The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
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PART II.
Peary Continues His Story.

Battle Harbor, Labrador. via Mar
conf wireless, Cape Ray, Newfound-
land, Sept. 9.-The team Roosevelt,
bearing the north polar expedition of
the Peary Arctic Club parted
with the Erik and steamed out Of
Etah Ford late in the afternoon of
August IS, 1908, setting the usual
course for Cape Sabine. The weather
was dirty, with fresh ~southerly winds.
We had on board % Eskimo men, 1t
women, and 10 children, 226 dogs.
and some 4O-odd walruS.
We encountered the ice a short dis
lance from the mouth of the harbor.
but it was not closely packed, and
was negotiated by the Roosevelt with
out serious difficulty. AS we neared
Cape Sabine the weather cleared
somewhat, and we passed close by
Three WORT Island and Cape Sabine.
easily making out with the nake7 eye
the house at Hayes Harbor Oc pjad
by me in the winter Of 1901-1402.
Open Water to Cape Alberta.
From Cape Sabine north there was
SO much water that we thought OF
setting the lug sail before the south
erly wind, but a little later appearance
of ice to the ~northward stopped this.
There was clean, open water to Cape
Alberta, and from there scattered ice
to a point bOu abreast Of Victoria
Head, thick weather and dense ice
bringing us some 10 or Is miles away.
From here we drifted south some
what, and then got a slant to the
EOrthWard out Of the current. We
worked a little farther north and stop
ped again for some hours. hen We
again worked westward and northWard
till we reached a series of lakes, COM
ing to a stop a few miles south Of the
Windward's winter quarters at Cape
| Durvil1e. From here, after delay, we
worked a way nOrtheaStwar through
foo q nd broken ice of M a " n1 nm thick
ness through one night and the fore
noon of the next day, only emerging
into open water and clear weather off
Cape Frazer.
Forced Across the Channel.
From this point we had a clear
run through the riddle of Robson
Channel, Uninterrupted by either ice
or fog, to Lady Franklin Bay. Here
we encountered both ice and fog, and
while working along in search OF u
predictable opening. were forced
across to the Greenland coast at
Thank God harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled us
to make out our Whereabouts, and
we steamed north through a series Of
leads past Cape Lupton, and thence
southwark toward Cape Union. A few
miles off that cape we were stopped
by unpredictable ice. and we dr;ftcd
back south to Cape Union, where we
stopped again.
We lay for some time in a lake OF
water, and then, to prevent being drift
ed south again, took refuge under the
north shore Of Lincoln Bay, in nearly
the identical place where we had our
unpleasant experiences three years De
fore. Here we remained for several
days, during a period of constant, ana.
at times, violent, nOrtheastely winds.
Forced Aground by Heavy Ice.
Twice we were forced aground by
heavy ice; we had our port quarter
rail broken and a hole stove in the
bulwarks; and twice we pushed out in
an attempt to get north, but we were
forced back each time to our precaT-
ious shelter.
Finally, on September 2, We squeeZ-
ed around Cape Union and made fast
in a shallow niche in the ice; but. at
ter some hours we made another
short run to Black Cape, and hang
on to a grounded bit Of ice. At la@1-
a little after midnight Of Septefnbe"
5, we passed through extremely heavy
running ice into a stream Of open
water, rounded Cape Rawson, and
passed Cape Sheridan.
e His Earlier Winter Quarters.
Within a quarter Of an hour Of the
same time we arrived three years
before-7 a. M, September 5-We
reached open water extending be
yond Cape Sheridan. We steamed up
to the end Of it, and it appeared praC-
ticabIe at first to reach Porter Bay,
neal Cape Joseph Henley, which ! had
for my winter quarters. But the out
look being unsatisfac tori1y, l went
back and put the Roosevelt into the
only opening in the foe, being barred
close to the mouth Of the Sheridan
River, a little north Of our position
three years prior.
The season was further advanced
than in 1905; there was more snow on
the ground, and the new ice inside the
foe bergs was much Kicker. The work
Of ~discharging the ship was commenc-
ed at once and rushed to completion.
The supplies and equipment we sledg-