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    "ocrText": "6 MN June\nOFFFOR GREENLAND\npassion for them which makes him\nanticipate even an Arctic trip with\nenthusiasm and eagerness. There are\nThe Peary Expedition to Start\nto be only ten members of the party,\nFrom Philadelphia About\neight including Lieut. Peary and his\nJuly 1.\nwife, the latter being the only woman\nof the party. Jimmie had to pass a\nAustin and the Northwest Repre-\nrigid physical examination by govern-\nsented by James W. Davidson,\nment officials before a permit was\nof this City\ngranted t him. In weight, height,\nand other requirements he was found\nA\nField of Daring Exploits and of\nequal to the standards. Dr. Vincent,\nYears of Adventure.\nof Springfield, Ills., is the surgeon;\nDr. Fred Cook, of Brooklyn, is the\nOur citizens hav become greatly in-\nphysician. Astrup, the Norwegian\nterested in the Peary expedition to\nexplorer, has just reached this coun-\nexplore the Arctic regions, not simply\ntry to go with the party again. Some\nbecause of the fascinating lecture\nof the best scientists of the day are\nTRAVELING ON THE GREENLAND ICE caps.\nwhich the brave lieutenant gave here\nwith them.\nice cap, thus saving two weeks of\nrevolver, and a set of knives. A very\nlast winter but especially because one\nThe steam sealer Falcon, which is\nhard work.\nlarge amount of ammunition will be\nof our own young men is selecteda a\nto convey Lieutenant Peary and the\nAs soon as the ice is in condition for\ntaken as the rifle will be one of the\nmember of the expedition, the only\nmembers of his next expedition to\nfall sledging Lieut. Peary will set\nmain instruments in procuring food.\nrepresentative from the west, to go.\nnorthern Greenland, is expected to\nthree enterprises on foot. He expects\nPeary's plan for Arctic exploration\nJames W. Davidson, younger son of\narrive at Philadelphia this week. Ar-\nto survey in minute detail Inglefield\nis in contrast with those of other\nPreside C. H. Davidson, of the Aus-\nser taking on board the material for\nGulf, on whose shores he is to winter.\ngreat explorers. Instead of trying to\ntin National Bank, was chosen several\nthe house which is to be constructed\nHe will also send a party out on the\npush on toward the North Pole by\nmonths ago out of 500 applicants as\nat the winter quarters of the expedi-\ninland ice for the purpose of carrying\nwater, with constant exposure to be-\nespecially fitted physically and other-\ntion and the necessary miscellaneous\na lot of supplies as far to the north-\ning crushed in the ice, he has always\nwise to withstand the dangers and\nequipment and stores she will go to\neast as they can travel and establish\nbelieved that the best and most feasi-\nhardships of the Greenland trip. We\nNew York and take on board two tons\na big cache before the winter night\nble plan of approaching the North\nare sure that all our readers will wish\nof pemmican and the provisions for\nputs an end to field work. This will\nPole is to advance on land and not on\nto know the details of the trip and\nthe expedition, sailing directly from\nbe far north of where the Esquimaux\nwater. Land will not break up and\nwhat it involves.\nNew York about July 1 for her desti-\nlive. His movements next spring, at\nfloat away, contains some form of\nYoung Davidson is an Austin boy,\nnation. Captain Henry Bartlett, for-\nthe beginningiof his northern journey,\nanimallife tosustair the explorers and\nborn and reared here, and is now 21\nmerly of the sealer Algerine, will\nwill be greatly facilitated, for a large\nallows a sure method of retreat and\nyears of age. He was educated in\ncommand the Falcon, and a large\npart of his provisions will be many\ncommunication with supplies cached\nour public schools until about 17 years\nproportion of the old crew of the\nmiles north, all ready to be picked up\nin the rear or with Exquimaux settle-\nold, when he entered the North-\nwhen he reaches the cache. The\nments. His idea is to move north\nKite, the staunch vessel which carried\nwestern Military Academy at High-\nhunters of the expedition will be sent\nward with dogs and sledges, leaving\nthe former expedition to the far north,\nland Park, Ills., where he graduated\nwill form a part of her complement.\nout, soon for reindeer and other game as\npemmican and other provisions at\nhouse is erected, and every\nin 1891 with honor, with a second\nThose who know Capt. Bartlett say\nmem\nproper intervals for the return jour-\nof the little party will have\nlieutenant's commission. He then\nney, A pound of pemmican food is\nthat he will be a worthy, successor to\nhis hands full until darkness sets in\ncommenced to travel for Major Pond\nsufficient to nourish a man for twen-\nbluff and jovial old Captain Pike, who\nThe entire party will live in one house.\nfor two years. He did advance work\nty-four hours. This pemmican food,\npiloted the former Peary and other\nThe usual scientific work will be car-\nfor Sir Edwin Arnold, Max O'Reill,\nthe staple diet, is dry pounded meat\nexpeditions tothe north of Greenland.