The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

encouraging Mr. Darling wrote No follows
under to.6ays date:
DEAR sis; 10 granting you leave 80. Of
HpssIS w ,Sl e am moved to remark that
bellows you are better equipped thsn any
other person IN the country TO undertake
this work You have the requisite courage
forttude and phvsiaus You have mad a
longer term OF service within the Arctic ciroi,
than any other explorer You have had
large experience in sledge jouIneying, both
upon the land and upon the polar pack lou lou
are familiar with ice conditions through ths
smith Sound route and north q Grant Land
latitude for a Ion ger period in health AND
safety than any other explorer You havs
reduced the Inconvenience ana haruships
of the Arctic service to minimum.
You are conversant with the language
and customs OF the Whale Sound Essquimnuy
individual In the tribe. They have become
Accustomed 70 your leadership, and u you
succeed In transporting the selected hunters
and the best families to the north shore OF
Grant Land, a. you propose, you viii thereby
establish bas. which viii enable You 20
live in safety and comparative 'omior' 'or
Grant Land as such base has great advan-
IN ees over Spitzbergen, Franz Josef Land.
or amy other known point, IN that u mas an
extensive shore line w6i'. party IA re msa
ever may be the extent of the polar drift =,
In establishing a colony Of Esquimank nv
this point you thereby ss'a Sish pont
to The Pole. Such selr-sust aiming base has
not heretofore been established IN any snnn
sh fp to to' high northins With this Esauimap
colony Is all important 70 your suc pIs,,s Inc
northing has been made by the Polaris, tns
Alert, the Discovery and the Proteus lhere
Would seem to be no reason why you cannot cannot
d. the same knowledge OF zee conu Gnu. Iii
that has been gained since that time WI.
certainly enable You TO prqvoe s,h ssP one ~
sh Sap'e' " Wv ' ' ,.,,,r
The a,ainmep Of the pG bcr shond be s, gHsr
Th a discovery OF the Poles i all tina, remains
10 complete the map of the world That
map should be completed il! our generation
and bE our !. inaufht with danger
and privation. the answer Is Una! shuad
cal discovery in all ages has been pufcnnssru
At The price OF heroic G%sa + in s in
poets that you will accomplish your purpose
And bring further distihe''oh " "
In conclusion, i am pleased TO inform you
that the President OF the tnited States syn.
eash1sf WIN WITH best s whes
fully, CHARLES y. DARLING.
When THE Sun reporter saw Mr.. feary
he had little to add to what appears in his
letter to the Secretary OF the Navy.
-The expedition will be- financed" he
said "by the Peary Arctic Club Of New
York, which has raised the money for past
explorations of mine. The vessel which
VIII be used will be wooden ship, specially
strengthened and powerfully reinforced
for ice pressure. l am going to try to
get as much engine power into her as pos
sible, Heretofore the vessels used in
Arctic explorations have been auxiliary
calling ships. In mine, machinery will he
the motive power.
"The Whale Sound Esquimaux. who
have been called the Arctic Highlanders.
number less than two hundred in the en-
tire tribe. These are the people l will
take with me. l know every man. woman
and child in this tribe. ] have lived with
these people for four years and know them
thoroughly. There are nien among them
with whom would trust myself anywhere.
As many Esquimaux as can get to 60 with
me will be in the expedition
Acting Secretary Darling added some
details Of Mr.. Pearys project.
He said that with base on the north shore
of Grant Land, established and maintained
by Esquimaux, Mr., Peary would never
be in danger Of starvation, as he could fall
back to this base easily, IL he got out Of
draw on the base for supplies needed on
the way The Esquimaux could support
themselves on the country, and where they
could live Peary could live.
Mr. Darling said it was Mr.. Pearys in
tention to take not only male Esquimaux,
but their families to the Grant Land base.
so that there would be no discomfort. These
Esquimaux were devoted to Peary, Mr..
Darling said, and in that devotion and
the fact that Peary knows the country lay
great advantages that would help to make
he exDeOitiOn successful.