Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-01
Cook. American Explorer,
,sached il on the 2lst Day
OF April, 1908.
4 RETURNING TO DENMARK.
MESSAGE Announcing Achieve
ment Was Sent by Official
OF Greenland.
,,.,,..d AZ Lcruik. Shetland Islands
-S,ory Of Journey Confirmed oS
cape York EsGuimauN.

,,.,-Naron. Sept. 1.-Dr Cook the
,s,aean explorer, reached The north
-. lpril q. 1908. according to tele-
,,m lust received at the colonial office
here
DR. Cook is on board the Danish gov
K eminent steamer Hans Egede. which
t,sssea teruik az noon today cnroute
Nor Denmark.
rhe telegram announcing Dr. Cook
,.tievement was sent b. a Greenland
oHclal on board the steamer ana 'eads
ks follows.
eve have on board the American
el,rsveler Or Cook who reached the
worth pole on April n. 1893. DIT Lopk
arrived at Upernivek THE northern
mosi Danish settlement Ia Greenland.
On an Island OF the west coasD, in May
on ls09. from cape York Ola the north
west cart of Greenland. on Bafhn hay.
The Fsquimaux OF Cape York confirm
Dr. Cooks story Of his Journey" The
message was received az Lerwik, Shet-
land Islands.
For years DIT cook has given his at
tention 20 arctic explorations and In
Rgl-g Was surgeon " the Peary arctic
expedition. and IN 1899 surgeon OF the
}elgan antarctic expedition He has
rceiyed numerous decorations from the
geographical societies OF Europe for
his research and writings in the polar
field
Dr. Cook started on the present ex-
petition IN the summer Of 1907, sailing
FROM North avdre.- q ~. on the
shdorer John n Bradley. with Capt.
Moses Bradley as sailing master
The party was reinforced with
sIedges dogs and arctic equipment at
Etah. Greenland. whence they sailed
March g. 1908. DR. Cooks plan was to
set aside an tradition by making the
dash to the pole during the winter
r'onths, when the clements are consid-
'-ea least advantageous for an advance
rihward Nothing has been heard
rom DR. Cook for the last IS months.
II vas DR.. Cooks plan 70 make his
base Of supplies or permanent camp al
Annatoak, in Greenland, about 20 miles
north Of Etah This would place him
Hnout 1000 miles from the pole. He first
inside his way out Of the cache and
acroS 70 Ellsmereland. The Arctic clnh
calculates that he reached this position
ne spring OF 1905 The last news re-
tea RON him was dated March II,
hiihhari ''''9
ne then reported that his health was
1.tlsht that he had picked up a large
1IV Of Eskimos Of superior inteIli-
slue ana that his prospects for sue
were bright. He intended 10 push
~ % me northern point Of Grantland
~ nom there start his dash 10 the
~ n me winter OF 1908. He expect-
49, return 70 his quarters az Anna
"a a0 later than next month.
e..s looN was born at Caucoon depot
-'usfa county y. Y, IN 1855 He was
stalHea IN Brooklyn. in 1902. 10 Miss
~ hunt His wife has shared tha
49, 49, ul me Arctic club thar her hus-
, na.a mas achieved the goal of the north
'NiHAL MELVILLE sKEPTICAL. |
iph..adelphia. Sept. Rear Admiral
W. W, Melville. Z. s. H. retired. |
h ne 'i ael several expeditions in /
dsfrs5i, e regions was inclined TO |
tsst ~ .Ne report from Copenhagen |
wv oy Or Cook.
ull not know that DIR. Cool Ina
~ g-'at available for That purnoee .
zee, ,s'u and ] don't think that .be
49, gan De true Dr. Cook has bee,
ia. ing M those parts for SOME
ens,s,." luhi possible that the story
ny, rom some Danish skinner
pbs. lgsi returned from the north"
n ~ esAel what would be the value
n. discovery NJ the authenticate of
Nh. s,,5 was confirmed. Admiral Mel
N ~ one thing Il would put an end
,gs.1 aicut fad. The only use fo
b. N af discovery could be put would
" scientific nature"
"EBBINs HAS 80 NEWS.
s, @s YORK. Sept i.-Dr Rosuon q
M A chairman of tho committee
sea s.nl1ed the relief expaditlon
nafso ~ 'r Cook, said TODAY that
b.. y any KIND regarding the ex-
als..N ~ reached his friends and
sn eln, " lhe Arctic ana the Explor-
D. 90 mere since March q. 1905 hon
|GpWlart slaited inland from Etah.
is \. ,,,onnitiee of which DR. s,obh,n.
|b0utb' was organized several
'>qai 49, IT raised "a fund which
] tht sbs'sl 70 That used IN oqulpning
Isl i,s,.l Jeanle. which sailed fon
F. o. 1ml D. two weeks aeo Win
ics ID ca purpose Of takinr sun
al bT. .or nander Robert n pea'lp,
~ e.,slt back Dr. Cook ana an
saa b ,p s Harry Whitney. Ia t6ev
j a.. s I. FROM COOK.
Roo ,,.a sept i-R. r.. Da,,a.o,
~ ses's. a personal friend ~ Dr
I oak lod',.',d 9 cablegram from m
! p ma saying that he was wei
g. ~ tApealtioR had been a snd'
I'll 81, Message was dated al i leg-
slAsf ,s 'ana Islands. but aid not sa,
\ iaraa.,, Information il eantaip 1es
lpHrs e9l',''q 90 Me. Cook. ihe w.
A@ a. south Harpswen.
ltsa.. NlEloN PLEASED
Isasa 3 s s. In am more than
---l my nows." said Lieut.
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