The new era., 1909-09-23
| glacier fringe. . Mttl. ives. of Cap.

When the Inst sledge came up
thought my Eslkimos 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, prder the bluffs OF Cape
| Columbia. anc. after putting four
| pounds of pemmican into each of the
faithful dogs to keep them quiet We
had. at last. our chance to sleep.
Long Sleep Welcome.
Never shall forget that sleep at Cape
| Columbia. 1t was sleep. sleep. then turn
| over and sleep again. We slept glorious
ly. with never thought of the morrow
| or having to walk and. too. with no
thought that there was to be never y
| night more of binding headache.
Cold water to a parched throat is moth
ing compared with sleep to numbed.
| fatigued brain and body.
| Two days we spent here in sleeping and
| 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 upfted heads and their hind Iexs
| treading the snow with pistonlike regu-
larity.
Marvin's Fate Learned
We reached Hecla In one march and
| the Roosevelt In another When we
| got to the Roosevelt I was staggered by
| the news of the fatal mishap to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or less
| fortunate than the rest of us. and his
| death emphasized the risk to which
| all had been subjected. for there not
| one of us but had been in the sledse at
| some time during the journey.
| The big lead, cheated of its prey three
years before. had at last gained its hu-
man victim.
| The rest can be told quickly. MCMILLAN
| and Borup had started for the Grecn-
| land coast to deposit caches for me. Be-
| fore I arrived flying Eskimo courier
| from me overlook them with Instructions
| that the caches were no longer needed
| and they We're to concentrate their ener-
| gies the ideal observations. etc. at
Cape Morris X. Jesup and north from
there.
Roosevelt Starts Back.
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 tho
Roosevelt left fits 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 s. or 80 days earlier than In
1908. and 30 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
landed at their homes. We met the
Jeanie off Saunders island and took over
Its coal and cleared from Cape York on
| August 26 month earlier than In
| 1906.
Announces His Triumph.
On September we arrived at Indian
Harbor. whence the message. Stars ana
stripes nailed to north pole" was sent
| vibrating southwark through the crisp
| Labrador air.
The elimination of long experience. \
| thorough knowledge OF the conditions of
| the problem gained in the last expedition
these. together with new type of
| sledge which reduced the work of both
| dogs and driver. and a new type of camp
cooler which added to the comfort and
| increased the hours of sleep Of the
| members of the party, combined to make
| the present expedition an agreeable I'm
| provement upon the last in respect to the
| -op'd'tY e"d eTsctiveness of its work and
| the members of the party.
| His Capable Aids.
| As to the personnel I have again S-en
| particularly fortunate. Capt Bartlett II
just Bartlett-treless, sleepless. enthusi-
astic whether on the bridge or in the
| crows nest or at the head OF n sl"dEs
| division in the field.
| DR.. Goodsell. the surgeon of the cNpe-
| dtIon. not only looked after its health
| and his own speciality of microscopes but
| took his full share of the field work OF
| the expedition well. and was always
| ready for any work.
| Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have So
| cured n mass of scientific data. having
| made all the tidal and most of the field
work. and their services were invaluable
| in every way.
Borup and Others Praised.
| Borup not only made the record as to
| the distance Travelled during the jour
-ney. but to his assistance and<his expert
| knowledge OF Photography - due what
| I believe to be the unedualed series OF
| photographs taken bv the expedition.
| Henson in the field and Percy as
| steward were the same as ever. inval-
liable in their respective lines.
Chief Engineer Wardwell also OF
| the last expedition. aided by his as
| sistant Scott kept the machinery up
to n high state of efficiency and has
| given the Roosevelt the force and pow
er which enabled 1T to negotiate appar-
| emily impracticable ice.
Mr. Gushue. the mate who was IN
| charge of the Roosevelt during the nb-
sence of Capt Bartlett and myself. ana
| Boatswain Murphy. who was put in
| charge OF the station at Etah for the
| relief of Cook. were both trustworthy
| and reliable men. and l count myself
| fortunate in having had them in my
| service
Had a Willing Crew.
| The members of the crew and the
| frcmen were distinct Improvement
over those of our last expedition. Every
one OF them was willing and anxious
to be of service in every possible way.
| Connors. who was promoted to be
| bos'n in the absence of Murphy, proved
| to be practically effective.
| Barnes seaman. and Wiscman and
| Joyce. firemen. not only assisted Mar
| win and Mcmillan in their tidal ana
| 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 sledginE supplies.
l. L. l. Il.