| Show THE PEARY expedition the expedition in quest of the north pole that is being fitted out by peary to IB to set mail from now new york early in may next and is expected to reach mccormick s bay west greenland by the let of june following provisions and stores will here be landed and laid away the party will then commence the perilous sledge journey overland as soon as the dog trains rains can be made up and will proceed as direct directly ty as possible for the northern part of greenland the initial journey will be about 1500 miles in length and this will bring the party to the extreme north northwestern western edge of that island this point was reached by the lieutenant in his last expedition and here he claims to have established that beyond is ia an open sea in the summer time stretching away to the north ward the sledge journey will occupy about two months and at the place of its termination huts buts will be erected I 1 and provisions oa cached bed and here the explorer will spend next winter this is a about miles from the pole it ia instated that the lieutenant will wili await the freezing fre efing over of the open sea beyond greenland and then push across an aa far as possible during the winter months montha the darkness in the northern regions continues for a duration of about six aix mouths months the starlight makes it possible for one to discern objects at a close distance but on the whole the winter mouths are one long period of gloom th the a only apprehension which mr peary fears while wintering in northern bern greenland to Is the likelihood of rabies developing among the dogs doge the long perio i of darkness darK nesa appears to develop in the canine carriers a species of hydrophobia which though not con results result at avy ai y rate in carrying dogs the latter when by this thin polar type of hy by iro phobia will snap anil and bite and mr peary is able to tet testify tiby froma from numerous scars scare he be c ies as to the character assumed by the malady it seems however that the bite from polar dogs when so affected is not dangerous it is to be hoped it to is not the dan banera ors otherwise would seem to be quite sufficient for even the must most venturesome not to say foolhardy tho the party is to consist of eight men mein besides the leader the expenses are 0 o be sustained by the lieutenant him bim self so ao that there is no room for kiyon to t to and find gult on that account he is now interspersing a lecture course with the preparations preparation a for his bis hazardous journey it is not yet given out whether or not mrs peary will accompany him as on the last occasion but for human itys sake if not for hers hera lot let us hope not |
