Show TRIP TO GREENLAND the far famed meteorite remains in meb ville bay another expedition will be organ jred to go after it A great collection of curiosities was secured also brought two polar bears anu ten eskimo dogs sydney cape breton sept 27 lieutenant peary gives he following tol lowing account ut bis trip to greenland on abe steamer hope after leaving Turn abrib labrador abe hope steamed northward abe coast encountering much heavy ice she passed an american whaling bark on four peaks and was detained one day off cape chadley by ice obtained three polar bears two being captured alive and uninjured the hope entered the hudson straits and reached ache island on the north side july the country in abe vicinity was examined and the pendulum and magnetic observations made they J visited the village of hudsen bay eskimos and obtained kiak costume they then left the hudson for beada passage through abe ice bound resolution islands july and abe to Lowing day to enter cum berland sound bet were prevented by the heavy ice they bore away for gold havens greenland there august magnet observations were taken here they then steamed to in the and collected fossils then they went to orne nak where barton and hie party were landed for to to obtain eskimo hunters for prof tarr the next stop was made at wilcox bead melville bay prof tarr and hie party were landed on august ath melville bay was crossed in of th ice and foe in twentysix twenty six hours A targe polar bear was killed on abe way they arrived august ath at cape york and found a few natives there and learned that influenza had killed 28 of the little tribe eleven per cent of the entire number also learned that the anniversary lodge bad been burned an eclipse of the sun was observed about midnight on jtb much ice off cape york in melville bay and abe hope steamed north and visited various settlements obtaining costumes cecle sleds canoes implements weapons dogs etc ia aking casts photographs and measurements of the people two or three days were devoted to walrus hunting ol 01 specimens being secured also a number of reindeer narwhale nar whale white whale goals etc the bird cliffs were also visited and a series of arctic birds ia all stages of growth obtained bowling bay and the eite of anniversary lodge were we re visited the lodge was found in be care of an old eskimo witch they also visited aa mut the areat fire atone of abe was secured fragments of which for years have served the natives as flinte and have been ayed ifor lighting their at one of the villages they saw miss bill little eskimo cirl whom mrs peary brought to abe elates for a year she is sow a matron an establish of her own steaming north again abe steamer to reach cae sabine but M prevented by heavy ice hilling smith sound the the polar bouse which was visited and port fouke haye winter quarters wre dikeov t areil nd the grave of hayes astronomer was rebuilt and a headstone erected to cape york august 23 abe ice hid broken up enough to allow the hope to into melville bay nd reach the site of the meteor e they were fortunate in effecting a landing two hydraulic jacks were applied and rendered in tearing the iron from the frozen bed A third failed a few days later and moving the meteorite then became slow that before it could e the hope was compelled the ice to retreat september ad at datel a large bear wae seen on abe summit of au iceberg and killed the beatel left cape york on the jtb and alter three days of fog reached head on the ath they found prof tarr and party all well and much valuable work was accomplished shed they took them on board touched at landed the natives and reached on the ninth they found burton and party all well and with extensive results from their five weeks work and received them on board and proceeded to adani dard luk they then embarked the bertlett party with several tous of foe eile and to gold haven where the hope was trimmed or the home 1 ward voyage crossing the strait ol 01 cumberland bound they encountered a heavy aea and loft a boat and some minor article the hope was caught in the ice off cape merch and held fast for two days and a half they reached Nian a whaling station in cumberland sound on september bash of the scotch and american stations in this vicinity have killed a whale this season this good fortune waa offset by the loss of three men captain timothy clisby ot nan rev J U parker of were england and alexander hall of peter head scotland and lour natives by abo cap eiline of whale boat on august alth they anchored in the winter harbor where made magnetic and pendulum observations they then embarked whale bone from abb american station mr jensen and kev mr peck an english missionary to the sound were both desirous of passage home which way grunted they sailed early on the cf the ablo winds entire distance and the voyage to was made in seven days the past winter in greenland bus been one of severity and the summer has been marked by much wind and an unusual amount of heavy ice the entire coast from Tar island labrador to gape sabine was blocked by large barriers of until late in august yet in spite of the ice and weather the experience of the seven seasons to those northern waters combined with a etring and suitable ship captain unending ice instinct and level headedness and prudence which in the panther of 1809 won hayes and highest admiration have enabled him to complete the voyage without mishap on the proposed time schedule the contents of a h undred bases rases will through the interest of president morris K jessup enrich the collections of american museums with much va material one man picked up was a dane named jeneen who was of a whalan party who has been in greenland two years been out six days oc a floating iceberg in bob bilsland bins land bay without food er water and had both feet so badly frocena that the captain wie obliged to both limbs below the instep the operation begue performed with the man baa about 1000 worth of whalebone on board the hope the party will leave tomorrow by rail for their several homes abo two polar bears and tea eskimo dogs were landed yesterday and placed in a boc car ready tor the to yew york lieutenant peary intends zim another expedition next eson him from all the leading american and geo lotical institutions they then expect they surely will brine the meter as it is now on abo edge of the ater and the vessel will be able to lay right under the cliff |