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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Find Much Water.

AS we neared Cape Sabine the wealth
err cleared somewhat and we passed by
Three WORT island and Cape Sabine.
easily making out with the naked eye
the house at Hayes harbor occupied by
me I'm the winter OF 1901-02.
From Cape Sabine north there was
SO much water that we thought of set
ting the lug sail before the southerly
wind but a little later appearance OF
ice to the northward stopped this.
There was clean open water TO cape
Albert. and from there scattered ice
to n point about abreast OF Victoria
Head thick weather and dense Ice
bringing us some ten or fifteen miles
away.
From here we drifted 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 series of lakes. coming to n
stop n few miles south of the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
VILE.
From here. after some delay, we
slowly worked n 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( rnG
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Peary Denies Cook Claim.

Battle Harboi. Labrador (via Marconi
wireless. Cape Ray, N. FL. Sept. l0-Do
not trouble about Cooks story, or at
tempt TO explain any discrepancies In his
statements. The affair will settle itself
He has not been at the pole on April
81, 1905 or at any other time. lie has
simply handed the public gold brick
These statements are made advisedly
and | have proof OF them. When he
makes 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 posi-
ton 10 furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
lie. ROBERT Il. PEARY.
Battle Harbor. Labrador (via Marco
nj wireless, Cape Ray. n. F.), 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 southerly winds. We had on
board % Eskimo men, II women, and
10 children. 226 dogs, and some forty
odd walrus.
We encountered the ice short dis
lance from the mouth of the harbor.
but IL was not closely packed, and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
Snrious difRculty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Notice 10 Publishers.

The following account by Command
er Robert e. Peary Of his successful
voyage to the north pole was issued
on September 10 by the New York
Times Company at the request Of
Commander Peary and for his protec.
tion, as a book only, copyrighted and
exposed for sale before any part OF Il
was reproduced by any newspaper
In the United States or Europe, In
order to obtain the full protection Of
the copyright laws. The reproduction
Of this account, In any form. without
permission, 10 forbidden. The penal
ties for violation. Of this form Of copy
right include imprisonment for any
person aiding or abettlng such VIOLA
ton. This article Is copyrighted In
Great Britain by the London Times.
Copyright, 1909, by the New York
Times Company. This narrative Is
also copyrighted as newspaper arti-
Gle by the New York Times Company.
REPORT OF THE DISCOVERY OF
THE NORTH POLE by Robert e.
Peary, Commander v. s. NJ, Copy
right, 1909, by the New York Times
Company.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Loss Is Serious Ons-,

This early loss of Macmillan was seri-
ously disappointing to me. lie had a
sledge all the way from Cape Columbia,
and with his enthusiasm and the powers
and physique of the trained athlete
had confidence in him for at least the
seth parallel. but there was no alterna-
tive.
The best sledges and dogs were select
ed and the sledge loads brought up to
the standard. The sounding gave a
depth OF 325 fathoms.
We were over the continual shelf. and,
as / had surmised, the successive leads
crossed In the fifth and sixth marches
composed the big lead and marked the
continual shelf
On leaving the camp the expedition
comprised 16 men, II sledges and 100 dogs.
The next march was satisfactory as re-
CARDS distance and the character of the
going. In the latter part there were
pronounced movements in the ice, both
visible and audible.
Some leads were crossed, In one OF
which Borup and his team took bath,
and we were finally stopped by an i'm
practicable lead opening in front of US.
We camped in a temperature of 90 de-
grees below.
At the end OF two short marches we
came upon Hansen and his party In
camp, mending their sledges. We de-
voted the remainder of the day to over
hauling and mending sledges and break
Ing up our damaged ones for material
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Take Tidal Observations.

Prof. Macmillan went to Columbia bay
In November and obtained a month of
tidal observations, returning In Decem-
Der. In the December moon Borup moved
the Hecla depot to Cape Colan. Bart
lett made hunting trip overland to
Lake Hazen and Hansen went TO Glenn
ants Markham inlet.
In the January moon Marven crossed
Robson channel and went to Cape Bry-
ant for tidal and meteorological observa-
tons. Bartlett crossed the channel and
made the circuit of Newman bay and ex-
plored the peninsula. After he returned
Goodsall went to Markham inlet and
Borup toward Lake Hazen, In the interi-
~ az, hunting trims
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Double Speed on Return.

AS matter of fact. we nearly did
this, covering regularly on our return
journey five outward marches in three
return marches.
Just as long as we could hold the
trail we could double our speed and
we need waste no time in building
new igloos every day, so that the time
we gained on the return lessened the
chances of gale destroying the track.
Just above the eighty-seventh paral-
lei was region some fifty miles wide
which caused me considerable uneasi-
ness. Twelve hours of strong easterly.
westerly. or northerly wind would
make this region an open sea.
In the afternoon of the 7th we start
ed on our return. having double fed
the dogs. repaired the sledges for tho
last time. and discarded all our spare
clothing to Tighten the loads
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Gets Glimpse of Sun.

