The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-09-18

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Copyright. 1909. BY the New York
Times Company and printed In this
paper by special arrangement.)
Battle Harbor. Labrador (via Mar
conf Wireless. Cape Ray. N. FL. Sep
TENDER 9.-The steamer Roosevelt.
bearing the North polar expedition Of
the Peary Arctic Club. parted COM
pany with the Erik and steamed out
Of Etah ford late In the afternoon Of
August IS. 1908. sailing the usual
course for Cape Sabine. The weather
was dirty. with fresh southerly winds.
We had on board twenty-five Eskimo
men, seventeen women and ten chill.
dren. 226 dogs and some forty odd
walrus. We encountered the ice a
short distance from the mouth Of the
harbor. but 1t was not closely packed.
and was negotiate by tho Roosevelt
without serious difficulty.
AZ We neared Cape Sabine the
weather cleared somewhat. and we
passed close by Three WORT island
and Cape Sabine, easily making OUT
with the naked eye the house at
Hayes Harbor. occupied by me in the
winter of 19O1-O2.
From Cape Saline north there was
% much water that we thought of
setting the lug sail before the south
crly winds. but a little later appear.
ance Of ice to the northward stopped
this. There was clear. open water TO
Cape Albert. and from there scattered
ice to q point about abreast Of Vic
toria head out Of the thick weather
and dense Ice. bringing US some zen
or fifteen miles away.
From here We drifted south some.
what. and then got slant to the
northward out of the currents. W.
worked . little farther north, and
stopped again for some hours. Then
We again worked westward and north
ward till We reached series OF lakes,
coming to q stop . few miles south
OF the Windvards winter quarters at
Cape Durville. From here. after some
delay. We slowly worked q way north.
eastward through fog and broken ice
OF medium thickness, through one
night and the forenoon OF the next
DAY. only emerging into the open wa
ter and clear weather off Cape Fraser.
Finally. on September 2. we
squeezed around Cape Union and
made fast In . shallow niche In the
ice. but after some hours VIC made
another short run to Black cape and
hung on to grounded bit Of ice. Al
last. little after midnight OF Septcm-
Der 5. We passed through extremely
heavy running ice into stream Of
water. rounded Cape Rawson and
passed Cape Sheridan. Within quar-.
ter OF an hour OF the same time We
arrived there before-7 \. NJ. Septem.
Der 6-Wc reached open water extend.
ing beyond Cape Sheridan.
Snug In Winter Quarters: Ship
Aground.
u appeared practicable ut first TO
reach Porter bay, near Cape Joseph
Henloy. which I had for my winter
quarters.
opsnt Time hunting: Moving supplies
The latter part Of September the
movement Of the Ice subjected the
ship 70 . pressure which listed her
70 port some 8 or 10 degrees. and she
did not recover until the following
spring. On October I ! went on =
hunt with two Eskimos across the
field and Cass Parr bay and the PENN.
eula. made tho circuit of Clcmants
Markham init and returned to the
ship In seven days With fifteen musk
Oxen. bear end . deer. Later In DC.
tober I repeated the trip. obtaining
five musk oxen. and hunting parties
secured some forty deer.
MAKE Start for ths North on March Z.
BY February - such Of the Cape
Colaa depot ~ was needed had been
brought Up 70 Caps Columbia. tho dogs
were rested. double rationed and har.
asessd and the sledges and other gear
ovsrAaule1.
We campsd ten miles from Crane
City. The easterly Wind and low TEN.
Derature continued. In the second
@afch We passed the British record
made BY Markham In May lS7G-S5
lsgress 20 minutes. and wcss stopped
By open water which had been formed
By the wiad after Bartlett passed. 10
thio march 10 negotiated tho LEAD. and
reached Bartlstt's Third lamp. Dorup
he'd gooe hack from here. but mlsssd
bic way, owiag 70 the faulting Of the
trail ~ the movement Of the Ice.
cesss Msay Newly Frozen Lssss.
Masvea cane back also for more
fuel and alcohol The wind continued
fofmiag opsa water au about ~. AZ
Ne go a. tAe fourth march We came
upoa BARRETT. wAo Aal bsea slopes
~ . W. lAke q oeea vsePs. We ~
0a1nol hero esoO March to March
-. ~ nooa q March 8 tAs san. rse
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