Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-08

lett the Island OF SpitZbergen, for
the pole in a balloon, August 18th,
Z, 1909. His airship became disabled
after he had travelled thirty miles,
and he was forced to return.
In 1906 Commander Robert E.
Peary, United States navy, reached
81 degrees, minutes, equivalent to
about 203 miles from the Pole. Com
mander Peary is now in the Polar re-
gions on another expedition. A re-
lief ship was sent out a month ago
to endeavor to pick him up. He
| 1908.
o. September 3, 1905, Capt. Ro-
aid Amundscn, a Norwegian, COM
pleted the first voyage through the
northwest passage. He left Chris
tiania on the Gjoa, June II, 1903,
and arrived at Herschel Island, In
the AR tic Ocean, in September OF
1905.
In 1904, Baron Toll, a Russian,
led Polar expedition party by way
of Siberia, but all the members per-
ished from the cold.
In 1908, Erickson, a Dane, head
ed an expedition, and got as far
as Saunders Island, where they
were rescued in a destitute condi-
ton.
In the same year Anthony Fiala,
a young Brooklyn explorer, sailed on
the ship America and proceeded fur
ther North than the Duke of
| Abruzzi. His party endured great
hardships before they were rescued.
The Duke of the Abruzzi made his
| expedition in 1900.
In 1895 Dr.. Nansen reached Sc
lldegrees, IA minutes, on the vessel
Fran, which left Ingor Strait Au-
gust A, 1898.
Prof. Andree made his fatal bal
loon trip in 1897. He left Tromsoe,
| Norway, in his balloon, the Eagle,
bound for the pole. Since his de-
parture nothing authentic has been
| heard of Andree.
In 1888 Capt. Belongs expedition
| in the Jeanette was lost near Hen
rietta Island
In 1882 the Greedy expedition
reached S3 degrees, "a minutes. and
| IN !St5 Sir John Franklin m ,.de his
| disastrous attempt to penetrate from
Lancaster Sound to Behring Strait.
Gen. Greely's party reached
point S3.24.00 degrees from the
Pole, thus proceeding farther to-
ward that much-sought for point
| than had previously been attained.
That expedition was a trying one for
those concerned. Before they reach
ed this country again their numbers
| had been reduced by death to seven
At Cape Sabine the survivors were
rescued by relief expedition under
commodore, now Rear Admiral Win
field S. Schley, retired, president of
the Arctic Club.
AT meeting Of the Explorers
Club, Of New York, in October, 1907,
letter from Dr. Cook, dated at
Etah August 26, gave this informa-
| tion:
| Il find that / have a good oppor
| tunity to try for the Pole. | hope to
| get to the Explorers Club in Sep
tember, 1908, with the record of
the Pole. | plan to cross Ellesmeru
Land and reach the Polar Sea by
Nansen Strait. I hope you can in
duce some of the members of the
| club to come and meet me at Cape
York. Here's for the Pole with the
GaG."
No One Should BE Skcptical.
| London, Sept. 2.--Lieutenant e.
| II. Shackelton, the British army Off
Ger who has recently returned from
an unsuccessful attempt to discover
| the South Pole, declared to-day that
no one should be skeptical Of DR..
| Frederick Cooks claims.
Nothing is impossible for DR..
| Cook, although he. travelled twelve
miles day in approaching the Pole.
| something no Arctic explorer has
| been able to accomplish" said Lieut.
| ShackeltOn. after reaching the
| Pole and returning to land, he may
have lived with the Eskimos until
this year, and this would explain his
| having reached the goal in month
and taking year to return. The
probability that Cook travelled over
smooth ice is unique"
81 HAVE AMPLE PROOF THAT
REACHED THE POLE "co,I,