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Make Ready for Dash.

BY February q 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 a great deal of rough ice, and
L was prepared to hew a road through
the jagged ice for the first hundred miles
or SO, then cross the big lead
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Prepare for Sledge Trip.

On September 10 the null work of trans
ferring supplies to Cape Columbia was
inaugurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sail and Borup and the Eskimos. took 16
sledge loads of supplies to Cape Belknap
and en- 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 a
pressure which listed it to port some
eight or ten degrees. and it did not re-
cover till the following spring.
On October 1 went on a 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 15 musk
oxen, bear and a deer
Later in October 1 repeated the trip.
obtaining five musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 40 deer
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Sea 500 Fathoms Deep.

Five miles from the pole a narrow
crack filled with recent ice, through
winch we were able to work a hole
with pickax, enabled me to make a
sounding. All my wire. 1900 fathou,s
was sent down, but there was no bot
tom.
In pulling up the wire parted a few
rathoms from the surface and lead and
wire went to the bottom. Or went reel
and handle. Tightening the sledges still
iurtner. We had no more use for them
now.
Three marches brought us back tn
the igloos where the captain turned
back The last march was in the wild
sweep of a northerly gale, with drift
ing snow and the ice rocking under as
we dashed over II =
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Return on Roosevelt BEGINS.

These instructions were carried out and
after their return in the latter part of
May Mcmillan made some further tidal
observations at other points. The sup
plies remaining at the various caches
were brought in and on July Is the
Roosevelt left its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back Of
Cape Mon.
1t fought its way south In the center
of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
on August 8. or 80 days earlier than In
1908. and 50 days earlier than the British
expedition in 1876.
We picked up Whitney and his party
and stores at Etah. We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Eskimos. whom I
landed at their homes. We met the
jeanne off Saunders island and took over
it's coal and cleared from Cape York on
August 26, one month earlier than In
1906
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Put Up for Winter.

The season was further advanced than
In 1906: there was more snow on the
ground and the new Ice inside the doe
bergs was much thicker.
The work of discharging the ship was
commenced at once and rushed to COM
pletiou. The supplies and equipment we
asledged across ice and sea and deposited
en- hAore. A house and workshop were
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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 ths
trail we could double our speed and
we need waste no time in building
new rgloos 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 easterIv
westerly, or northerly wind would
make this region san open sea-
In the afternoon of the 7th we start
ed on our return. having double fed
the dogs. repaired the sledges for the
last time. and discarded all our spare
clothing to lighten the loada
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Sleep Finally in Safety.

Never shall forget that sleep at Cape
Columbia. 1t was sleep, sleep, then turn
over and sleep again. We slept glorious
ly. with never a thought of the morrow
or having to walk and, too. with no
thought that there was to be never Q
night more Of binding headache.
Cold water to parched throat is Moth
Ing compared with sleep to a numbed.
fatigued brain and body.
Two days we spent here In sleeping ana
drying our clothes. Then for the ship.
Our dogs. like ourselves, had not been
hungry when we arrived. but simply life
less with fatigue. They were different
animals now, and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly curled tails
and uplifted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with pistonliks regu-
laritv
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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
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. 1 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 I had my sensations that
made sleep impossible for hours, despite
my utter fatigue-the sensations of a life
time; but I have no room for them here
The first 30 hours at the pole were
spent in taking observations; in going
some ten miles beyond our camp and
some eight miles to the right of it; in
taking photographs, planting my flags.
depositing my records. studying the hori-
ION with my telescope for possible land.
and searching for q practicable place to
make a sounding.
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 7 the
weather was cloudless and fawless
The minimum temperature during the
30 hours was SO below. the maximum L..
We had reached the goal. but the re-
turn was still before us. It was essential
that we reach the land before the next
Spring tide, and we must strain every
nerve to do this.
mad brief talk with my men. From
| now on 1t was to be big travel, little
sleep and hustle every minute.
We would try. I told them, to double
march on the return-that is. to start
ana cover one of our northward
marches make tea and eat our luncheon
In the igloos, then cover another march,
eat and sleep a few hours. and repeat
this dailv
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Make Forced Marches.
CHANCES His Plan.