At noon OF March the sun, red and
shaped like football by excessed re-
Election. just raised itself above the hori-
zon for few minutes and then disap-
peared again. 1t was the first time / had
seen II since October I.
/ now began to feel good deal of
anxiety because there were no signs
of Marvin and Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides. they
had the alcohol and oil. which were in
dlspensable for US.
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail or were imprisoned on an is
land by open water. probably the latter
Fortunately, on March II the lead was
practicable and. leaving n note for Mar
win and Borup to push on after us by
forced marches. we proceeded northward
The sounding of the lead gave 10
fathoms.
During this march we crossed the
eighty fourth parallel and traversed a
succession of just frozen leads, from q
few hundred yards to mile In width
This march was really simple
On the fourteenth we got free OF the
leads and came on decent going. While
we were making camp courier from
Marvin came and Informed me he was
on the march In the rear. The temper
ature was 50 below zero.
The following morning March IS. sent
Hansen with his division north to pio-
neer trail for five marches and DR..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Supplies Moved to Base.

In the February moon Bartlett went to
Cape Hecla, Goodsall moved some more
supplies from Hecla to Cape Colan, and
Borup went to Markham inlet on a hunt
ing trip. On February Is Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for Cape
Columbia and Parr bay.
Goodsall. Borup, Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive days with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February II and left for
Cape Columbia on February 81 l brought
up the rear on February %.
The total of all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt was seven members of the
party, 50 Eskimos 14O dogs and % sledges.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Sea 1900 Fathoms Deep.

Five miles from the pole narrow
crack hlled with recent ice through
which we were able to work hole
with pickax. enabled me to make a
sounding. All my wire. 1900 fathoms.
was sent down. but there was no bot
TOM
In pulling up the wire parted n few
fathoms from the surface and lead and
wire went to the bottom. on went reel
ana handle. tightening the sledges still
further. We had no more use for them
now.
Three marches brought us back to
the igloos where the captain turned
back. The last march was in the wild
sweep OF northerly gale. with drift
ing snow and the ice rocking under as
we da shed oyar ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Bartlett Leads the Way.

on the last day OF February Bartlett,
with his pioneer division, accomplished
this, and his division got away due
north over the ice on March !. The rest
of the party got away on Bartlett's
trail, and l followed an hour later.
The party now comprised seven mem
bers OF the expedition, II Eskimos. 1873
dogs and 10 sledges. One Eskimo and
seven dogs had gone to pieces.
strong easterly wind, drifting
snow, and temperature In the minus
marked our departure from the camp at
Cape Columbia, which L had christened
Crane City. Rough Ice in the first march
damaged several sledges and smashed
two beyond repair. the teams going back
to Columbia for other sedges in reserve
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Going Improves on Way.

Again there was few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight.
The weather and going were even bet
ter. The surface, except as Interrupted
by infrequent ridges. was as level as
the glacial fringe from Hecla to Column
bia, and harder.
We marched something over ten
hours, the dogs being often on the trot.
and made 20 miles. Near the end of
the march we rushed across lead 100
yards wide, which buckled under our
sledges and finally broke as the last
sledge left it.
We stopped in sight of the eighty
ninth parallel In a temperature of 40
degrees below. Again scant sleep
and we were on our way once more
and across the eighty-ninth parallel.
This march duplicated the previous
one as to weather and going. The last
few hours 1t was on young Ice and oc-
casionally the dogs were galloping.
We made twenty-five miles or more.
the air. the sky. and the bitter wind
burning the face till It cracked. It was
like the great Interior ice gap of
Greenland. Even the natives COM
planned of the bitter air. 1t was as
keen as frozen steel.
A little longer sleep than the previ-
Gus one had to be. taken here, as we
were all In need OF It. Then on again.
Up to this time, with each successive
march, our fear Of an impossible. lead
had Increased. At every inequality of
the Ice I found myself hurrying breath
lessly forward, fearing that It marked a
lead, and when I arrived at the summit
would catch my breath with relief-oniy
to find myself hurrying on In the same
way at the next one.
But on this march, by some strange
shift Of feeling. this fear fell from me
-.
completely The weather was thick. but
Il gave me no uneasiness.
Before ] turned In l took an observa-
ton which Indicated our position az 50
degrees Is minutes. isf'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Strike Ice and Fog.

