The Jasper news., 1909-09-09
sAt Last 4, The North Pole.

(, Aghlh hBe the name Cook become ae
sooiated with some-ci ths worii's great
estgeoRrapbical discoveries., DR.. FEED.
erieksA. Cook has solved the puzzle
thst seiensists hw@s dSs boted 'about Cor |
CENTURIES, and bss resc6sd thsI goal ex
piorefs have sought dFqctly ior,nearly a
hundred and fifty years and indirectly
ever since Columbus discovered the1
Western Hemisphers, He, has locpted
the exact position OF the northatn ter
minal Of the earth's axis, commonly
called the North Pole, and though the
"details Of the journey aud Of @thenaiure
of the region 10 which It lies have not
yet Reached, ess the mere fact that the
feat has been accomplished and the dis
covprer has returned witi1in ,elegraf hic'
reach ot cisilation, settles adversely ell
the freak theories about the nature Of
that region which science has been CALF
ed upon for.many yesrs to combat. The
hollow earth, Sym,nes, Hple and other
irasls theories will now be heard Of no
more.
Nearly century aud half ago Zap
tain Cooit OF the royal navy, WAS sent
out by the Engli-h government to tx.
plofe the Antattic region, and made two
voyages. covering about ten. years Of
time, coasting and outliring the great
continent tn The SOUTH A third voyage,
in which be loft his life 10 quarrel
with the natives of the Hawaiian
Islands, which h- discovered, as well rs
Tahiti, was made to explore the polar
| regions to the north on the Pacific side.
His name still lives in the, northern re-.
gion in Cooks inlet, Alaska. From
that time to the present day there have
been voyages into theppttif for scientif
ic discovery. and a, a,RFadnal unfolding of
the geography Of the region above the
continents with their climatic condi
tius. In this search the Trading nations
have been England, United States,
Denmark. Germany and Norway, and
such names rs Parry, Ross. Franklin,
Met lure, Belcher, Hayes, Kane, Hall
Nord-nskioli, DeLoug, Greeley, Peary
and Couk have become forever linked
with the history OF the frozen North.
One OF these, Peary, has made repeated
journeys and is now on bis last and
most promising one, unaware that the
object OF his quest bad already been &C.
compIished year before he started.
Peary also may reach the pole, only to
find evideuce Of its iriur approach by
DR.. Cook. sea T3i
Aside from the dramatic feature OF
reaching the northern faxial and thus
being the first to stand upon one Of the
two, spots 10 all the world which have
no axisl motion, DR.. Cook has accom-.
plished something Of great scientific
value. The data he will bring back
with him will do much, to determine
many scientific questions, just to what
degree cannot yet be estimated. Similar
data from the Southern polar regions il
likely soon to be secured. The feat o!
Lieutenant Shakleton, who so nearly
reached the South Pole o year ago
gives promise Of complete success OF the
new expedition soon to go into that re
, gion. ~ 5t....a..
While through the many years Of ex-
ploration of the Northern regions ant
I, actual effort TO reach the pole, England
has contributed mostto the number o
Expeditions, her activities were create
In earlier years. During the last seven
ty years the United States has takel
the lead, especially during the last guar
) ter OF century, and it is therefor
but natural and proper reward 70
: such exertions and sacrifices that tb
, honor Of the final discovery should com
to this country.-St. Louis Star.