The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-07

believed that Peary reached Etah last
fall and, after remaining in the winter
The northern shore {of Grantland. he
started on his dash for the pole last
February.
According to one of his messages re
ceIved here yesterday, Peary located
the North Pole April 6. last. almost
wear after DIT. Cook surveyed it
His retreat from the. pole apparently
was not hampered by the difficulties
which DR.. Cook met because, it Is be-
lievcd that when ne reached Etah dur
ing the present summer he was in
formed that Dr. Cook had already dis
covered the North Pole. that he had
been In winter quarters near there
and a few days previously he had
started for civilization with his great
news. BY that time the Peary relief
ship Jeannie had reached Etah and
Commander Peary. on board the Roose-
welt. which had wintered AT Etah
started south as far as he could 90 in
the hope Of submitting his claim of
success to the world before DR. Cook,
This is indicated by the fact that he
and his party put in at Indian Harbor.
Labrador. where they Were not eX-
pected There Is no cable or tele.
graph line from there. but his mes
sages we're, yesterday, sent from
there by wireless 10 Newfoundland.
While the messages from the Peary
party have been exceptionally brief
so far. II is believed by Herbert l..
Bridgman, secretary OF the Peary Arc
tic club. that. after filing his news
paper story at Chateau Bay. Labrador,
Commander Peary and his party will
proceed with all speed 10 this city,
where they should arrive within five
days.
Dr. Cook has announced that he will
sail for this country September %. and
It IS possible that instead Of two sep
arate welcoming demonstrations. there
will he one grand celebration Of their
return.
The consensus of opinion now seems
to be that both men reached the North
Pole and that DR. Cook WAS there al
most a year before Pcary and that the
latter because of his superior equip
ment. was able to get out Of the frozen
country in a years less time than It
required DR.. Cook
It IS probable that their return to
this country may be made feature
of the FU1ton~Hudson celebration
which Is TO be held the latter part of
this month and the first Of October.
Dr. Cook has not forgotten John r.
Bradley. the New York man. who fin
anced his successful adventure Mr
Bradley has received the following
cablegram from the explorer:
Copenhagen, September 3.-Neith-
er in frigid triumph ?: the pole nor in
the stormy haven OF the present have
l forgotten that to John r. Bradley be-
longs at least one-half OF the credit
Am fastening for home shores. VIII
wire plans. (Signed)
COOK"
Mr.. Bridgman, who was perhaps
more familiar with Peary's plans than
any one man. said that, after dividing
his party into three groups, one to
make geological observations. another
To take meteorological rotations and
a third to establish bases OF supplies.
he probably selected FIVE OF six OF his
best men with from so to t0O of the
best dogs and made the dash for the
pole. In the party that accompanied
Peary to the pole, Mr. Bridgman be-
lieyes were the following:
Captain Robert Bartlett. command
er OF the Roosevelt, and a master of
ice conditions: DR. ], Goodsell. sur
econ: Edwin G. Marvin of Eln1ira. N.
Y; George Borup. son of Lieutenant
Colonel Borup. U. S. A. retired. Prof
D. B. Macmillan, Freeport. Maine.
and Mat Hensen. Peary's negro ser
want. who has accompanied him on
all previous polar expeditions.
With two noted explorers reporting
the discovery of the North Pole. dis
interested ceographers are satisfied
that the claims of one can be easily
checked by the data and observations
of the other.
DR.. Cook cabled that his data Will
be submitted to the University Of Den
mark Peary's data viii be in New
York in few days, 1t is believed,