From this point we had clear run
through the middle of Robson channel
uninterrupted by either ice or fog, to
Lady Franklin bay. Here we encoun-
tered both ice and fog, and while
working along in search of practi-
cable opening were forced across to
the Greenland coast at Thank God
Harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled us
to make out our whereabouts and we
steamed north through series of leads
past Cape Lupton, and thence south
ward toward Cape Union. few miles
Off that cape we were stopped by i'm
practicable ice. and we drifted back
south to Cape Union, where we stopped
I'm
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Little Trouble in Leads.

South of where Marvin had turned
back we came to where his party had
built several igloos while delayed by
open leads. Still further south we
round where the captain had been held
up by an open lead and obliged to
camp.
fortunately the movement OF these
leads was simply open and shut. and 1t
TOOK considerable water motion to fault
the trail seriously.
While the captain, Marvin. and as
round later. Borup. had been delayed
py open leads, we seemed to bear a
charm and with no single lead were we
delayed more than couple of hours
sometimes the ice was fast and firm
enough to carry us across; sometimes
a short detour. sometimes a brief halt
Tor the lead to close. sometimes an inn
provised ferry on an ice cake. kept the
tran without difficulty down to the
tenth outward arch
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Make Ready for Dash.

BY February "a such of the Cape Colan
depot as was needed had been brought
up to Cape Columbia, the dogs were
rested and double rationed and harnessed.
and the sledges and other gear over
hauled.
Four months of northerly winds during
the fall and winter instead OF souther-
ly ones, as during the previous season.
led me to expect less open water than
before but great deal of rough fee. and
was prepared to hew road through
the jagged ice for the first hundred miles
or so, then cross the big leadA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Pole Reached at Last.

I had now made my five marches, and
was in time for hasty noon observation
through temporary break in the clouds.
WHICH indicated our position as 1851. I
quote an entry from my journal some
hours later:
The pole at last The prize of three
centuries, my dream and goal for 20
years. mine at last. l cannot bring my
self to realize 1t.
1t all seems so simple and common
place. AS Bartlett said when turning
back, when speaking of his being in
these exclusive regions. which no mortal
has ever penetrated before: 1T is just
like every day."
OF course l had my sensations that
made sleep impossible for hours. despite
my utter fatlgue-the sensations of life
time: but / have no room for them here.
The first 30 hours at the pole We're
spent I'm taking observations; in going
some ten miles beyond our camp and
some eight miles TO the right of II; in
taking photographs, planting my flags,
depositing my records. studying the hor.-
ION with my telescope for possible land,
and searching for a practicable place to
mako "a eonnding
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Rise in Temperature Aids.

The going was even better. and there
was scarcely any snow on the hard,
granular. last summers surface of the
old foes, dotted with the sapphire ice
of the previoL, summers lakes.
A rise In temperature to- Is degrees be-
low reduced the friction of the sledges
and gave the dogs the appearance of
having caught the spirits of the party.
The more sprightly ones. as they went
along with tightly curled tails. frequent-
ly tossed their heads, with short, sharp
banks and yelps.
In II hours we had made 40 miles.
There was no sign of lead In the
ma
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Heavy Gale Is Feared.

Underlying all these calculations was a
recognition of the ever present neighbor-
hood of open leads and impossible water,
and the knowledge that a 2i-hour gale
would knock all my plans into cooked
hat, and even put us in imminent peril.
At little after midnight of April 1,
after "a few hours of sound sleep, l hit
the trail, leaving the others to break
up camp and follow.
As l climbed the pressure ridge back
of our igloos 1 set another hole in my
belt, the third since l started. Every
man and dog of us was lean and fiat
bellied ne n hoard and nc hard
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Outlines Plans for Dash.

Pacing back and forth in tn ice Of the
pressure ridge where the igloos were
built while my men got their loads
ready for the next marches. l settled on
my program. I decided / should strain
every nerve to make five marches of 10
miles each. crowding these marches in
such a way as to bring us to the end Of
the fifth long enough before noon to per-
NIT the immediate taking of an observa-
ton for latitude
Weather and leads permitting, | be-
leved / could do this. If my proposed
distances were cut down by any chance
l had two means in reserve for making
up the deficit:
First-To make the last march forced
one, stopping to make tea and rest the
dogs, but not to sleep
Second-At the end of the fifth march
to make forced march with a light
sledge. a double team of dogs. and one
or two of the party, leaving the rest in
INN
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18

At night Marvin and Borup came spin
ming in with their men and dogs steam
Ing in the bitter air like a squadron Of
battleships. Their arrival relieved me
of all anxiety as to our oil supply.
In the morning discovered that Mac
Millan's foot was badly frost bitten. The
mishap had occurred two or three days
before, but Macmillan had said nothing
about 1t in the hope that II would come
out all right.
A glance at the injury showed me that
the only thing was to send him back to
Cape Columbia at once. The arrival of
Marvin and Borup enabled me to spare
sufficient men and dogs to go back With
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Heavy Running Ice.

