The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-09
News Came From Copenhagen.

The first news OF DR.. Cooks discov-
cry to reach America came from the
colonial office at Copenhagen. stating
that with a few Eskimos, sledging
party, DR.. Cook reached the pole on
April 21, 1908.
The Copenhagen authorities had OBJ.
tanned their information In dispatch
from Lerwick. Scotland. which also re.
lated that DR.. Cook was returning from
the polar seas on the steamship Hans
Egede. bound for Denmark.
DIR. Cook, who was surgeon Of the
first Peary arctic expedition and who
is mountain climber Of wide expe-
rieDce. disembarked from the auxil-
iary schooner yacht John X. Bradley
on Aug q with his supplies at Etah.
on Smiths sound. latitude 10 degrees
north and about 750 miles from the
pole Smiths sound is at the north
crn extremity Of BafIln bay. His idea
was to winter somewhere In this gen
eral section and early In the spring
and northward to the pole across the
desolate polar sea, whence few men
ever returned to tell the tale.
Provisions. clothing and ammunition
sufficient for two years we're taken
ashore from the Bradley. The adven-
turer's party consisted Of one other
white man and about dozen Eski-
mos. Mrs. Cook, the explorers wife.
accompanied him as far as Etah.
A Secret Expedition.
The Cook expedition was largely
secret one. Mr. Bradley. having
burning desire to have DR.. Cook out
strip Peary to the pole, insisted that
no chance should be taken Of letting
Peary get wind Of the venture. In
his opinion. Peary. who was already
within striking distance of Etah.
would hasten his own operations If he
heard OF Cooks plans and probably
secure all the available dogs at Etah,
so that Cook would be unable to start |
over the ice on his sedges. For
those reasons" says Mr. Bradley. I'VE
prepared our expedition very quietly
and got in on the ground floor"
On his return to North Sydney from
Etah on his yacht Mr.. Bradley stated
the situation. the chances and the
plans OF Cook as follows:
4.
only two sturdy Eskimos and their
dogs to go with Cook From Elles-
mere Land three families Of huskles
will go with the party. establishing
three stations along the route. The
dea OF taking more on the jaunt
across the ice fields does not meet
With our approval for various reasons.
The party Will leave 10 north lati.
ude IN Smiths sound and from there
Will cross Ellesmere Land and try 10
each the pole by the polar sea This
means journey OF over 600 miles.
iut for various reasons. which | do
lot care 10 speak about at present, !
eel convinced DR.. Cook viii land the
'ole successfully.
Unlike the Peary expedition. Or.
sock has taken only two sleds. each
,uill with roofs. enabling the party
o sleep In them while pushing FOR.
yard The sieds are equipped with
amp STOVES and other contrivanccs.
'wo canvas boats also form a part Of
be outfit These viii be used In cross.
ng leads. thereby saving valuable
line and cutting short the journey
,r Cook once accompanied Peary on
ole hunting trip. He has spent con
Iderable Time In making preparations
% the present expedition and goes
Tith every known element Of help"
The last word received from DR. K
iook after the yacht Brsdley's de =
arturo was dated "Poiar sea, March I,