From this point the expedition COM
prised 20 men, 10 sledges. and 70 dogs. 1t
was necessary for Marvin to take a
sledge from here, and 1 put Bartlett
and his division in advance to pioneer
the trail
The continual daylight enabled me to
make moderation here that brought my
advance and main parties closer together
and reduced the likelihood of their be-
ing separated by open leads.
After Bartlett left camp with Hender-
son and their division, Marvin and I re-
manned with our division 20 hours long
er and then followed When we reached
Bartletts camp he broke out and went
on and we turned in. By this arrange
ment the advance party was travelling
while the main party was asleep, and
vice versa, and I was in touch with my
advance marty every "a hours.
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Temporarily DISCOURAGED.

came upon Bartlett and his party,
ragged out and temporarily discouraged
oy the heartracking work of making
knew what was the matter with
them. They were simply spoiled nv the
good going on the previous marches. 1
rallied them bit, lightened their sIedges
and sent them on encouraged again.
During the next march we Travelled
through a thick haze drifting over the
ice before biting air from the north
east AL the end OF the march we came
upon the captain camped beside a wide
open lead with dense black water sky
northwest. north and northeast
The next march was also a long one.
1t was Bartletts last hit He let him
SELF out over series OF large old foes
steadily increasing in diameter and
cOHArR6 Nth
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Members of Crew Lauded.

The members of the crew and the
firemen were distinct Improvement
over those of orr last expedition. Every
one of them was willing and anxious
to be of service in every possible way
Connors. who was promoted to be
bosn in the absence of Murphy, proved
to be practically effective.
Barnes, seaman, and Wiseman ana
Joyce, firemen, not only assisted Mar
vim and Mcmillan in their tidal and
meteorological observations on the
Roosevelt, but Wiseman and Barnes
went into the field with them on their
trips to Cape Columbia, and Condor
and Cody covered 1000 miles hunting
and sIed1inp suDpIfea
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ne NTH. and at the big lead los
nally.
ESkim0S Wild with low.

From here we followed the captains
trail, and on April % our sledges
passed up the vertical edge OF the
glacier fringe. little west of Cape
Columbia.
When the last sledge came up
thought my Eskimos had gone crazy.
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. AS Ootah sat down
on his sledge he remarked. in Eskimo:
The devil Is asleep or having trouble
with his wife. or we never should have
come back so easily"
A few hours later we arrived at
Crane City. under the bluffs OF Cape
Columbia. and. after putting four
pounds of pemmican into each OF the
faithful dogs to keep them quiet, we
had. at last our chance to sleep.
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Danger Is Encountered.

But I was not deceived by the appar-
emily favorable outlook, for available
conditions never continue for any dis
lance or any length of time in the arc
tic regions.
The next march was over good GO
Ing. but for the first time since leaving
land we experienced that condition. fire.
quent over these ice fields of hazy at
mosphere. in which the light is equal
everywhere. All relief is DESTROYED. and
IL is impossible to see for any distance.
We were obliged in this march to make
oetour around an open lead In the
next march We encountered the heaviest
and deepest snow of the journey, through
a thick, smothering mantle lying in the
depreSSions of heavy ruhbla ;oa
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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 inn
practicable lead opening in front of US.
We camped in a temperature of 30 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.
Make Forced Marches.
The next morning 1 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 a distance equivalent to Nansen's
distance from this far to his farthest
north
1 was sorry to lose this young Yale
runner, with his enthusiasm and pluck.
He had led his heavy sledge over the
foes in a way that commanded every
ones admiration and would have made
his fathers pliSten
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Moves ExpeditiousIy.

I had no reason to complain of the
going for the next two marches, though
for less experienced party. less adapt
able sledges, or less perfect equipment it
would have been an impossibility.
At our position at the end of the sec
ond march. Marvin obtained a satisfac-
tory sight for latitude in clear weather,
which placed US at S5.4S. The result
agreed satisfactorily with the dead reck-
oning of Marvin, Bartlett and myself.
Up to this time. the slight altitude of
the sun had made it not worth while to
waste time in observations
On the next two marches the going i'm
proved. and we covered good distances.
In one of these marches a lead delayed
US few hours. We finally ferried across
the ice cakes
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Makes Record Run.

