Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
Morning Of Great Event, When is
Miles From Spot, Exclaimed,
Bully for Frederick"
LOOKS LIKE rs CENT PIECE.
rs Planted Stars and Stripes Heart
Grew Narm--IcfI Evidence
OF Find.

from Skagen says
As the steamer Hans Eeedo steamed
by ! caught through my piAssss. a
vision OF small man In a dark suit
and peaked cap. shading his eyes with
MS hahds' as N straining to see the
welcome civilization after years of lev
exile Il was Or. Cook. the explorer
whose name is on evrv tongue. He
was chatting with the captain on the
nIluse now smiling. now waving his
hands. was allowed to board the
Hans Egede
somebody gave Or Cook a bouquet
Tears dimmcd his eyes as be burl,l
his face In their fragrance. IT'S wears
since ] have seen flowers said the OK
voice
Il followed him to the cabin. His
race was tanned from exposure He
looked the picture OF splendid health
only when he smiled, one noticed the
loss Of two teeth. a fight with a polar
pear did that he said You can tell
the world the explorer continued
that ] am in better condition than at
any time and look forward with an
appetite TO the festivities that are
promised me. NV dinner has been
poor these last few years. and | shall
have to make up for IT,
DAY OF DISCOVERY.
DR.. Cook then briefly described his
Journey Regarding his discovery DR.
Cook said
Then came April 81 That was the
great day We looked for the sun. As
soon as we got Il, ] made several OBJ
serVatiOns. Great JOY came over US.
We were only IS miles from the de-
sired spot. l said TO myself. Bully for
Frederick Then we went on.
The last stretch was the easiest
] ever made In my life. although / had
still to make two observations and the
ice was very broken here But my
spirits were high and / shouted like a
boy The Eskimos looked at one an e.
other surprised az my gaiety. They
did not share my JOY.
1 felt that | ought 60 be there |
made my last observation and found
that / was standing on the pole
My feelings-well, l was too tired
really to feel any sensation. | planted
the Stars and Stripes In the ice field
and my heart grew warm when / saw
It wave In the wind
How does the north pole look?" was
asked
"'WeIl, said DR. Cook. smiling. IL
amounts 10 the size Of a 25-cent piece.
There is nothing TO see but ice, ice /:
no water only ice. There we're more
holes here than at the S1th degree,
which shows there is a movement and
drift here. but this and other Observa-
lions / made decentralization / got
more settled. | stopped two days at
the pole and l assure you Il was not
easy to say goodbye 10 the spot
AS | was sitting at the pole,
could not help smiling at the people
who on my return would call the whole
expedition humbug, l was sure the
people would say that / had bought my
two witnesses and that my notebook
with my daily observations had been
manufactured on board this ship
The only thing I can put up against
this is what the York Eskimos have
told Knud Rasmussen. Let the skep-
tics who disbelieye my story go TO the
north pole. There they will find a small
brass tube which | buried under the
flag. That tube contains a short state
ment about my trip. / could not leave
my visiting card because | did not
happen to have one with me.
Perhaps the explorer added dry
". I should have stayed there longer
had Il not begun TO freeze us in our
idleness. The Eskimos we're uneasy
and the dogs howled fearfully. on
April %. therefore. ! again turned my
nose southwark. which was easy. as
you cannot turn your nose IN any other
direction when you stand at the pole
THE RETURN JOURNEY.
Describing the return journey. DR.,
Cook said;
Fortune now smiled We did
20 miles per day until We reached the
ominous eighty seventh degree. Then
I felt the ice moving eastward. carry
ing US with it. A terrible fog swept
around US and kept us for three weeks.
We got no farther than the eighty
fourth degree. Then began a heavy
walk toward Heibergsland and another
three weeks of fog. when that cleared
l saw we had drifted southwest TO
Ringnesland, where we found open wa
ter and tower-high screw ice, which
stopped our way eastward.
1--WE now began 10 suffer hunger.
Our provisions were becoming exhaust
ed and we were unable 10 find depots.
We entered Ringuesland and on June
20 found the first animals OF our re-
turn-bear and seal We shot a bear
And now our goal was the Whal-
ors at Lancaster sound We followed
the drift ice to the south eight miles a
day. but were stopped by pack ice In
Wellington channel, which was inn
passable either by boat or slodge. Here
was lots Of game, but We did not dare
shoot lt We hau only taken nun
bred bullets 10 the pole and now only
10 were left We went into Jones
sound after walrus and bear and found
open. clear water. We met polar
wolves. with which some OF our dogs
made friends and ran away.
we spent day and night In an open
boat 10 miles from shore. This lasted
for two months. While storms often
ragged over our heads. 40 last We got
ashore again, but We had no fuel and
were Obliged TO eat uncOoked food. Next
day we found fuel and what feast We
had But We suffered much hunger
during this period. one night "A bear
came and stole our food. We had many
fights with musk OK, which attacked az.
Our best weapon against them was the
lasso.
The correspondent story quotes Dr.
Cook as saying in conclusion.
say that the day We reached our
provision stores at Etah was a greater
day than April q. long 10 get back
90 civilization, to move among my fell
low men ] long 10 press my wife "a
my heart ! ann the happiest man iy-
ing Tell the whole world ] thank God
/ am back