Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-22

an invigorating tonic OF Strengthening
resolve 10 meet ana inas,er Our OWL
lesser ones likewise.
To one who thus encourages us to
fight the good fight in the battle Of
HE for All there Is in IL, our hearts
go out In well wishing and hero wor-
ship-add to this that we See our
examplar as We see Lieut.. Peary,
patriot, purposiny TO smash his way
through the icebound Arctic ocean TO
the North Pole (which is about all
that remains to complete mans DOM
ination OF the earth to find. mark and
claim for America the northern
boundary of the North American
world segment, our birthright and
destiny as Is our privilege and our
duly. Seeing this, is there an Amer
lean with soul so dead. an American
who cheerfully expends vast sums to
defend a yachting cup or who cheers
himself hoarse at baseball games
is there one such American who
hand itching to clasp that OF the
north's conquero.; whose eyes do not
ache TO look up into the challenging
and holding" ones Of Robert E. Peary
with admiration; whose lips do not
unconsciously mutter the hearts
prompting-"Good luck, may success
he yours. we await a cnance to cheer
your victory and celebrate the great
event" Surely no one of our readers
but feels this way. 1t is the manner
in which men the world over and
particularly Americans. express their
recommendation has better right
than We to speak il. We his country
men, We of the same state. We of Cas-
CO Bay. we who have been privileged
to observe his striking, manly pay
siQue and we who have found glory
in KNOWING him. Robert E. Peary
is doing great work for the world
and science, but We Of this section
arc particularly interested in his sue
| cess and We feel. too. that he will per-
haps treasure a word of appreciation
and well wishing from us. his home
people, more than from others who
sit in higher places in the land. but
| are not as near to his hospitable cot
tage on Eagle island. where We have
seeh him happy as child, glorying in
it's tropical richness, which he. the
naturalist, so well appreciated-all its
comforts and happiness he surrend-
ers to endure with Spartan-like forti-
tude the unimaginable rigors Of the
frozen north. And for what? For
science, d broader knowledg-that he
riay erect one Of the great mile-stones
OF history, like the discovery of the
new aorid by Columbus and the con-
ques, of the old by Alexander-that
he may write his name and his coun-
try's name to be read and known
when perhaps the very civilization OF
TODAY is forgotten. II is laudabie
additions MANS purpose.
Soon will a Maine-built. specially
designed and constructed ship, the
Roosevelt" sail from Portland
we hope to a glorious lifting of the
veil which now hides the 2G0 miles
which lie between discovered lands
and the apex of the earth, we hope
tn bear its master to base of opera
uop5 ON the shore of the Polar sea.
whence he will be able to track his
way across a section Of the 100000
square miles of the Polar basin and
learn of it's economics. This ship is
the principal departure made by Com
n:ander Peary from his former gener-
al scheme of operations. IL is steam
sr with engines of maximum horse
power and minimum weight and bulk
with which he plans to push up Smith
sound, Kennedy channel and Robe
son channel end then to station her
| for the winter on the north coast
1 ~ I
sible, farther north than the Alert or
the Polsris. This will bring Explor-
er i'eary to the second great improve
Ment in his scheme OF conquest. IL
will place his base OF operations at
Cape Joseph Henry, SO degrees, 81
minutes. which IS 200 miles north OF
mis- previous headquarters at Cape Sa-
bine. TO this point he will take his
EskiInos with him. From Cape JOS
eph Henry his march poleward will
begin, the following vear. The dis
lance from there to the objective point
and return is less than the average
Of four sledging trips made by Mr..
Peary in 1892. 1895. 1900 and 1902.
He can see no reason wby he should
not equal this-thus gaining the pole
anu se,tihS Dach. again III one sedsoh
OF 100 DAYS. This plan has been rec
commended by Assistant Secretary
Darling who for it's pursuance Issued
to Lieut. Pear the necessary leave:
President Roosevelt has stamped IL
with his approval and sympathy.
The attainment Of the North Pole
means the ability to so refine and
perfect ones equipment, supplies and
party as to- be able to cover a distance
Of 500 miles each way without caches
and without support from the country
and To cove the distance in a time
limit OF three. OF at most, three and
half months. The requirements are
simply those CT an large project
SUFFICIENT money. proper equipment.
adequate time. energy. experience and
4 Tho nornnfarv aoafaf.