The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
DR.. Cooks Guide Makes
Sworn Statement
NOT NEARER THAN IA MILES
10 Top Of the Mountain Height Of
10000 Feet Not Exceeded--Bar-
nll Made up His Dairy at
Dictation Of Explorer.

New York, oct. l5- The Globe yes
terday afternoon printed copy Of the
affidavit made BY Edwin n. Barrill who
accompanied DR.. Frederick A. Cook at
the time he announced his reaching the
summit of Mount Mckinley The aida
Wit was made before notary public 1T
Tacoma, Wash, on Oct a, and has Just
been received in New York
Barrills affidavit states in effect that
he was tbe only person present with
Doctor Cook on The date when be claims
to have reached the summit OF Mount
Mckinley; that they did not in fact
reach the summit, and the nearest point
to the summit reached was at least Is
miles distant from the summit Of that
mountain, the elevation at no time ex-
eeeding 10000 feet. Barrill's affidavit
also brings into question number Of
the photographs which Doctor Cook has
given As representing the summit and
other high attitudes Of Mount McKin-
ley
Barrill's affidavit says that he was
the only person present with Doctor
Cook when he claims to have reached
the summit Of Mount Mckinley, and
that be is the party referred TO as Bar
rifle or Edward Barrille IN Doctor Cooks
book, ITO the Top Of the Continent
bearing upon the expedition to Mount
Mckinley. The organization Of tho
expedition Is explained. The party
sailed from Seattle, May II, 1906 Bar
rim recopnts that az the start Of The
trip he prepared to keep an exact diary
and sets forth that this diary, marked
exhibit 4 attached to the affidavit, IS
a pocket diary kept BY me during ell
the time that Doctor Cook and ] were
together near Mount Mckinley, and the
same Is truthful record. with the ex.
eeption Of the entries and changes made
by me therein under the orders of Doc
tor Cook The diary referred to BY
Barrill at attached to the affidavit IS
now in possession Of the New York
Globe.
A Sensational Statement.
The affidavit states that on the even
ing OF sept 8, 1906. Doctor Cook and
Barrill started alone for the purpose Of
exploring Mount Mckinley. Cook said
that hia purpose was to find way for
ascending the mountain, az he and Pro-
fessor Parker intended to climb the
mountain the following year They took
10 the Ice on Sept. . and from aud
including the ninth down to and ineInd.
ing the 18th Of September. all writings
in the diary were by BarriA. but were
made under the direction 81 Doctor Cook
Says BafFilI 4 also changed the dates
during this time under his direction. The
figures $4,000 on the date Of Sept ri
were changed By me az the dietation
OF Doctor Cook On Sept II. Doctor
Cook directed me to stop keeping my
diary and leave the pages therein blank.
cannot now remember the exact dates
or figures which had ii my diary. be-
fore [ Vas 50 directed to change them.
but know the elevation under what
now appears Sept. Y was not to exceed
1900, and | think IL was 5000
we quit any further attempts toward
ascending the mountain upon Sept is
and returned I'd the boat, which Law IN
the water at the foot of the glacier
We reached the launch on Sept IN hav-
ing travelled 90 miles or mora on the
top Of the glacier from the place we
quit climbing on Sept Is,
Con Sept. is, when AZ our first camp
returning from the glacier, / doetored
and changed the entries therein from
and including Sept. . down to and Ia
GLIDING Sept. II, These changes we're
made under the orders 81 Doctor Cook.
From the 18th to tho 10th was written
al the first camp returning on the night
of the 10th, and from the 10th To and
including the 18th was written in our
last camp returning on the evening OF
the 18th. and written solely under the
direction Of Doctor Cook, and Just as he
said From and including Sept. 10 down
to the end of the diary on Nov . the
entries are my own. They cover the
actual facts, and were not dictated TO
me by anyone
Doctor Cook first told me to stop
my diary on Sept ~, when We were
in our fifth camp going up The glacier,
and at or near the point which Doctor
Cook claimed was the top Of Mount Me-
Kinley. This point was within sight
of us at the time Doctor Cook stated
at this time and place that the same
conditions existed there as did exist on
the top Of Mount Mckinley. and di-
rected me to top bv diary until further
orders. At this time he had been to
the top Of the point claimed By tile doc
tor as the top Of the mountain and
the doctor had taken photograph Of
the point with me standing on the top
thereof with the american flag In my
hand The photograph to which | refer
is shown opposite page 227 Of the doe
tors hook entitled TO the Top Of the
Continent
Summit Twenty Miles Away.
"1'he doctor then with his camera took I
the picture shown opposite page 227. |
which picture is there designated as 'sIhe |
Summit Of Mt Mckinley III his work /
10 the Top Of the Continent the truth /
being that the summis Of Mount MeKin. /
ley was 20 miles distant in an air line 1
from the point whore my picture was so
taken, according to the scale on Doctor
Cooks map, shown between pages l52
and 1853 III the book referred to above
1 then came down with the FLAG Is where Z
Doctor Cook was standing with his cam
era and / made the remark that the I
eight peaks on the other side Of this z
point where had been photographed (
would probably show m tie picture. and T
he said that he bad taken the picture
at such an angle that those peaks would I
not show
BaniIl quotes Doctor Cook as saying
some time aftarward; "That point
would make a good top for Mount Me
Kinley Fie also says that Doctor Cook \
took pains 60 50 acqHaint himself with 4
tLn LIlallnAaln Tint mis- clnin u hive 1