SUCCESS ANTICIPATED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 1

SUCCESS ANTICIPATED.

Commander^Peary has -.little doubt of his ability ..to make this lead .(that is, • from the 84tli parallel)', instead' of from the north coastv of Grant Land (83 de- : grees North -latitude), his point of de- ,- ; parture, with fully loaded sledges! If " this is done, it-iwiir shorten the -roate by nearly 100 miles; and distinctly simplify his task. . Oh the-'return- voyage, he -says,. H"e will probably do voluntarily what he did , involuntarily last time — : ;". - that 13 ; retreat: upon the north coast of j Gireenjand .(a ? - course -diagonally with -..■ j the set of;the ice) instead pf.-.atempting ;. ! to come back to the north :.coast oi ':-■ ] Grant. Land- (diagonally against the set : • !of the ice).' '. ' .- \ .: • i It has already, been -stated in ' cable / i despatcnes" that the .Arctic :explorer will . pursu'e the. saAe Toute north -as -before, : namely, via. Sydney - (Cape Breton), the : ' .Straits. 'of Belle Isle, Davis Straits, Baf- ; fin. Bay, .and /Smith Sound. On board •■ !he has- a number of white . men, who will be supplemented by Es- . i quimauxa nd dogs, when he reaches the ..." . Whale -Sound region, and he. will endea- V ' vonr to force* the 1 * Boosevelfc to the same, . or similar, winter quarters on the north. ■ shore of Grant Eand-'that he occupied ■ ■ •in the winter of 1905-6.. ; Wintering ; there, Commander -Peary says,— will be'- °; essentially the same as then, 'though he i expects ( to avoid the- distribution of the . ■ i dogs and.'a ilarge portion of his party \.;_:. through the-intsrior of Grant^Land du r . I ing tSe-wintir,^whichwwS;«ifdried' ou" ; ; I him in the last expedition 1 Ay the poi- .-; son ing of the whale meat, purchased as i food for :tlie' dogs;; ' sledge ivork „ I will begiri^ as before (in' February), but Jthe l-oute 'wilK be 'modified.-. ■ ■. ' ' :