New-York tribune., 1909-09-03

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By DR- FREDERICK A COOK
Lervick. Shetland Islands. wednesday.-After
q prolonged fight against famine snd trcst we
have al last succeeded in reaching the North
Pole.
4 new highway. with an interesting strip OF
animated nature, has been explored.
Big game hzunts were located which viii de-
light TIE sportsman and extend the EsGuirnau
horizon
Land has been discovered upon which rest the
esrth's noIthernmost rocks.
triangle OF 30.coo square miles has been
cut out OF TIE terrestrial unknown.
PRovIsroSED BY BRADLEY
TIE expedition vas the outcome Of summer
cruise IN Arctic seas IRE -acht Bradley ar
rived AZ the limits Of navigation in Smith Sound
late in August. 1907. Here conditions were
found fsvorabIs % launch venture for the
pole.
Nfr John r. Bradley literally supplied from
the yach, suitable provisions FOR local Use, snd
my own equipment for emergencies served well
Cor every purpose of Arctic travel.
Many Esouinsus had gathered on the Green
lsnd shores AZ Annootok for the winter hear
hunt. Immense catches of meat had been gath
cred. About the camp were plenty Of strong
dogs.
THE COMBTSATION LUCKY
The combination vas lucky. for there vas
good material for an equipment. expert help
a.-a ali ~ AZ
required was conveniently arranged AZ q point
onl,- seven hundred miles from -he boreal
centre.
house ana workshop built Of packing
boxes TIE willing hands Of this northernmost
tribe q two hundred and fifty people were set
10 the problem % devising a suitable outht' and
before ,ne end of tho long winter night we were
ready for the enterprise
Plans were nIatured IN fierce new route over
cyrinnen Land and northward along It's west
coast out on the polar sea
soon after the polar midnight the campaign
opened. A fey scouting parties were sent over
TO the American shores 20 explore way 10
seek game hauuts-
THE START FOR THE POLE
Their mission was only partly successful be-
ca use storms darhened the January moon
AZ s,,,rise % 1905 February 19D the main er-
Dedltl0n embarked lll1 le4N- A~4N'---
and l03 dogs. drawing eleven heavily loaded
sledges. !eft the Greenland shore and pushed
westward over the troubled See Of Smith Sound.
The gloom OF the long night vas relieved ny
only a few hours OF daylight The chill OF WIN
ter was felt al its worst
As we crossed the heights of EilesrneTe SOUND
20 tho Pacific slope tho temperature sank 70 ~
degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Several dogs
were frozen and the men suffered severely. but
We soon found game trails. along which an easy
v-ay was forced through Naussn Sound 20 the
lands end.
In this march we're procured l0l musk oxen
bears and 30 hare. and then Ne pushed
out lnto the polar sea from the southern poin-
Of HeiberG Island
on March i six Esauimaus returned from
here. with tour men and forty dogs moving
SUPPLIES for eighty days.
The crossing OF tho olrcumpolar pack was be
gun three days later. TWO other EsQumsus
forming the last supporting party returned. The
trains had now been reduced by the survival Of
the fttest Fcushook and Ahwelab, the
two best men and twenty-six dogs were packed
for the final dash There was before an un-
known line Of 40 miles 70 our goal
THE TORTURE OF THE COLD.
The first DAYS prevented long marches. and
with encouraging progress. The big lead which
separated the land ice from tho central pack
Ras crossed with little delay.
Low temperature end persistent winds made
life a tortune. but ccoped IN snow houses. eating
dried beef and tallow and drinking hot tea some
animal comforts were occasionally 20 be gained
For several oays after the sight Of known
land was lost the overcast skies prevented an
accurate determination of our position.
on March 20 the horizon was partly cleared Of
its smoky agitation ar5 over the western mist |
was discovered . new land.
~ degrees - minutes, longitude ~ degrees 81 !
minutes
The urgent need ~ rapid advance on our main |
mission did not permit detour 20 explore the 1
coast
Here were seen tho last signE OF solid earth /
BE yoHd there was nothing staple. and even on 4
scaling nothing Eas noted 10 mark the terres- /
trial polar solidity.
We advanced steadily ever the monotony OF 4
- moving sea Of ice
BEYOND WHERE LIFE is
We now found ourselves beyond the range Of 4
all life. Neither the footprints of bears nor the 4
microscopic creatures of the deep we're no longer
under Us.
The maddening influence Of the shifting desert .
of frost became almost uncomfortable in the daily
routine. The surface OF the pack offered les. /
and less trouble The weather improved. but /
still there remained a light iife-sapping wind I
which drove despair to its lowest recess.
Under the lash OF duty. however. Interest vas
forced. while the merciless drive Of extreme
cold enforced physical action.
Thus day after day the weary legs were
spread over big distances
The incidents and the positions were recorded.
but the adventure was promptly forgotten in the
mental bleach OF the next days effort
The night OF April was made notable bv the
swing OF the sun II midnight over the northern
ice.