The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-20
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that Commander peary told the story
tn a srnre ar more of correspondents /
al hi journey He will make no NOR"
trips To the Arctic nor, for that mat
ter. to the Antarctic His work in the
ice fields Is finished.
Il have accomplished the ambition
of my life said the commander Il
shall always he interested in Arctic
exploration. but it must now be left /
to younger men"
Relics Found.
Commander peary often broke hiS 1
narrative to call upon Professor Don
aid Mcmillan. naturalist and geoioglst.
to relate some incidents nf the trip. /
No less interesting than Peary's dash
to the pole were the discoveries hy j
Professor Mcmillan IF relies and stores I
ri seven previous Arctic expeditions
those of General Greeley. i'm isSl-s4: i
Commander Hall. in 1871; the Amund- 4
sen exploration party of 1908: Sir .
John Wood expedition: the exploration .
parry vi AMIN al 'ft'I 80 sN4AltS. III
1875. and the expeditions of Com
mander Peary in 1895 and 1900.
i Commander Peary prefaced the in
QUESTION" as he called it. with thu
statement that he had mad, his posi- .
tion clear in reference To the Cook
controversy in early dispatches which
had been sent by wireless to the As i
ISOLATED Press.
The Question.
Il shall pay no attention tn the fake
stories or any side issues" said Com
mander Peary. that are put out to
detract from the main question. Has
Cook been at the paie?"
DO you think it possible for any
man to fake observations la prov.
, that he was at tho pole" he was
asked.
In the opinion Of Admiral Melville.
L. S. n, Admiral Sir George Mares.
II, n, and myself, yes he responded.
Then he continued. Il do not care
. To speak of other observations In
view of what | claim. and | won't say
anything more until the statement
signed by another is offered. and thea
viii submit my statement"
Christmas Day.
| The story of Christmas day in the
Arctic was pictured by Commander
Peary. Athletic contests were ar
ranged by Professor. Mcmillan and
running course Of ~ yards on the ice
and snow was laid out beside the
Roosevelt.
=. christmas day falls in the dead of
the Arctic night, and to light the rae
ing path little oil lamps We're set ON
snow mounds. In the Nckering yell
low light this weird company. hooded
and CARRIED in the heavy furs of the
north. gathered and applauded the
contestants.
"Tuh cub Nah won the race for
(. the married women. and Professor
Mcmillan had offered the selection of
/, one of three things as the prizc--a par
of soap. a box of thread and IA frosted
cake
+. We were all curious to know
| which article Tub Cub Nah would Sc
s lect." said Professor Mcmillan. 1
4 know | would take the frosted cake If
1t had been my choice. but she quickly
took the soap
Poor Moss Marvin won the foot
:. race for the Americans. while Sigloo
I won the race for the Eskimo men.
: The holiday was fittingly observed on
; the Roosevelt. and while musk OK took
the place Of turkey. there were AL
sorts of buildings and sweetmeats on
the table"
Speaking of the scientific value of
:. the expedition to the north pole. Com
I mander Peary said that soundngs
% rial ia ha
; valuable and supplemented the data
given by Nansen and cagni on the
:. other side of the pole.
o The reaching Of the pole" added
o Peary, rs proof of mans final con
= quest of the earth As IL stood with
the pole unbound. 1T was a continual
reproaeh To civilization. The diseoy-
cry Of the south pole may now be
lonSed for as an accepted fact. Work
in the Antarctic Is quite different than
In the north. An expedition To the
north pole must complete its work
= within the year. No base can be left
) for another years operation. while in
3" an Antarctic expedition an explorer
: can lay base which will be permanent
for the farther advance the next
:. year
! That Greenland and the Arctic re
ginns will BECOME IA summer resort in
= Time In Commander p.ary's confident
belief. and DIR. Goodsell. physician "a
the expedition. asserted that the dry
air and the fine summer weather Was
!. "a fine cure for tuberculosis
: The explorer spoke sadly nf the lass
: nj Marvin, who Mas drowned ON April
: II.
We were in our inglOos." said he
when kood Look Too and Inuh Club
foo. whom Percy. the steward. had
christened Harrisan. came into camp
J. with their heads down. They shook
> their heads and we knew that pnnr
s Marvin had been lost. They said they
: found the hole where he had fallen
through the thin ice. and that they
:. could see the back of his fur GOAT
o above the surface of the water"
5 Commander Peary was asked If he
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