The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-10

PERMISSION or MI Peary TO go ashore
for hare seen on the beach and get in
the boat which was landing an Eskimo
and his effects.
From shore I changed my mind and
allowed the Eskimo to shoot a hare and
kept him waiting but a minute, to send
the following to the ship along with the
hare and the shotgun:
I state in my resigna ton that
would remain at nearest point possible
to your headquarters so as to be within
your reach in case my medical services
are needed. I would willingly stay at
Sabine. but if I were not allowed to do
so, the ship might Illustrate my plan of
landing in the settlements. This place
is near Anoritok- At that place l can
come TO Sabine after the middle of No
vembeT. | certainly shall never volun-
tarily leave the Arctic until this ex>
petition ends. / don't feel like going
ashore at your house and defying any
one to put me aboard 1 would rather
be within easy reach as I would be at
Sabine. The staying on this side is the
next best thing I can do 1 assure you
of my honest intention to do my duty
in this matter, and that is not to desert
human beings who came north expect
ing that a physician would be with
them. If I remain at Anoritok, I shah
call at Sabine as soon as possible and
renew my offer of medical services"
The matter was turned over by Mr..
Peary to Mr.. Bridgman, commander of
the relief vessel, who when he failed to
understand that you will not be given
one ounce of food from this ship" Nor
was I. I was also told that the $1,000
bonus which had been acknowledged
due me was now declared forfeited.
c. F. Wyckoff, one of the summer. ex-
cursonists on the relief ship, furnished
me with his own rifle and some cart
ridges.
Upon the ship sailing I left Etah in
two days and went overland twenty
five miles to Anoritok. January [
crossed to Sabine in the dark with
Eskimo guides. Thirty-two per cent of
the party had died during the fall--one-
half of the Eskimo men. Mr.. Peary re-
fused my services and ordered me to
take all my effects from Sabine and not
to come back again, saying: II you
feel it your duty to remain north that
is an affair entirely your own
January IA [ wrote to Peary from
Cape Sabine asking for medicine for an
Eskimo who was q member of our par
ty the first year | stated that an cpl
demic of scarlet rash had attacked the
settlements of Kockon and AnOritok,
and said: You have only to let me
know in case my services are required
by you. l shall remain here until you
leave Sabine unless driven away by
scarcity of natives or food
l received the following reply: cit Is
not necessary for you to ask for medi-
cine in behalf of the Eskilnos. Any
medicine that can spare will be sent
just as quickly if you say outright that
you want it for yourself. 1 will re-
lieve your anxiety about Ahmadagibsu
by saying that I am not likely to press
him into service, and you there will not
be under the necessity of seeking a new
host. l am not interested in your move
ments, as long as you keep completely
away from me and my stations"
Rather than accept my medical SER
vices for his Esl1irnos. (although within a
stones throw of his door were the
graves of seven of his party who had
died within a couple of months of his
refusing my medical services at Etah)
Mr. Peary never sent any notice to me
when this man was afterward critically
i'll m his service.
January IS ] wrote: 1 will ask you
to sell me rs pounds of biscuit u cans
milk, 10 pounds coffee. pounds tea,
pounds bacon, small bag of salt, few
jars of beef extract. Cut list or omit
If coffee can be spared ana not sugar.
then coffee alone" The reply came: Il
regret that 1 have no provisions to
spare" He sent me some salt and four
2 ounce jars beef extract. l returned
this, with note; You seem to have
to figure very close on provisions. re-
turn the salt You may need it."
March Z I went TO Sabine from a
visit to the lower settlements to ask foi
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 headquar-
tiers to be treated, Zone of when died
little later) s2yiDg he was under orders
I sIedged ABS miles the entire trip and
returned to find one native dead and
another died next day. From getting
slightly wet on journey during forced
march in storm. l went to bed III.
Diarrhoea ensued lasting three months
until I got a change of food from the
whalers. 1 had some trouble two months
in the fall.
May 20 l went to Sabine to complete
the removal of my effects. Mr.. Peary
had returned. I was offered no enter
tainment but elected to leave just as
soon as, possible, which | did without
sleeping.
I felt that my responsibility te stay at
Anoritok had ended. 1 went $50 miles
to Cape York hoping to get mail via
whalers. They gave me generous sup
plies. l was brought mail by the Wind
ward August "a I was given no sup