The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-09

When Commander Pesry. on his lat
sst trip north. lett bis winter quarters
AZ Cape Sheridan aud sst ouf on hia
dash for the pole" he virtually burn
Cd his bridges" behind him. II 70 warm
4 metaphor can be used Of polar WORK
With a small party. equipped Win dog'
and sledges. he dashed ahead. having
several assisting parties engaged II
cachins provisions aud bringing ~ ne"
supplies
Unfortunately, all the advance par
ues were thrown back on his By eosn'
Ing upon an open lead" or river Of
u~nfrozen water In the Ice, which the,
could "a pass.
Sending some back. and waiting
many days during which his enlarged
party made dangerous lnroads on tnt
supplies. be AZ last got across on thin
Ice with eight men. with short supplies
aud with a conviction that proved vel
founded that no more supplies oouit
come across the lead 20 him.
Killing their dogs a by y as thes
needed them. tie party advanced 70 LAT
ltuds e~ighty-seren degrees. six minute
when ali were 80 weak and the supplies
50 scanf Il was evidently certain dentf
% 60 farther; then they turned back
At that moment perhaps feary alon'
realized what the retreat meant The,
had almos, no supplies. and the opei
lead was between them and relief. y
that was uncrossable. they were doom
Cd 10 speedy death.
when they came 10 the ieEd. about
week after turning back. they found j
ouen. and half a mile wide For tvs
DAYS they skirted tt 10 the eastward
part OF the time during a terrible
storm. Nothing was In sight In AM
direction but Ice and snow and I'M
black water, slowly widening ntl !
extended two miles from the Ice DO
They were on 20 that which siretehs
toward them SCORES Of miles from %
northern end OF Greenland.
Al last scouts reported a skim Of %
Forming 30 the eastward. The wno'
party hurried thither. Yes-there wa
Ice across the lesd. but . roft an
thin no man could step on = withon
going through At any moment Il migh
break up. Peary tied on his sno'
shoes and essayed 70 step On the &c
with them. IL bore him moiasnhris
but be could not stand still
,rhis Was the only hope Of life. Has
uy snowshoes were tied on-And yer
tightly. since nfe depended on them
and then the weary. WORKOUT part
stepped glngerly on the Ice and Desa
a soff.footed run for the opposite SD
The three remaining dogs with the al
x.e s;eage rrurried with thein-
II was a beartAreakicg race. ssy
Commander Peary IN his acsonnf 9
The yoyage. No one dared stop or eve
uft his -soowshoes. Even as they scul
ned the ic~ swayed and gave Wit
them. A single misstep might meA
death.
ono~ Commander Pcary stubbed
Zoe lnso the Ice. and stumbled. an
thought be was lost; bat be ~fortunafel
lrecorered A moment later be nesr
/. similar splash from tho G b.
asrd not turn bis head
-wYho Il III" he called. but no on
answered. The CLASSY ice s~elled an
Zen away. the s~nowshoes seemed !
rrow every moment heavier but AZ las
The ,ro miles we're passed. and the
ssannsa npon the nrm Ice Of the Greer
land foe.
Then Pcary turned 10 so who nn
been lost. but his party was enfir
The other stumbler had also save
hlmself. But an Eskimo. pointing oac
-, The Ice. said: III the chief Ia
nccn with MS he would be down the'
now The chief engineer weighe
over two hundred and thirty-n'
pounds.
Even with the lead crossed the par'
was not, safe: hut at last they reache
the Greenland coast. and there. viii
their last remaining dog worried = on
musk OK and kept the herd from de
Ing. reary. so weak he could scarcel
stand. killed enough 10 furnish FOO
on which the party ate continuously &
l,hrce DAYS ns they marched along u
coast toward their ship.