The next day Bartlett let himself out
evidently. for a record, and reeled off 20
miles. Here Marvin obtained another
satisfactory sight on latitude, which gave
the position as S6.3S Cor beyond the farth-
est north of Nansen and AbruzzD, and
showed that we had covered so minutes
of latitude in three marches.
In these three marches we had passed
the Norwegian record of 1914 by Nam
sen, and the Italian record of 1884, by
Cagni.
From this point Marvin turned back in
command of the third supporting party.
My last words to him were: BE care
full of the leads. my boy"
The party from this point comprised
nine men. seven sledges, and go dogs
The conditions at this camp and the ap-
parently unbroken expanse of fairly level
ice in every direction reminded me of
Cagni's description of his farthest north.
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SUPPLIES Left for Eskimos.

AS for my faithful Esl1imos. 1 have
left them with ample supplies of dark,
rich walrus meat and blubber for their
winter. with currants sugar. biscuits
guns. rifles, ammunition. knives. hatch
cts, traps, etc.
For the splendid four who stood be-
side me at the pole boat and tent
each to requite them for their energy
and the hardship and toll they UNDER
went to help their friend Peary to the
north pole.
But all OF this-the dearly bought
years of experience, the magnificent
strength of the Roosevelt the splen-
did energy and enthusiasm OF my party.
the loyal faithfuiness OF my Eskimoe
could have gone for naught but for
the faithful necessaries of war fur
nished SO Loyalty by the members ana
friends of the Pearv Arctic Climb
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American Explorers Own Story Of His Thrilling and Successful
Dash to the Absolute Apex Of the Earth

built of board. covered with sails, and
fitted with stoves, and the ship was
snug for winter in shoal water, where 1t
touched bottom at low tide.
The settlement on the stormy shores of
the Arctic ocean was christened Hub
bardville
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
TENDER 10 and bear was brought in on
the 18th and some deer a day or two
at
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Goal of Centuries Reached By Marvelously Swift
Travel, Smooth Ice and Mild Weather
Helping Sensations of Intrepid
Commander at Climax of
His Life Work.

the distance, but it was only momen-
tary. Ny work was still ahead, not in
the rear.
Bartlett had done good work and had
been great help to me. Circumstances
had thrust the brunt of the pioneering
upon him instead of dividing it among
several, as had planned
He had reason to take pride in the
fact that he had bettered the Italian
record by a degree and a quarter and
had covered a distance equal to the
entire distance of the Italian expedi-
ton from Franz Josef's land to Cagni's
farthest north.
had given Bartlett this position and
post of honor in command of my
fourth and last supporting party, and
for two reasons: first, because of his
magnificent handling of the Roosevelt;
second, because he had cheerfully stood
between me and many trif1ing annoy
ances on the expeditions.
Then there was a third reason. 1t
seemed to me appropriate in view of
the magnificent British record of arc
tic work, covering three centuries, that
it should be a British subject who
could boast that, next to an American,
he had been nearest the pole.
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PearV Denies Cook Claim.

Battle Ha-bor. Labrador (via Marconi
wireless, Cape Ray, N. F), Sept. 1O.--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 1908, or at any other time. He has
simply handed the public a gold brick.
These statements are made advisedly'
and l have proof of them. When he
makes a full statement of his journey
over his signature to some geographical
society. or other reputable body, If that
statement contains the claim that he mas
reached the pole, I shall be in posi-
ton to furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
lie. ROBERT e. PEARf.
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Battle Harbor, Labrador (via Marco
nj wireless. Cape Ray. N F0. Sept. o
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
tance from the mouth of the harbor.
but it was not closely packed. and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
aerious dificultv
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Wind Helps Out.

During the last few miles I walked
beside him or in advance. He was SOL
emn and anxious to go further. but the
program was for him to go back from
here in command OF the fourth sup
porting party. and there were no sup
plies for an increase in the main r,artv
Bartlett Did Good Work.
When he left felt for q moment
pangs OF regret a. he disappeared IN
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Thanks to Dead Friend.

