Show EN IN I TRAINING F PO I IV V AN AH ARCTIC TRAMP Chicago Tribunes Washington Letter By plunging daily dilY Into ice baths wearing scarcely enough clothing for late spring weather living in rooms not only without artificial heat but with all the windows open William J Peters explorer and anti topographer for forthe forthe forthe the United States government pre prepared prepared prepared pared himself for the perilous journey within the Arctic circle and an i the coast of ot the Arctic ocean upon which expedition expedition expedition he has just left l tt Washington The Th trip as laid out embraces a tramp on foot over oyer untried ice fields of 1600 or perhaps miles and is considered by old explorers and gov government government government scientists to be the most ju judiciously planned us as well as the most heroic journey ever undertaken undertake Though Thou h part artof of the way has bas been made easy by former explorers that part ly lyma inc ma within the Arctic circle is un unknown unknown Unknown known Not only has Mr Peters prepared himself physically for the hardships and deprivation pf f his frozen journey but since the expedition was planned first over over two years y ago he invented many of the instruments susceptible su of use under the extraordinary condi conditions conditions that surround a survey in that part port of Alaska Among Amo these i a camera for det H i the frost fret of ot the A climate 0 V I Acco one ne pi of the govern meats menes most geographers Mr Schrader and four or five camp hands h the little party of determined explorers left Washington on this momentous mission so quietly so unostentatiously that save for a hearty farewell dinner from the club and a godspeed gods eed from the famous Cosmos club in hUt both bothof of which the two scientists were valued members me bers few people I eo pIe knew of the de departure departure V VV V 4 s 0 0 2 The sum of was appropriated by congress for making the first survey of the northern coast of Alaska loCI Peters was at once put in in charge of the plans for the trip and gad last summer provisions enough ebo for eight months along alon with w other necessary equipment for the journey journ Y were sent from San Rn Francisco to St Michaels and then to Bergman the objective point from which the real perilous part of the journey urney j will begin V i Up to the time of reaching Bergman n the party will be provided with guly temporary supplies suro lies from point to point many times depending on the resource I of the country From Bergman comes the real perilous part of the journey I when the explorers start northward rd up the or one of the tributaries flowing into the Koyukuk from the north I Among the supplies sent to Bergman are some Petersboro canoes and it is Ii I proposed to use these in descending the Ute Colville river to the Arctic It is thought OUght tho by Peters that he will reach the Colville ia about ut the time the tb ice iC disappears and ana from a previous three years stav stay in northern Alaska i he can nearly determine his is course course ot of action from the start One of the ob oh objects objects in starting at this season is that advantage can be taken of the condition of the rivers thus facilitating the travel Gold in ill considerable quantity has been found at the head of the Koyukuk river and it is thought hought that similar findings may be made on the tribu tributaries tributaries tributaries of the Colville The mineral and other resources of the country are now wholly unknown and it is the general scientific knowledge of both Mr lIr Peters and Mr Schrader that makes then them the t doubly valuable for such an expedition expedition expedition tion The trip up the Arctic coast embraces a tramp of 1600 miles and as the con conditions are almost unknown it may ter tr terminate t r minate in miles of weary foot toot travel If however the explorers find it to return overland they will make the journey along the shores of the th Arctic In skin boats until picked up by a vessel of the revenue cutter service or a whaler If relief is not found in either source they will continue south until they reach some of the Kotzebue mining camps f t V As the thermometer has registered 70 degrees degres below zero in weak week or so t tl ti u coldest weather ever known in that vart of the country it is con considered a most perilous journey |