Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
Intrepid Explorers Story of the Bold
Dash BY Which He Reached the
Earth's Apex---Dr. Cooks
Claim Flatly Denied

the outlook being Unsatisfactory, went
| back and put tie Roosevelt into the
only opening In the foe. being barred
close 10 the mouth OF the Sheridan riv-
er little north OF our position three
| years prior.
Pur UP FOR WINTER.
Tho season was further advanced than
/ In 1905. there was more snow on the
| ground and tho new ice inside the foe
bergs was much thicker.
/ The work OF dscharging the ship was
| commenced at once and rushed to COM
pietion. The supplies and equipment we
sledged across ice and sea and deposited
on shore. A house and workshop were
built OF board. covered with sails, and
fitted with stoves. and the ship was
| snug for winter In shoal water, whore 1t
touched bottom at low tide.
The settlement on the stormy shores of
the Arctic ocean was christened Hub
| bardviilc.
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
TENDER 10 and bear was brought in on
the 18th and some deer a day or two
later.
PREPARE FOR SLEDGE TRIP.
On September Is the full work OF trans
ferring supplies to Cape Columbia was
inangurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sail and Borup and the Eslsimos. took 1e
sledge loads OF supplies to Cape Belknap
and on The 27th the same party started
with loads to Porter bay.
The work of hunting and transporting
| supplies was prosecuted continuously by
the members of the party and the Eski-
| mos until November 8. when the sup
plies for the spring sledge trip had been
! removed from winter quarters and de-
posted at various places from Cape Co
Ian to Cape Columbia.
The latter part OF September the move
ment OF the ice subjected the ship to a
pressure which listed It TO port some
ls.tsr >. Al -
cover Till the following spring.
On October went on hunt with two
Esltimos across the field and Pass bay
and the peninsula, made the circuit of
1 Clemants Markham inlet, and returned
to the ship In Heyen days with 10 musk
oxen, bear and q deer.
Later In October repeated the trip,
obtaining Ave musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 40 deer.
suPPLIEs MOVED TO BASE.
II the February maefm moved some more re-
supplies from 4iecI& to Cape Coian. and
Borup went t. Markham inlet on hunt
ing trip, On February Is Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for Cape
Columbia and Parr bay.
Goodsall, Borup. Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive dayn with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February II and left for
Cape Columbia on February Fl. brought
up the rear on FEBRUARY ".
The total of all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt was seven members OF the
party, 80 Eskimos l40 dogs and % sledges.
MAKE READY FOR DASH.
BY February "a such Of the Cape Coian
depot as was needed had been brought
up TO Cape Columbia, the dogs were
rested and double rationed and harnessed,
and the sledges and other gear over
hauled.
-Four months OF northerly winds during
i-the fall and winter instead of souther-
ly ones, as during the previous season,
led me to expect less open water than
before. but a great deal of rough ice. and
| was prepared to hew a road through
the Jagged ice for tho first hundred miles
or so. then cross the big lead.
BARTLETT LEADS THE WAY.
with his pioneer division accomplished
this. and his division got away due
north over the Ice on March 1. The rest
of the party got away on Bartlett's
trail, and followed an hour later.
The party now comprised seven mem
bers OF the expedition. II Esltimos, 1888
dogs and 10 sledges. One Eskimo and
seven dogs had gone to pieces.
strong easteriy wind. drifting
snow. and temperature In the minus
marked our departure from the camp at
Cape Columbia. which l had christened
Crane City. Rough Ice IN the first march
damaged several sledges and smashed
Two beyond repair. the teams going back
TO Columbia for other sledges in reserve
there.
PASS BRITISH RECORD.
We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued. In the second march we
passed the British record made by Mark
ham in May 1S76-Sa. 20-and were stopped
by open water which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here but missed his
way, owing to the faulting OF the trail
by the movement or the Ice
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol. The wind continued form
ing open water all about us. At the end
OF the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett. who had been stopped by a
wide lake OF open water We remained
here from March to March II.
GETS GLIMPSE OF SUN.
At noon OF March the sun, red and
shaped like a football by excessed re-
Election, Just raised itself above the horl-
zon for few minutes and then disap-
peared again. II was the frat time had
seen II since October l.
now began to feel a good deal of
anxiety because there were no aignn
OF Marvin and Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides they
had the alcohol and OIL which were in
dispensabe for US.
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail or were imprisoned on an is
land by open water probably the latter.
Fortunately. on March II the lead was
practicable and. leaving a note for Mar
vim and Borup to push on after US by
forced marches, we proceeded northward.
The sounding Of the Lead gave 11O
fathoms.