And 1t Is no detraction from the Nv
ing to say that to no single individual
has the flne result been more signally
due than to my friend. the late Morris
K Jesup. the first president OF the club.
Their assistance has enabled me to
tell the last o: the great earth stories.
the story the world has been waiting
to hear for 500 years-the story OF
the discovery of the north pole.
ROBERT E. PEARY.
Gilpin observer., 1909-07-29
Satisfactory Progress.

G. Knutsen, formerly manager of
the German Gold & Uranium COM
pany, reports that work upon the
properties now under his control is
progressing in a most satisfactory
way and all indications point to good
returns. Mr.. Knutsen since resigning
from the active management of the
German properties has become inter-
ested in the Hughes, Lillian and Fed
eral group in the Russell district also
the Gold King in the Gilpin district.
The work Of unwatering the Gilpin
property is under way, under the
direction of an experienced foreman,
gasoline hoist having been recently
installed. On the Federal, sinking is
still in progress with the prospect
that drifting on the course of the
vein will begin in few days. "As-
says from the winze," said Mr.. Knut-
sen, shows values running up to
$7S per ton and the outlook is most
encouraging"
Gilpin observer., 1909-07-29
woodmen Attend Log Rolling.

Determined that they wouldn't
miss anything being pulled off in the
Capital city by the Woodmen of the
World, twenty or more members CT
the popular fraternal order in Gilpin
county left Saturday afternoon to at
tend the monster Log Rolling held
in the Auditorium. Sheriff Fred Boil
singer was taken in charge and con-
Quoted to the scene of initiatory cere-
monies and was among the 1 600 who
were made good choppers" Saturday
evening. The Gilpin countyites were
unable to reach Denver to participate
in the big parade, which was held in
the afternoon, but managed to get
in on anything else that turned up
after their arrival. The majority re-
mained until Sunday evening and en-
joyed every moment Of their stay
Among those who went from Central
were: John Henry Kruse. Fred Bush.
over. Oscar Williams. Joseph Floyd,
VIM. E. Morris, Chas. McCallister,
W.. w. McCallister, Conrad Goeble,
Geo. Mayor, John Trevithick, Geo.
Launder. Steven Harper and Henry
Altvater.
Gilpin observer., 1909-07-29
Freight Cut on Coal Reviewed.

The state railroad commissioners
yesterday held the rehearing in the
case of the Jenkins Mckay Hardware
company of Central City VS.. the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad. the rail-
road company having entered a pro-
test against the commissioners reduc.
tion Of the freight rates on black
smith coal between Denver and Cent
raj City.
The rate of $500 per ton, under
the objections entered by the Jenkins
Mckay Hardware company, was re-
duced to $1.75. The railroad company,
however. objected to the reduction.
and the company's contentious, as set
forth by its attorneys were yesterday
presented to the board.
The matteer was taken under ad-
vicement, it being the purpose of the
board to render its final decision
within the next few days.-Tuesday'
Denver News.
Gilpin observer., 1909-07-29
FOURTH OF JULY GROUP, WITH
A PRODUCTION OF s25o,ooo IS
AGAIN TO RESUME WoRK-A
QUARTZ HILL BONANZA AND
A BIG ONE.

i w. T. Jay Is an arrival In the city
! this week from New Orleans. He rep
resents the Quartz Hill NJ. & M. COM
pany. organized for the purpose Of
operating the Fourth OF July group
on the east end Of Quartz hill. A
complete examination of the workings
was recently made by local engin-
eer, whose favorable report induced
the company to take hold of the prop
osition.
In the Fourth of July group there
are four claims, namely the Fourth
of July, Mayflower, Sunflower and
Avondale. The main shaft is down
$50 feet. 1t has been five years since
the property was worked, operations
being suspended for the same reason
that caused numerous other proper
ties on Quartz hill to suspend-too
much water. The group Is on the line
Of the Newhouse and the tunnel is
now in the west extension OF the
vein and will drain the group.
The main working shaft is cover
ed with a good shaft house contain
ing an adequate plant Of machinery
for heavy development and a contin-
uous output. This group has produced
$3.50. 900 and gives promise of taking
the prominent position it once held
in the ranks of Gilpin's treasure
troves. Connected with the property
is the Wheeler mill in Black Hawk
which has % stamps. These can be
kept constantly dropping on ore from
the Fourth of July.