The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16
glacier fringe. a little west of Cap.

themselves helpless. As Ootah sat down on his sledge he rems rked. in Eskimo:
 The devil is asleep or having trouble with his wife, or we never should have come back so easily"
 A few hours later we arrived at Crane City, under the bluffs of Cape Columbia, and. after putting four pounds of pemmican into each of tho faithful dogs to keep them quiet ws had, at last. our chance to sleep.
 Long Sleep Welcome.
 Never shall I forget that sleep at Cape Columbia. It sleep, sleep. then turn over and sleep again. We slept glorious ly. with never a thought of the morrow or having to walk and, too. with no thought that there was to be never night more of binding headache.
 Cold water to parched throat Is noth- ing compared with sleep to a numbed, fatlgued brain and body.
 Two days we spent here In sleeping and drying our clothes. Then for the ship. Our dogs, like ourselves. had not been hungry when we arrived. but simply life less with fatigue. They were different animals now, and the better ones among them swept on with tightly curled tails and uplifted heads and their hind legs treading the snow with pistonlke regu- larity.
 Marvin's Fate Learned.
 We reached Hecla in one march and the Roosevelt in another. When we got to the Roosevelt I was staggered by the news of the fatal mishap to Marvin. He had either been less cautious or less fortunate than the rest of us. and his death emphasized the risk to which wo all had been subjected, for there was not one of us but had been in the sledge at some time during the journey
 The big lead. cheated of its prey three years before had at last gained its hu- man victim.
 The rest can be told quickly McMillan and Borup had started for the Green land coast to deposit caches for me, Be- fore I arrived flying Eskimo courier from me overlook them with instructions that the caches were no longer needed and they were to concentrate their ener- gies on the ideal observations, etc. at Cape Morris K. Jesup and north from there.
 Roosevelt Starts Back.
 These instructions were carried out and after tNeir return in the latter part of May McMillan made some further tidal observations at other points. The sup piles remaining at the various caches were brought in and on July IS the Roosevelt left its winter quarters and was driven out into the channel back Of Cape Mon.
 It fought its way south in the center of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
  1908, and 32 days earlier than the British expedition In 1876.
 We picked up Whitney and his party and stores at Etah. We killed seventy odd walrus for my Eskimos, whom I landed at their homes We met the Jeanie off Saunders island and took over it's coal and cleared from Cape York on August 26 one month earlier than in 1906
 Announces His Triumph.
 On September we arrived at Indian Harbor, whence the message. stars and stripes nailed to north pole" was sent vibrating southward through the crisp Labrador air
 The continuation of long experience. . thorough knowledge of the conditions of the problem gained in the last expedition these, together with new type of sledge which reduced the work of both dogs and driver, and new type of camp cooler which added to the comfort and increased the hours of sleep of the members of the party. combined to make the present expedition an agreeable inn provement upon the last in respect to tho rapidity and effectiveness Of it's work and the lessened discomfort and strain upon,- the members of the party.
 His Capable Aids. si.. As to the personnel, I have again been particularly fortunate. Capt. Bartlett ls just Bartlett-tireless. sleepless, enthusi-.e astic. whether on the bridge or in the crows nest or at the head of sledgo division in the field.
 Dr. Goodsell, the surgeon of the expe- dition, not only looked after its health and his own speciality of microscopes but took his full share of the field work of the expedition as well, and was always ready for any work.
 Profs Marvin and McMillan have se- cured a mass of scientific data. having
 Af $kA AalA work, and their services were invaluable in every way.
 Borup and Others Praised.
 Borup not only made the record as to the distance travelled during the jour- ney, but to his assistance and his expert knowledge of photography is due what I believe to be the unequaled series of photographs taken by the expedition.
 Henson in the field and Percy aS steward were the same as ever, inyal- uable in their respective lines.
 Chief Engineer Wardwell. also of the last expedition. aided by his as- sistant, Scott. kept the machinery up to a high state of efficiency and has given the Roosevelt the force and pow CT which enabled it to negotiate appar- ently impracticable ice. -4
 Mir Gushue the mate who was in charge of the Roosevelt during the abs sence of Capt. Bartlett and myself, and Boatswain Murphy, who was put in charge of the station at Etah for the relief of Cook. were both trustworthy and reliable men. and l count myself fortunate in having had them in my service.
 Had Willing Crew.
 The members of the crew and tho fremen were a distinct improvement over those of our last expedition. Every one of them was willing and anxious to be of service in every possible way.
 Connors, who was promoted to be bos'n in the absence of Murphy. proved to be practically effective.
 Barnes seaman. and Wiseman and Joyce, firemen. not only assisted Mar win and McMillan in their tidal and meteorological observations on the Roosevelt. but WisemaL and Bernes went into the field with them on their trips to Cape Columbia. and Condon and Cody covered 1000 miles hunting and sledging supplies.
 Presents for Eskimos.
 As for my faithful Eskimos I have left them with ample supplies of dark. rich walrus meat and blubber for their winter with entrants. sugar, biscuits, guns rifles. ammunition, knives. hateh- cts traps. etc.