The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-09-10
North Pole Floats Stars and Stripes Through
Daring Exploit Of Dr.. Frederick A. Cook
ACHIEVES THE GOAL SOUGHT BY HUNDREDS
Graphic Story Related by Distinguished Explorer. Who
Braei Famine and Frost With ESkimoS and DOES
10 Find His Ambition Satisfied

copenhaaen, csbIe.-Dr. Frederick
4. Cook. the American explorer, reach
I'd the north pole April Fl, 1903, &C
eording 10 telegram just received at
the colonial osfice here. The message
VAS received from Lerwiek, Shet-
land Islands.
Dr. Frederick 4. Cook. accompanied
by Norwegian. left Etah, Greenland.
March 3, 1908. taking with him eight
es1mos four sledges and twelve deg
teams. ne was to make his way
through Elesmcre land.
Paris Cahc-The Paris edition Of
he New York Herald publishes a
signed statement from Or. Frederick
A Cook. which is dated Hans Egcde.
lerWick. Medne sday.' on his expert
ence In the arctic regions.
after prolonged fight with fam
me and frost" says DR. Cook. we
have al last succeeded In reaching
the aorth pole A new highway with
an interesting strip of animated ma
mre has been explored and big game
hauns located which will delight
snorsmen and extend the Eskimo
horizon
Land Has Been Discovered.
Land has been discovered on
which rest the earth's northernmost
ROCKS A triangle Of 10000 square
miles has been cut out OF the ter
restial unknown
The expedition was the outcome
Of a summer cruise in the arctic seas
On the schooner Bradley. which ar.
rived az the limits of navigation In
Smith Sound late in August. 1907
Here conditions were found 10
launch a venture TO the pole.
J. z Bradley literally supplied
from bis vessel suitable provisions
.or local use NY own equipment for
emergencies served well for every
purpose OF arctic travel"
Eskmos Gather for Bear Hunt.
Many Eshmos had gathered on
he Greenland shores at Annatoak for
the winter bear hunt Immense quan-
lilies Of neat had been collected and
about me camp were plenty OF strong
GOgs
Tie combination was lucky. for
there Was good material for equip
ment AID that was required was con
'enie7ily arranged for at a point only
iQg niles from the boreal center.
House and Workshop Built.
h,use and Worship were built
l9 fng boxes by willing hands.
ani ms northernmost tribe OF $50
people set themselves 10 the problem
q leFising suitable outfit
Before the end OF the loag winter
MShi We were ready for the enter
Prise and plans had matured to force
ar" route over Grinnel land north
ward along its west coast out to the
ioa sea
ihe campaign opened with a few
scouting parties being sent over the
american shores TO explore the way
ana seek he game haunts. Their
mission was only partly successful be
cause OF the storms.
At sunrise Of 1905 FEBRUARY l9D.
we main expedition embarked on its
Y. age % The pole IL consisted of
gi''eh men and 1903 dogs drawing
etyen heavily laden sledges.
lhe expedition left the Greenland
Sl'fe aad pushed westward over the
lhe gloom of the long night was
lght "o"' Vi uH'
ne chill Of the winter was felt al
rs worst
W crossed the heights OF Files
sound TO the Pacific slope. the
grade
Several dogs were frozen and the
h suffered severely but we soon
Al me game trails. along which
Ae way was easy.
''r9e Way Through Nansen Sound.
~ forced through hansen Sound
v Lands End In this march We Sc
.-Iel lWl musk oxen. seven bears and ,
ela harcs anu
pushed out into The polar sea
t we southern point of Herbert
, u "h March IS Six Eskimos re- /
'"..ti r1n here
""h iolr men and forty-six dogs
'lut SUPPLIES for eighty days. the
,a.Hs oi the circumpolar pack was
Three days later two other Eski. |
forming the last supporting
Ietlrned and The trials had now !
ftest -" iNNdi Oh the l
lne Two best men and twentv.six |
-' were picked for the final effort
Goal Lays 400 Miles Away.
mere before us in an unknown
az, Y 900 miles lay our goal The /
s Gays provided long marches and
"'ue encouraging progress.
~ VIZ lead which separated the
N.Y. NY rom ne ice Of the central pack
D.,, crossed with little DELAY.
~, III loW temperature was persist.
M, ah the winds made life n tor.
h.ms bnt cooped up in our snow
dr,r,', eating dried beef tallow and
ani,s.ls not tea. there we're some
gained occasionally to be
kpo,.I several days after the sight of
pro,,I and was lost the overcast skv
Of on- ,ed an accurate determination
Hur positions
clearaa aich 80 the horizon was partlv
90 ana new lands was discovered
a. M nv observations gave our positio,
Nude S4.47. longitude s6.36.