Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-13

Inc n between Amund kingnes
Land end Filler Rhymes Land
This criticism and correction was
accepted by the frs; boy. who started
10 change the position ~ the island,
hut Nas stopped. AZ Commander
Peary had given instructions that no
changes OF ensures were TO be made
IN the route as drawn by the Eskimos
on the chart.
From this island they could see two
lands beyond (~SveFdrupas Eiiet Ring
mes and Anund Ringnes Landsl.
From the island they journeysd to-
ward the Ieit-hand one OF these two
lands (Afnund Ringnes Land. pass
ing = small island which they die not
visit.
Arriving at the shore Of Amund
Rinsnes Land the Eskimos killed a
deer as indicated on the chart
IN. above portion II the statement
II the Eskimo boys covers the period
OF time in which Dr Cock claims 10
have gone to the pole and back. and
the entire time during which ne
could possibly have made any at
tempts To go to IL.
u '"v IshtHl" S"sN 20
1oHaHaahuer rear series % q
p'hDv"' questions showing that they
AiIled no game mac no caches. lost
no dogs. and returned TO the land
with loaded sIedEes. makes their at
tainment of the Poie on the trip north
of cape Thomas Hubbard a physical
and niathematlCI lmpossihIity. rs II
would demand the subsistence Of
three men and os"r twenty dogs dur
lhs Q Journey % ten hundred ana
forty geographical miles on less than
sieuee teads oi suppil's
~ 1t - suggested That perhaps Dt
E"i mixed ana that a" reached
The Vi or thought he did. between
m uIne OF leaving the northwest
coast of Heioerg Land 81 cape North
west ana MS arrival at nsn Land
where they Killed the deer We must
then add 70 the dhte % Or. Cooks
letter 81 March /. at or near Cape
homas Hubbard the subsequent four
or i've sleeps at that point. and the
numoer or DAYS required 10 march
from Cape Thomas Hubbard 10 cape |
Ga distance of some sixty
miles, which would advance |
the date Of departure from the land
al least the goth OF Aarcn. and De
prepared 70 accept the claim that Dr.
-ooN Went from cape Northwest
tabout latitude eighty ana one-halt
northl 10 the Pole. a distance
= five hundred and seventy geo
graphical miles. 10 tNeniN-seNrn days |
Aftrf kiilng inc deer they then
,raNeted south along the east side Of
Land 20 the point indicated
the chart. where tiley killed an
'ihtr deer.
hey then went EAST across the
south part OF Crown Prince Gustav
sea to the south end % Hei5trg Land
doTn through Norwegian Bay |
= here they secured some bears but
until after they had killed some
u their dogs. 10 the EAST side of Graz
1am Island then eastward TO the lit
lie bag marked Eds Fford on
.>NerdTupS chart; then southwest to
Heirs Gate II Siinnon Peninsula
here Tor the hrst time during the
entire Journey except a. already
7oied Of Cape Thomas II Hubbard, !
.heN Encountered open water on
ais point the boys we've clear emil
and u~nshakabl~. They spent
Z good ural of time In This region. and
lnaiiN abandoned their dogs n one
iledge. to"E 10 their hoat crossed
feAs Gate 10 North Kent up into
Nertnlk Inlet then back along the
forth coast ri Colin Archer Peuin-
70 Cane Vera. where they obi
fresh cider duck eggs Here
hey cut b remaining siedge of
hat Is shortened il. ~ IL was swk-
sard % transport with the BOAT, and
iear here they killed a wslrus
The statement in regard - the
resh elder duck eggs permits the ap-
.raNmate Determination n the date
{ this time as about b first % July
TINS statement also serves l. indeed
more than the inherent
ar3ness and detail OIL
heir narrative were needed. TO sub
the accuracy and truthful
.ess 90 the boys statement This To-
atty oi cape Vera = mentioned in
v~erdrups narrative IS ta- place. I
where during his stay IN that ~r-gion
r. obtained elder ducks .ggsb
From Cape Vera they wens or down,
the southwest angie IF Joues
ound where they killed a ~Seal,
hence east along the south coss, ri 4
b. Sound. killing three bears Al the
noted on the map. 10 the n~.nin- 4
ala known As cane Sparbo on the F.,
about midway on ta- ~ou.n s.fs +;