Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-08
ESKIMOS WERE WARNED
NOT TO LOOK FOR COOK
AND PEARVs ACTION NEARLY
CAUSED DEATH or FORMER.
$ Dr.. Cock says ia . Letter Written
70 Explorer sern'sr Of
Canada.

Arctic made public q letter writ
ken 70 him By Dr. Frederick A. Cook
80 May p. and delivered TO Captain
Bernier on September at Upernayik,
Greenland.
psary Accused q Stealing Supplies.
TIE letter opens:
Ny Dear Captain: I have 20
write you the FIRST letter after having
been sealed behind ice barriers for
tEo years. Il was your supplies, 50
kindly left IN charge Of AR. Whitney.
which aided me greatly in getting 70
uperuavik- An my other property
has been taken BY Peary under the
guise Of a relief station for DR.. Cook
murphy, the man IN charge Of tie
station. however, vas Instructed not
10 engage IN any relief efforts. not
- allow Esklmos to cross and search
eDtil March OF the following year.
1909. Ny large stores Of supplies
ara my station we're used for bar
sef with natives 20 satisfy Peary's
commercial greed.
Fortenateiy. We were able 70 work
out oar problem without relief ef-
ferAs except as you offered. We have
pushed into the Boreal center and
picked ~ the polar prize. but the e.
tori was dangerous beyond eoncep-
flon.
The splendid assistance which you
have given and the liberaiity Of the
Cenadiaa government IN sending the
thlp Is q happy contrast to the hin
ortnee and injustice OF one Of my
own oountrynen
TIE Journey 20 tire Pols.
Desaibing the journey % the pole,
~. Cook said.
Starting fr0m Annoiook on Febru.
AIRY. IS. 1908. We crossed Eliensmere
Land. pushed along its western coast
% The polar sea. feeding ten Eskimos
and ios dogs en- route on musk oxen
ana bears.
Prem Sc north started with bat
Two young Esklmos and twenty-six
dosa. pulling two sielghs and supplies
Ior eighty days. The ice vas Cue az
ger crossing 81 degrees. crocker's
Land vas sighted and passed. and
new land found 20 the north Of Il ex-
BENDING 20 SIS degrees. BEYOND. no
iand vas seen. The pole vas reached
ArFR -. 1903 TIE return was forced
slightly westward on the northerh /
foute. bat about S. degrees We drifted /
east and south Below 81 we had
1lified with an active pack.
We we're helpIessly cagvied 20 the
peti. unable % reach cur caches along
hansen Sound We were pushed into
Prince Casiave SEA with food and fuel
exhansied. san unable TO press east.
~ard. Ne went with the ice 70 the
south. food and fuel nov exhausted.
pcisr bears came TO cur rescue as
lliesavers. We then went into Well
luTtcn ehanBel, hoping TO Be able 70
reach Whalcrs IN Lancaster Sound.
oat We were soon stopped ~ falling
lood supplies and young snail ice
VIII 10 game. this short route 10 an
sarly snip was % lnnger possible. and
- satisfy the pAngs q hunger Ne
worked 20 Eones Sound
Fores6 Iaso wiuter camp
Here. after a long ran o. hard ad-
rsnturs b. boar and sledse. a csueil
neeessity forced us iuso winter camp
a. SEPTEMBER ~ Cape sparbo with
out fuel q eSod. anEunltloA Or winter
elolhiuE. with no DOGS, no guns. Oar
1IinAsi0B was almost hopeless. bat
soFtune came cur way. BoWe and az.
sons harpoOns. iances and other IN 4
niesaonfs were made. TIE musk oxen
and hear were taken with lines. he /
lsnce and knife secured az small
gnme. Foxes were tapPed. WalEnses
ana seais sttackc1 and secured IN cur
lRtie ioldlaE canvas boat An under
lro.nd rsxnp AS bailt and ne winter /
BE- ls1slaos passed with a taste q I
soorythins save fresA moas. u
-Fcr We had nci q morEel a. civii 1
Ine4 fooA nos erea salt A Hev eguip-
'neat vas esvised and a. soon as tn
sa az ieos rise over the hins o.