Show PLANS how he will endeavor to riach the noich pole new slay 27 lieutenant peary who has received fire years leave of absence from the navy depart beut in an interview last night out lined his plana for the proposed arctic july ath bo starts north on the preliminary journey the sole object of which will be begun in july 1898 peary will first out a ship for the preliminary voyage rie will select oneff the st johns sealers and have it ready to leave boston between july ath and alb at boston the sealer will take on board a tore ot tup plies peary will be accompanied by two or more scientific parties which will eo north with him to a point near melville bay one of the parties will be conducted by prof G M barton of the massachusetts institute of technology another will be led by prof 0 II 11 hitchcock of dartmouth and a number of yale scientists will probably organize a third party the scientists wib work independently of peary and will only be passengers with him the reanita of their studies will ia no way concern hie affairs object in his preliminary trip will be to communicate with a colony of Esqui maux at whale sound who are known as the arctic highland era mr peary has lived with these people and gained their entire confidence and affection when he lefi whale sound he earp be was acquainted with every man woman and child jn the colony he has the utmost confidence in the people and he u they will do anything for him within their power he will pick out six or eight of the most intelligent yang men in the colony and prepare to take their families north with them and establish another colony which a year later will bo hia base of supplies at this village which they will found they will work throughout the year collecting meats furs bear skins to be made into boots eledger and other supplies and collecting and training a pack of the best doas obtainable peary saye he coald utilize the entire tribe in hia work if it was necessary he will have hia men arrange affairs that when ho sees them in the summer of 1898 they will be ready to move north with him at a dayea otice peary will ba accompanied on this by his wife and hie three year old daughter oa 01 on the main expedition mrs and the child will remain iu abia the journey this summery will be from boston to cape bracon brecon where the ship will take on coal through the gulf of st lawrence to bell isle and up the labrador to the mouth of hudsons strait then to resolution island and across to the south greenland coast to melville bay and finally to whale sound which will be reached in the latter part of july the return will be made in september peary ie enthusiastic of the plans 0 hia trip and ie looking forward to his five years work with the pleasure the project ie entirely my own he said jast evening the american geographical society abad the technical soc ety moat capable of passing on the project have promised to subscribe money for the trip when it I 1 is needed the american museum of 1 natural history haa subscribed bave outlined the plans very I 1 and have made ue of all the i itt lodi 1 I 1 depend bagdy 1 my upon abe co ot the Esqui maux but I 1 have complete confidence in them and know that I 1 can trust them to do every thing t tell them and to have everything ie readiness for me ara prepared to ecart on the main expedition for the pole As for the platos for the main expedition I 1 can eay little more than has already been published I 1 am thoroughly decided on one point and that ie that I 1 shall take with me very few white men I 1 shall eive much attention to the selection of my eurge oc who must be vigorous active and thoroughly enthusiastic thusia I 1 shall time the main expedition tion carefully and be prepared to make abe final dash for the pole at precisely the time when all the condi ons are most favorable from the present tima until july 1 ahall bo buy preparing pre parine for the preliminary trip there will be much to do but I 1 am determined that there shall bo no delays for any interference ter with the plans I 1 have outlined might be fatal to the entire project |