\nried on during the winter. Reindeer\npressed with currants, sugar and\nCaptain Pike died a few weeks ago at\nskin clothing will be madeand further\ngrease. On this trip he will try a\nhis home in St. John's.\nethnological in vestigations among the\nnovel experiment in Arctic explora-\nThe Falcon will land the party as\nnatives will be pursued. Peary has it\ntion. It is well known that pack\nfar north in Whale Sound as the ice\nin view to take a large series of pho-\nhorses have been successfully used in\nfloes will allow and leaving them there\ntographs of these Arctic highlanders,\nAlaska, and that ponies shod with\nwill return and\nshowing them as theyare engaged in\nrough snow shoes are used in portions\nnothing later\nall their various industrial pursuits.\nof Norway. Peary proposes to take\ncan probably\nTo help re-\nwith him for temporary use a num-\nbe heard for\nlieve the tedi-\ntwo years and\num of the long\nber of donkeys or burros for the pur-\npose of relieving his men's work.\na half from the\nwinter, with\nIf the experiment succeeds, the ex-\ndaring advent-\nabout mos. of\nconstant night\nplorer believes that his progress will\nurers. Theyex-\nbe considerably facilitated. He thinks\npect to reach\nall members of\ntherei a fair prospect that the don-\ncamp notlater\nthe party carry\nthanAugust25.\nmusicalinstru-\nkeys or burros may be made very use-\nPeary's next\nments with\nful in hauling the supplies up the\ncamp in north\nthem. Lieut.\nforty miles of rough cliffs to the level\nDavidson car-\nof the ice cap, about 5,000 feet above\nGreenland will\nbe a little east\nries banjo\nthe sea level. This work was done by\nthe men before.\nof McCormick\nwith a large\nnumber of du-\nIf the season permit, Lieut. Peary\nLIEUT. JAMES W. DAVIDSON.\nBay, where he\nwill start his sledges north very early\nspent his last\nplicate heads,\nGeorge Kennan, the noted Siberian\nnext March for the north end of \nwinter. He\nstrings, etc\ntraveler, Will Carleton, and other\nGreenland. Only four or five men\nwill build his\nHenson the\nfamous lecturers and concert compa-\nwill accompany him. He hopes to be\nhouse on the\ncolored man,\nnies, and finally became business\nnorth coast of\ncarries an au-\non the ice cap on his way north eight\nmanager for Lieut. Peary, the Green-\ntoharp. Ast-\nor ten weeks earlier than last year. He\nland explorer, in his lecture tour\nInglefield Gulf\nrup has an ac-\nhas laid out a big season's work ant?\nat the head of\nthrough the United States. Here an\ncórdeon. A\nneeds all'the time he can get. The\nBowdoin Bay,\nacquaintance began which has ripened\nsmall roller or-\nroute to north Greenland will\nthe first inlet\ngan with a\nprobably be a mean one between his\ninto a strong friendship soon to be\ntested amid the eternal snows of\nalong the coast\nlarge number\nprevious upward and return routes,\neast of his last\nGreenland.\nCIVIL ENGINEER R. E. PEARY N.\nof music : rolls\nthus avoiding on one hand the cre-\nJimmie is the youngest man in the\nyear's camp.\nwill also be ta-\nvasses in the ice basins which cause\nThe special advantage of the new\nparty. He has always been interested\nken, and prob-\nlong detours, and on the other the\ncamp is that from the shores of\nand enthusiastic in travel. This\nably'a phonograph with a number of\nfogs and mists nearer the ocean, which\nBowdoin Bay it will be far easier\nband rolls. One of the party will be\nare not helpful accessories to an Arc-\ntaste for adventure was greatly devel-\nto reach the great inland ice cap\nojed by association with Kennan and\ntime keeper during the continued\ntie journey. We give a picture of\nthan from his old headquarters at\no ther explorers. He tried to go to\ndarkness, running two lamps which\nof the sledges loaded with provisions\nRedcliff. The party had a very hard\nburn a definite length of time, a large\nand drawn by the faithful dogs. The\n.frica with Dr. Schultz, the noted\njourney before, hauling and backing\none to mark off the hours of work,\nwheel at the rear is the odometer by\nsrader at Johannasburg. When the\ntheir supplies up the coast bluffs and\n\"hilian war broke out he volunteered\nand the smaller one to indicate the\nwhich the distance traversed is care-\nover the broken ice a distance of forty\ntime for sleep. Each member will\nfully measured. The sail is used\ngo to Chili to help preserve the\nmiles before they reached the true\ninlond ice. At the new camp Lieut\ncarry plenty of arms, a Winchester\nwhenever the winds are favorable.\nhonor of our flag. He has read widely\nin the direction of famous explora-\ncarbine, 44 calibre, weighing a trifle\nThe purpose of the coming expedi-\nPeary will find direct access up the\n13\ntions and noted travels and now has a\nover five pounds, a Smith & Wesson\ntion is to determine the extent and\nbluffs back of his house to the main"
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