The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-09-17

A. Cook, the American cSplOFeT' fedS'-
ed the north pole April n, 1908, &C
eording TO a telegram Just received at
the colonial office here. The message
was received from Lerwiek, shet-
land islanes..
Or. Frederick a. Cook, accompanied
by a Norwegian, left Etsh, Greenland,
March 3, 1908. taxing with him eight
eskimos. four siedoes and twelve deg
teams. He wss to make his way
through EIlesmere lard.
Paris Cable-The Paris edition Of
the New York Herald publishes a
signed statement from Or. Frederick
cook. which Is dated Hans Egede.
Lerwick. Medne sday." on his expert
crce in the arctic regions.
After a prolonged fight with fam
inc and frost" says Or. Cook. we
have al last succeeded in reaching
tie north pole new highway with
an interesting strip Of animated ma
ture has been explored and big game
haunts located which will delight
sportsmen and extend the Eskimo
horizon
Land Has Been Discovered.
Land has been discovered on
which rest the ear;h's nOrthernmost
rocks A triangle OF 10000 square
miles has been cut out Of the ter
restal unknown.
The expedition was the outcome
or a summer cruise in the arctic seas
on the schooner Bradley. which ar.
rived at the limits OF navigation in
smith Sound late in August. 1907.
Here conditions We're found TO
launch q venture TO the pole
3D. r. Bradley literally supplied
from his vessel suitable provisions
Tor local use. My own equipment for
emergencies served well for every
purpose OF arctic travel"
Eskimos Gather for Bear Hunt
Many Eskmos had gathered on
the Greenland shores at Annatoak for
the winter bear hunt. Immense guam
titles Of neat had been collected and
about the camp were plenty Of strong
dogs.
Tile combination was lucky. for
there was good material for equip
ment All that was required was con.
yenieltly arranged for at a point only
200 miles from the boreal center
House and Workshop Built
a louse and workship were built
q packing boxes by willing hands.
AMI his northernmost tribe OF $50
people set themselves 10 the problem
Of ieyising suitable outfit.
Before the end OF the long winter
night We were ready for the enter
Prise and plans had matured TO force
new route over Grinnell land north
ward along its west coast out TO the
polar sea
The campaign opened with a few
scouting parties being sent over the
American shores To explore the way
and seek he game haunts Their
mission was only partly successful be-
cause Of the storms.
AT sunrise Of 1908 February l9).
ne main expedition embarked on it's
VOYAGE % the pole II consisted Of
eleven men and l03 dogs drawing
eleven heavily laden sledges
The expedition left the Greenland
shore and pushed westward over the
troubled ice Of Smith Sound
The gloom Of the long night was
relieved only by a few hours OF day
lgh;
The chill Of the winter was felt at
its worst.
ts we crossed the heights Of Files.
mere sound 10 the Pacific slope. the
temperature sank 10 minus SO cent?
eaie
Several dogs were frozen and the
Hfu suffered severely but we soon
nd tho game trails. along which
tae way was easy
Force Way Through Nansen Sound.
We forced through Nansen Sound
2 Lands End In this march we Sc
cured lOl musk oxen. seven bears and
asa hares.
W. pushed out into the polar sea
om the southern point of Herbert
sand on March is. Six Eskimos re-
TUNED from here
With four men and forty-six dogs
moving supplies for eighty DAYS. the
9ssing OF the clrcumpolar pack was
leeun
Three days later two other Eski.
E9s forming The last supporting
party returned and the trials had now
e,tn reduced by the survival of the
he two best men and twentv-six
Jugs We're picked for the final effort.
Goal Lays 400 Miles Away.
There before us i'm an unknown
ne of $50 miles lay our goal. The
nlst days provided long marches and
made encouraging progress.
big lead which separated the
.and from the ice Of the central pack
vas crossed with little delay.
ne low temperature was persist.
I'M and the winds made life a tor.
VIZ But cooped up in our snow
houses. eating dried beef talIow and
a.ihking hot tea. there we're some
aNiiaal comforts occasionally to be
for several days after the sight Of
aNoWl and was lost the overcast sky
prevented an accurate determination
q our positions. '''' -"
IN March 30 the horizon was partly
ocared and new lands was discovered
Our observations gave our position
nutude Si47. longitude s6.36.