-
cling are correct. lie set out on this
last trip with the conviction that, II the
north pole is ever to he reached, it
must be done with the cooperation OF !
the natives and with the extensive use
of dogs and sledges. In his recent
work he has given practical proof Of
the sounduess OF his theories. EARLY
In the next spring IT is his purpose 10
make final dash for the north pole" /
which, II successful, will add greatly |
to his well-earnod fame. Should he |
succeed in reaching it, he will confer
A double benefit upon arctic txplora-
tinn, since he will at once settle a
greatly overrated, but much consid- /
cred question, and by so doing will di-
vert the energy Of subsequent explor-
FRS to the more usefu, work OF map
ping out the undiscovered regions with
N the arctic circle and rounding out
10 completeness our geographical
knowledge OF the northern hemis-
phers.