Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-02

had been successful and was well. was
forwarded by mail yesterday 80 that
probably her first news OF his great
Nlcto'- viii reach her through the
newspapers today.
HOW EXPEDITION STARTED.
The discovery Of tho north pole by
Or. Cook was the termination OF
voyage which started as fishing trip.
On July 3, 1907, Dr. Cook was the guest
OF John r. Bradley on board his
schooner yacht the John r. Bradley
which left Gloucester. Mass. 10 go on a
fishing trip up the Labrador coast. MI
Bradley Is a New York man Of wealth,
Interested In sports and who has fol-
lowed Dr. Cooks polar expeditions
closely.
MIR. Bradley had invited Or. Cook
70 go on the fishing trip. never dream
ing that IL would end I'm the Brooklyn
mans making a dash for the pole
Aboard the schooner were half dozen
Newtoundlanders who We're thor
oughly familiar with the coast of Lab
fador and who were to act as guides.
The sailing master was Capt. Moses
bartlett. who had been with Command
er Peary on the Roosevelt when he
left for the north.
The fishing party ran into treacher.
Gus weather and heavy ice packs as il
proceeded along the Labrador coast
Then the gasoline engines got out OF
order and the vessel was involved in
difficulties. The ship was at length
headed for Cape York harbor. but ow-
ing TO the heavy ice, 1t was unable TO
land there. and a landing was made
IN North star bay. There some days
were spent in hunting and fishing
While the time was being spent in
this way. DR. Cook became fired with
the ambition to reach the pole He
spoke 20 Mr. Bradley about It, and the
latter declared that II any such trip
was to be made, he would not Join H.
DR. Cook was insistent lie wanted
the entire party to 60 with him on the
expedition. AS MIR. Bradley would not
be one OF the party, Dr. Cook organ
lied force OF Esklmos and. with Ru-
dolph Francke. made preparations for
the expedition. Mr. Bradley left In
August 1907, on his fishing schooner
to return TO New York leaving the de-
termined Brooklyn man and his party
to seek the pole.
COOKS IDEA
Or. Cook had an entirely different
idea OF how the trip to the pole ought To-
be attempted from that followed by
Peary and other explorers. He cal
oulated upon going through hansen
straits. and doing his travelling I'm the
winter months. His reason for choos-
ing the period Of extreme cold was that
the ice fields would he smoother and
that there would be less danger OF en-
countering the Jagged passages OF ice.
through which travel is extremely diff
ficult.
Nkfbo, NJ rr, aro,, .o,,,...oa - Nr,,,
York In October, 1907. he told OF DR.
Cooks scheme and the preparations
for the trip.
"Dr. Cook told me before he left Glou-
cester that II would be a great thing
II we tried to reach the pole before We
returned. said Mr.. Bradley II did
not give him any encouragement then.
but thinking that he might insist on
making the attempt when we reached
the farthest north on our trip, ] or
dered provisions put aboard that would
furnish an Arctic expedition for three
years.
when the vessel sailed. therefore, We
had everything necessary for polar
expedition on our trip, We went as
far north as Etah. Peary's former win
ter quarters. Here we enjoyed a flne
siew from the high hills OF Smith sound.
There was no great amount Of ice Ia the
sound so Dr. Cook the first mate and
myself. took a motorboat and went
through Smith sound 20 ~ degrees
north latitude. There the furthermost
settlements Of the Eskimos are and We
spent several days among them. Or.
Cook knows the Eskimo language and
had no difficulty in conversing with
them. lie had been up there on Peary'
first expedition and some OF the Esti-
mos remembered him
when We returned TO Etah. we
brought the greater part Of the Eskimo
settlement back with Us Once back
at Etah. conditions looked 50 favorable
for q dash to the pole THAI Dr.. Cook
could not resist the impulse. We found
we could get all the dogs We wanted
and All the natives that Dr. Cook
wished to have with him. The natives
had already cached their winter sup
niles Of food. l helped them kill wal
rus, seals. white whales and narwhals
TO augment the supplies.
The Eskimo women we're kept busy
catching arctic birds TO make their
winter clothing.
'sDr. Cook concluded 10 stay and
make the dash for the pole as soon ns
feasible after the long dark night
should begin 20 break Dr.. Cook took
about so Eskimos. men. women and
children. with him 90 a place further
north OF Etah and established winter
quarters with him. also. was Rudolph
Francke. who was anxious 10 accom-
panv Or Cook in his attempt"
William l. Cook. a brother Of tho ex-
plorer states that Or. Cook will now
devote his energies 70 discovering the
aoffth un1a