New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
Ice Prevents Arctic Explorer from Crossing Smith
Sound to kllesmere Land, and Pearys
Old Base Chosen for Headquarters.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WELL
Eight Good Dog Drivers, with Families Total of
Twenty-six Esquimaus and More than One
Hundred Animals Taken North-Work on
House Well Under Wav


the next morning. II is in North star
Bay that the Danes have established
a mission and erected three houses and
a shelter for meteorological instru-
ments. All the Danes have gone. lesv-
ing the mission and station In charge
OF AalfbTeed and an Esquimau from
South Greenland Just back of the
/ mission. on the other side Of bold
promOntory. lies the little village Of
Oomenooe. which derived It's name from
the shape Of the headland o. Oomcn.
/ meaning heart.
At this little settlement We eugaged
Panikpa. who. though becoming too old
for strenuous work. IS most reliable;
ltookishoo his son. who with his father
is renowned for endurance. and I[n-
kochingwa. another OF Panikpa's sons
who, though but fifteen years OF age
will be a Gnc dog driver. Leaving
North Star Bay we passed AkpanL
another Esquimau village where we
took on Ttookishoo's dogs. When We
left Akpani we had aboard fifteen full
grown dogs. and eight pups of various
sizes from Akpani
First Polar Bear Killed.
We steamed around Saundos Island.
headed for Ingleheld Gulf, where. at
kangukluksuah. We would find Eging-
wah. one Of Admiral Pearys North
Pole huskies. Just after passing Booth
Bay one OF our party deserted q polar
bear strolling along the beach. The
Erik was stopped. boat lowered and
q party sent ashore. Judge Carroll
Sprigg. who accompanied the cXpedi
ton for the summer. was selected 10
kill the bear
Upon landing, the party set out IN
pursuit of the bear. who took 81 once
10 the water. Judge Sprigg killed him
at the second shot when the bear had
got scarcely twenty yards from shore.
We entered Ingieheld Gulf by way Of
Whale Sound. but instead OF going up
the gulf after EgingWah we decided not
70 go 80 far for only one man and
steamed out again by Murchison Sound.
In Murchison Sound We sighted pan
Of ice upon which were three walrus.
Dog meat being needed, We sent d
boat after the beasts. Again Judge
Sprig was the lucky hunter. and he
killed d fine big bull at the first shot.
Before o'clock that evening We passed
Red Cliff. where Miss Marie Peary
was born. From Red Cliff 10 Igloo-
dehan our next stop was but few
hours stcaming.
Igloodehani neStlcs IN d sheltered
ingle back Of which the storm cliffs rise
sheer almost two thousand feet. The
narrow little talus meadow upon which
the tupiks are placed is covered with
rich vcrdure, where golden Arctic pop
pies and dandclions bloom in profusion.
, and thousands of dovekies 1y boldly
about II is watered rs brook Of as
sweet and cool water as any Of the
hills and mountains OF the states can
boast. Six tupiks stand on this plain,
and from them We chose three more
doc drivers, Tcddy-Ling. Wah-Ah-Ko
and Tou- Ching-Wa AS is customary,
their families, their dogs and all their
! worldly goods accompanied them. 50
all were taken aboard. just us had been
done q Oomcnooe with Panikpa's and
Itookshoo's families and possessions.
Game Scarce This Year.
We left Igloodehani Monday morn
ing. August IS, for Nerky. By 4
o'clock we had arrived there and taken
aboard Ooblooyah and NOokapingwa,
with their families, dogs and goods.
Everywhere we found the Esquimaus
! thriving and prosperous. They had
already laid in ample supplies for
winter. despite the fact that most game
I is scarce this year, particularly the
walrus and eiderduck. NarWhal and
! seal are relatively abundant The rs
/ quimaus arc apparently strong and
/ healthy. and we are unable TO find any
/ evidence whatever Of the typhoid fever
which has recently been reported as