Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-20

Lah said that this not The EskimoS laughed at Dr. Cooks story On reaching Etah I talked with the Eskmos there and with the boys and asked them describe Dr. Cooks journey members of my party and myself. This they did in the stated below Signed Statement of Peary, Bartlett McMann Borup And
 Renson in Regard to the Testimony of Cooks
 Two Eskimo Boys
 The two Eskimo boys I-Took-A-Sho and Ah-Pe-L Lah who accompanied Dr. Cook while he away from Anora- o in 1908 and 1909 questioned separately and nde pendenty and cOrrobOrated by Pankpah faher of of them I-TOo-A-Shoe) who personally familiar with the first third and the last third of their journey and who said that the route for the remaining third shown by them, described to him by his after his return with Dr. Cook
 Notes of their statements were taken by several of us and of had any doubt but that they told the truth
 Their testimony was unshaken by crossexamination was corroborated by other in the tribe and ecited neither by threats promises, the boys and their father talking of their journey and their experiences in the way that they would talk of any hunting trip To go more into details:
 One of the boys called in and with chart the table before him. asked to show where he had gone with Dr. Cook. This he did pointing with his finger, but not making any marks upon 1t.
 As he went out the other boy came n and was asked to show where he had gone with Dr. Cook This he did also without making any marks the map and indicated the and the details did the first boy
 When he through, Panikpah, the father of Hook A-Shoe, very intelligent man, who the party of EXmos that back with Dr. Cook from the Northern and Nansen's straghs who is familiar a hunter with the Jones Sound region and who has been in Commander PearyS expedition for fifteen years n and indicated the same locations and details the two boys.
 The first boy brought in again. and with pencil he traced the map their route members of party writing upon the chart where according the boys state they had killed deer, bear of their dogs, seal walrus and musk oxen.
 The second boy then called in and the went the chart together the second boy suggesting some changes, noted hereafter.
 Finally Panikpah the father, again called in toI verify details of the positions of the roue with which he was personally familiar.
 The bulk of the boys testimony not taken by Com mander Peary, in his presence fact that obviates any possible claim that they awed by him.
 Certain questions of independent lines from the direct narrative suggested by Commander Peary, and were put by to the Eskimo boys
 Still later Commander Peary asked the two Eskimo boys two three casual questions minor points that had occurred to him.
 During the taking of this testimony it developed that Dr. Cook had told these boys he told MT. Whitney and Billy Prchard the cabin boy that they must not tell Com mander Peary any of anything about their journey and the boys stated Dr. Cook had threatened them if they should tell anything The narrative of these Eskimos is follows:
 They with Dr. Cook, Francke and nine other Eskimos left Anarato crossed Smiths Sound Cape Sabine slept in Commander Pearys house in Payer Harbor, then went through Rice Strait to Buchanan Bay After few march es Francke and three ESkmos returned to Anoratok