Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-01
COOKS NORTH POLE STORY

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inspirations Indeed felt refreshed does after
cold bath.
The pack much disturbed considerable time and
distance seeking workable line of travel Camping
at midnight only nine miles for days effort
Awakening time for observations the morning of the
soth the weather beautifully fog
pesenty screened the had vanished and land
distance extending parallel the line of march,
southwest northwest The observations placed at
latitude 81 deg 50 minr longitude e5 deg. SO min
LAND CLOUDS SEEN
clearing spells several days had
sharply defined land clouds drifting low band of peary o
had expected land when this veil lifted We had
anticipated long line of coast The land
gave the impression of being islands, but
observations insufficient such assertion They
may islands, part of larger land extending far to
souery extends from
deg min SO deg min close to the 1o2d meridian
This land has irregular mountainous sky line is perhaps
eighteen high resembles in its reaches the
high of Hieby Island The lower shore line at
time visible probably part of Croker Land
deg 20 min, extending to IS deg nin close to
meridian the quite straight Its upper surface
fiat and mostly ice capped rising in steep cliffs about twelve
hundred feet The lower surface indsincty that
glacial ice walls Both lands
hopelessly buried under accumulated SHOWS
We foot the newly discovered coast for
believed proved by experience that these
the earthly the pressing need for rapid ad
of mission did permit of detours
Resolutions reinforced and abored
ward for the pole in an air line.
FAIR MARCHES MADE
Every observation however easterly drift
westerly continuously forced coualance the
movement the land in the afternoon
of March g. and Day after day
pushed along noard Strong
irregular increased the difficulties progress slow
In other managed to gain fair march between
during each wentour hours In occasional spell OF
stiffness mrages spread of fantasy for entertain
displayed in attractive colors Discoveries made Often
but with clearer horizon the deception detected.
April the barometer remained steady and the thermon
sank The weather settled and clear The pack be-
glitter of color and JOY At there
dazzling light while the midnight sank for but
few leaving the frosted blue bated in MONDAY spe
dor.
days made long marches The ice steadily inn
proved Fields larger and thicker the lines less
frequent Nothing changed materially; the
moved footing seemingly solid crust of earth
it shifted eastward all in motion.
We moved but landscape with Often
too tired houses sheer exhaustion BIZ
the lee of hunmocks Here the overwoed body
sleep, but the mind refused to close the
INA LHELEss WORLD.
There was weird attraction anomaly
ngs which the spirits We had passed beyond the
all life many days had not suggestion OF ami
mated nature longer footprints indicate other
spouts from the frosted bosom of the
We were alone-al alone in lifeless world We had
mental blank in slow but progressive stages As
sailed from the barren folk along outposs
civilization the complex luxury the metropolis was lost and
brain called for food.
Beyond half savage wilderness of Danish Greenland
there was the dawn life Of primitive delight Still farther
along in the Ultima the aborgines the the
days prehistoric joys Advancing beyond the baunts of
we reached MONDAY spendor thought times before
creation
Now pushed beyond the habitat of all
onward-nto sterile the Beyond night
and hopelessness With searched the dusky plains
of FROST but spe life grace the purple of
death.
In basin the ice does readily escape dis
entange probably in motion all times year. and in
the of the fields following motion expansion
of and these during are
nucklv sheeted with ice