Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-16
nnnl.n Coal Reaohed Pole.

SUuDduys
Denies Cook Reached Pole.
Battle HE.bot, Labrador via Marconi
wireless. Cape Ray. y. FL, Sept. lO.-Do
not trouble about Cooks story, or at
tempt 10 explain any discrepancies In MS
statements. The AFFAIR will settle itself.
He has not been at the pole on April
81 1908, or at any other time. He has
simply handed the public a gold brick.
These statements are made advsedly'
and / have proof Of them. When he
snakes full statement Of his journey
over his signature to some geographical
society, or other reputable body, IL that
statement contains the claim that he mas
reached the pole ] shall be in a posi-
tion TO furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
lie. ROBERT L. PEARH.
Battle Harbor, Labrador Cvia Marco
nj wireless, Cape Ray, n. FL, Sept. p
The steamer Roosevelt. bearing the
north polar expedition Of the Peary
Arctic club parted company with the
Erik and steamed out Of Etah ford late
In the afternoon of August IS. 1908.
setting the usual course for Cape Sa"
bine The weather was dirty. with
fresh southerIy winds. We had on
board % Eskimo men. II women, and
10 children, 226 dogs. and some forty
odd waIrus.
We encountered the ice a short dis
tance from the mouth Of the harbor,
but II was uOt closely packed, ana was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
serious difficulty.
Find Much Water.
As we nsareS Cape Sabine the wealth
er cleared some what and we passed by
Three WORT island and Cape Sabine,
ell L fv,u~ nut Wifi
the house at Hayes harbor occupied by
me In the winter OF l90l-02.
From CEpe Sabine north there was
go much water that we thought OF set
SinE the lug sail before the southerly
wind but a little later appearance of
Ace TO the northward stopped this.
There was clean open water 20 Cape
Albert and from there scattered ice
10 point about abreast OF Victoria
Head thick weather and dense ice
bringing us some ten or fifteen miles
away.
From here we dritted south somewhat
and then got aslant to the northward
out OF the current We worked little
further north and stopped again for
some hours Then We again worked
westward and northward till we
reached a series Of lakes coming TO a
etnp few rifles south of the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
vile.
From here. after some delay. we
slowly worked a way northeastward
through fog and broken ice OF medium
thickness through one night and the
forenoon of the next day, only emerg-
inG into open water and clear weather
off Cape Fraser.
Strike Ice and Fog.
From this point we had a clear rur
through the middle Of Robson channel
uninterrupted by either ice or fog. e
Lady Franklin bay. Here we encoun,
tered both ice and fog. and whilt
working along in search of a practi'
cable opening were forced across e
the Greenland coast at Thank Goo
Harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled u!
20 make out our whereabouts ana w,
steamed north through a series of leads
past Cape LuptOn, and thence south
ward toward Cape Union. few milei
on that cape we were stopped by i'm
practicable ice. and we dritted bach
south to Cape Union. where we stopped
again.
Ship Forced Aground.
We lay for some time in a lake o
water and then. TO prevent being drift
ed south again, took refuge under tn
north shore OF Lincoln bay, in nearil
the Identical place where we had GU
unpleasant experiences three years be
fore Here we remained for severea
days during a period OF constant an,
at times violent northeasterly winds
Twice we were forced aground b!
the heavy ice; We had our port quar-
ter rail broken and hole stove in tn
buIwarks and twice we pushed out Fl
an attempt TO get north. but wer
forced back each time to our precari
Gus shelter.
Heavy Running Ice.
FINALLY on September we squeeze
around Cape Union and made fast In
6haIlow niche IN the ice, but after som
hours we made another short run I
Black cape and hung on 10 a grounde
tit OF fee At last. a little after mid
night OF September 5, we passed throug
extremely heavy running ice into
stream OF open water, rounded Cap
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan.
Within a quarter OF an hour OF IN
same time we arrived three years befor
seven a IN, September s-we reache