Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-25
PEARY RELIEF ship,
Mission of the Stanch Jeanle In
the Arctic Regions.
TO FIND NORTH POLE SEEKERS
captsin Bartlett, Who Says Present
Expedition Is Last Dash Intrepid
Explorer Viii Ever Make For North
Pole, Believes Dr.. Cook and Harry
Whitney Will Be Waiting at Etah.


Pole, Believes Dr.. Cook and Harry
Whitney Will Be Waiting at Etah.
That the schooner Jeanie. which re.
rently sailed from ST. Johns N. f..
with fifty tons of coal and other sap.
plies for the relief of Robert e. Peary
will. be the last relief ship ever to
venture in the northern seas for that
explorer Is the belief Of Captain Sam
uel W. Bartlett. the Jeanie's com
mander and dean Of all the naviga tors
who have explored the polar seas. and
others who know the plans Of Mr..
I'eary. He practically admitted when
he said goodby to Captain Bartlett at
Etah almost a. year ago that If he did
not find the north pole on this trip it
would be task for younger man to
take up. with possibly new methods.
Mr.. Peary is getting along in years.
and it is doubtful If be would want to
take charge Of another expedition
declared Captain Bartlett. ITO few
of his friends be has conf1ded the fact
that he would like to make one try
for the south pole. but he has not
given that adventure any serious con-
sideration. Yet it is because Mr.:
Peary realized that this would be per-
haps his last chance to attain the goal
Of the years of work and suffering
that many persons in st. Johns regard
it very doubtful If he will ever come
back from the expedition. They de-
clare he will take the most desperate
chances to reach the pole. and desper-
ate chances in the polar region may
mean more than simple failure"
Confident Of Eskimo Skill.
Captain Bartlett has great confidence
in the ability of the Eskimo in his
native climate. and it is because Of his
confidence that he will not be sur
prised If DR.. Cook is awaiting the
Jeanne when she arrives at Etah.
When DR.. Cook crossed Smiths sound
to Ellesmere Land and took an un-
travelled route to the north pole he
had with him two of the best Eskimo
guides. men resourceful in the emer-
gencies which confront the arctic trav-
eler. II know what those huskies can
do" said Captain Bartlett. land If they
are alive have every confidence that
they will bring DR.. Cook through. I
believe that he is alive today. He had
plenty of ammunition. and Ellesmere
Land. through which he travelled. on
bis way farther north. is filed with
game. Even If the ammunition. were
exhausted those natives would have
no difficulty in getting meat to keep
the party going: for any length Of
time.
AT the same time. If DR.. Cook is
not at Etah when the Jeanie arrives
there in the latter part Of this month
(August) l will believe that he is not
alive. He has had plenty of time to
make any dash to the pole he had q
chance to make and to return in time
to cross over Smiths sound on the ice.
for that is just beginning to break up
now. The ice Is hardly ever out of
there before Aug. 5. and it will not
surprise me a bit to have DR.. Cook
waiting with Harry Whitney for the
Jeanne. If DR.. Cook is there he will
have a remarkable story to tell. He
went alone. unhampered by party.
and his trip was novelty in arctic
explorations"
The provisions on board the Jeanne
will give variety enough for any one.
with the exception that there will not
be fresh meat. This will be made up
in part when the boat arrives at Etah,
for there will be wild duck long before
it is being served in the New York
restaurants, and even If there is no
hominy and no sweet potatoes to 60
With it the duck will be appreciated
for ITSELF
Greenland Game Plentiful.
That is only sample Of the game
the Greenland visitor can have. The
reindeer will give the choicest venison.
Even the hare of England is said to
lack the favor that those shot on the
Greenland plains have. There are no
game laws in Greenland, and the
Jeanne will be there the latter part Of
August, when the shooting is, at its
best. l.
The vegetables taken on trip Of,
this kind. are mostly potatoes and
onions but there are canned goods Of
all kinds, and enough, so there would
have TO be the worst kind Of luck If
the Jeanie should not get back before
they are exhausted. -
Ammunition and tobacco in quantities
are among the Jeanie's freight. There.
is also on the Jeanie large amount Of
lime juice. another necessary article
for arctic. travellers, for it is used to
Offset the absence Of. vegetables In
the prevention Of scuryy. -
The Jeanne is a craft Of ninety eight
tons burden. She carries two masts
and 1000. yards Of canvas. The oil
engine which has been installed is Of
thirty.six horsepower and will be
used on the trip when there. is no wind.
" May Not See Peary at All. = . :5z
The Jeanie's primary purpose is to
carry hfty tons Of coal to Etah, west
Greenland, Peary's headquarters there.
for the use OF his steamer Roosevelt
on her return south. Peary's plan
when heS went north in the steamer
Roosevelt last year was to force her
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