Finally on September 2 we squeezed
around Cape Union and made fast In a
shallow niche In the ice, but after some
hours we made another short run to
Black cape and hung on to a grounded
bit OF Ice. At last. a little after mid
night of September 5. we passed through
extremely heavy running ice into n
stream OF open water, rounded Cape
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan.
within a quarter Of an hour OF the
same time we arrived three years before
seven a. m. September 5-we reached
the open water extending beyond Cape
Sheridan.
We steamed UP to the end Of 1t and II
appeared practicable at first to reach
Porter bay. near Cape Joseph Henly,
which had for my winter quarters, but
the outlook being unsatisfactory. went
back and put the Roosevelt into the
only opening In the foe. being barred
close TO the mouth OF the Sheridan riv-
or a little north Of our position three
v,sara prior
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Prepare for Sledge Trip.

On September is the rull work OF trans
ferring supplies to Cape Columbia was
ihaugurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sail and Borup and the Eskimos. took IL
sledge loads OF supplies TO Cape Belknap
and on the 9th the same party started
with loads to Porter bay.
The work of hunting and transporting
supplies was prosecuted continuously by
the members OF the party and the Eski-
mos until November 5. when the sup
plies for the spring sledge trip had been
removed from winter quarters and de-
posted at various places from Cape Co
Ian to Cape Columbia.
The latter part OF September the move
ment OF the ice subjected the ship to
pressure which listed II to port some
eight or ten degrees. and 1t did not re-
cover till the following spring.
On October l went on hunt with two
Eskimos across the field and Pass bay
and the peninsula. made the circuit Of
Clemants Markham inlet, and returned
to the ship in seven days with 10 musk
oxen. bear and a deer.
Later in October / repeated the trip,
obtaining five musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 40 deer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Ship Forced Aground.

We lay for some time in a lake Of
water. and then. to prevent being drift
ed south again. took refuge under the
north shore of Lincoln bay. in nearly
the identical place where we had our
unpleasant experiences three years be-
fore Here we remained for several
days during a period of constant and
at times violent northeasterly winds
Twice we were forced aground by
the heavy ice; we had our port quar-
ter rail broken and hole stove in the
bulwarks, and twice we pushed out in
an attempt to get north, but were
forced back each time to our precari-
Gus shelter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Make Forced Marches.

The next morning ! put Marvin in the
lead to pioneer the trail, with instruc-
tons to make two forced marches to
bring up our average which had been
cut down by the last two short ones.
Marvin carried out his instructions I'm
plicitly. A considerable amount Of young
Ice assisted in this.
At the end of the tenth march, latitude
s5.23 Borup turned back in command of
the second supporting party, having trav-
eled distance equivalent to Nansen's
distance from this far to his farthest
north.
/ was sorry to lose this young Yale
runner, with his enthusiasm and pluck.
He had led his heavy sledge over the
Hoes in way that commanded every
ones admiration and would have made
mis- fathers ewes glisten..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Pass British Record.

We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued In the second march we
passed tie British record made by Mark
ham in May. 1S76-S2. 20-and were stopped
by open water. which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here, but missed his
way owing TO the faulting of the trail
by the movement OF the Ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol. The wind continued, form
ing open water all about us. At the end
of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett. who had been stopped by a
wide lake of open water. We remained
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Put Up for Winter.

The season was further advanced than
In 1905: there was more snow on the
ground and the new Ice inside the foe
bergs was much thicker.
The work OF discharging the ship was
COR melccd Mt once and rushed TO COM
plet!on. The supplies and equipment we
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Fine Morning for Start.

the last two days had subsidized and the
going was the best and most equable
of any / had had yet. The foes were
large and old, and clear. and were sur
rounded by pressure ridges, some of
which were almost stupendous
The biggest OF them however. were
easily negotiated, either through some
crevice or up some huge brink. l set
good pace for about ten hours.
Twenty-Five miles took me well be-
yond the eighty-eighth parallel.
While j was building my igloos a
long lead forward by the east and
southwest of us at distance of a few
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-18
Prepare for the Return.

Ten hours after our arrival the clouds
cleared before a light breeze from our
left and from that time until our depar-
ture in the afternoon of April the
weather was cloudless and fawless
The minimum temperature during the
30 hours was SO below. the maximum Il.
We had reached the goal, but the re-
turn was still before us. 1t was essential
that we reach the land before the next
spring tide, and we must strain every
nerve to do this.
l had brief talk with my men. From
now on 1t was to be a big travel. little
sleep and hustle every minute.
We would try, l told them. to double
march on the return-that is, to start
and cover one of our northward
marches, make tea and eat our luncheon
In the igloos, then cover another march.
eat and sleep few hours. and repeat
This dnil