Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-15

the truth being that the summit of
Mt Mckinley was twenty miles dis
tant in airline from the point where
my picture was taken, according to
the scale on DR.. Cooks map shown
between pages 1852 and 1853 in the book
referred to above.
81 then came down with the flag to
where DIR. Cook was standing with his
camera and I made the remark that
the eight peaks on the other side Of
this point where / had been photo
graphed would probably show in the
picture, and he said that he had taken
the picture at such an angle that those
peaks would not show.
Peaks Were sketched
1.-THE peaks to which refer are
tketched by me in my diary and are
marked 1 to 8 inclusive and are shown
in said diary on a page just preceding
the date appearing therein as Septem-
ber and on the pages following Sep
tember 12.
"Those peaks were so sketched and
numbered by me when I was in the
camps opposite them where 1 could
have a fine view of them. The camps
where 1 so slketched the peaks are the
camps marked upon my drawing eX-
hibit c, hereunto attached as the sixth
and eighth camps when we were going
up the glacier. .ou
"When we were in the saddle near
the point where 1 was photographed,
I made a drawing of what | named
Glacier point At the same time and
point l made a drawing of Mount NC
Kinley as I could see the top of Mt.
Mckinley off to the northwest, and
I should say, at least twenty miles
away. This drawing of Glacier point
| and Mt Mckinley, shown in my diary
on the fourth and fifth pages of the
| sketches therein, represents conditions
as they appeared to me on the ground.
| CDR Cook was by my side when
was making these sketches, using mis-
instruments for the purpose of TAX
ing temperature, elevations. etc. We
remained in the saddle after L was
| photographed on the point for about
one-half hour, during which I sketched
as above stated and the doctor used
his instruments.
Did Some Talking
"When 1 came down from the point
and handed the doctor the flag, in ad-
diton to what 1 stated above, he made
other remarks and there was more or
less talking done which 1 do not now
recall, but either at that time and
place or thereafter and between the
18th and 10Th of the month. when my
diary was doctored to fit the condi-
tions in order to prove that this point
was the top, he stated to me as fol-
lows:
"'That point would make a good
top for Mt. Mckinley 1t looks just
about like the Gunsight peak would
look on Mount Mckinley which we
had been looking at from the saddle.
"In about half an hour after the
picture was taken, We fixed up our
packs, and at about 1890 or II o'clock
on September 49, we started down and
around on the place designated on
exhibit O. as sixth camp, the doctor
saying that he wanted to go around
there in order to get further up on
the main glacier so as to get a good
view of the ridge leading up to the
summit of Mt. Mckinley, and to as
certain If that ridge was connected
solid with the top of the mountain so
it would have an appearance similar
to the description he would have to
give in his writings.
LAS the doctor had seen the noun
tain from all sides excepting this, and
as this was the side where he pro-
posed to claim he had climbed it, he
wished to know the nature of the
ridge leading up to the top of the
mountain SO he could write about it
as it appeared.
Finished His Work
"In doing this he took the balance
of the 18th and all of the 14th and 18th
days of September, and at the eighth
camp on September Is Dr. Cook made
his observations of the ridge. We then
turned back from this camp for the
reason that we had both fallen through
crevasses as correctly stated in the
n 1ior nd 0nnsiHarp6 II fnO danger
Gus to proceed further without snow
shoes, as the doctor had obtained a
good view of the ridge, which was all
he wanted.
"I was with DIR. Cook continuously
every day during the time he was at
tempting to ascend the mountain in the
year 1906, and the nearest point to the
summit of Mount Mckinley which we
reached was at least fourteen miles
distant from the summit and at no
time did we reach an elevation in eX-
cess of 10000 feet, and the doctor told
me when we were at the placewhere
my picture was taken that we were
not over 5000 feet high.
Il neglected to state that on the 18TH
of September and on the evening of
September DR.. Cook asked me If |
was willing to stay with him. 1 said
| yes, and he said; I will see you get
$4,000 extra for doing So
ne puOloSIdpH OppOSlte page IL ~
DIR. Cooks book above mentioned and
described therein as The Eastern Cliffs
of Mount Mckinley are not such cliffs,
but are a part of the eastern slope of
Eighth peak of the peaks above men
toned and drawn by me in my diary
attached hereto.
Situation of Camp
"The photograph opposite page 92 in
DR.. Cooks book was taken on the even
ing of the same day that he took me
with the flag at what he claims as the
top Of Mount Mckinley, and was taken