Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-14
.PEARY TELLS HOW HE REACHED THE NORTH POLE

over the ice on March /. The remainder
of the party got away on Bartletts trail
and ! followed an hour later.
The party now comprised mem
bers of the expedition, II Esquimaux, 1873
dogs and 10 sledges. One Esquimau and
seven dogs had gone TO pieces. A strong
easterly wind, drifting snow, and tenn
perature in the minus marked our de-
departure from the camp at Cape Co
lumbia, which 1 had christened Crane
City.
Rough ice in the first of march
damaged several sledges and smashed
two beyond repair, the teams going back
to Columbia for other sledges in reserve
there. We camped ten miles from
Crane city Hhe easterly wind and
low temperature continued. In the sec
ond March we passed the British rec
ord made by Markham IN May, 1876
&. 20-and were stopped ny open water.
which had been formed by the wind af-
tel Bartlett passed. In this march we
negotiated the lead and reached Ban
lett's third camp. Borup had gone back
from here but missed his way, owing
to the faulting of the trail by the move
ment of 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 Bart
lett who had been stopped by wide
lake of open water. We remained here
from March to March II.
At noon of March the sun, red and
shaped like a football by excessed re-
Election, just raised itself above the hori-
zon for a few minutes ana tnen disap-
peared again 1t was the first time l had
seen it since october L.
l now began to feel gooo deal of
anxiety because there were no signs Of
Marvin and Borup, who shourd nave been
there for two days. Besides hey had the
alcohol and oil which were indispensable
for U.S. We concluded that they had
either lost the trail or were imprisoned
on an island by open water, probably
the latter.
CROSSED SAITH PARALLEL.
Fortunately, on March IL the lead was
practicable, and leaving a note for Mar
vim and Borup to push on after us by
forced marches, we proceeded north
ward. The sounding of the lead gave
ITO fathoms. During this march we
crossed the saith parallel and traversed
succession of just frozen leads from
few hundred yards to a mile in width.
This march was really simple.
On the 14th we got free Of the leads
and came on decent going. While we
were making camp, courier from Mar
vim came and Informed me he was on
the march in the rear. The tempera-
ture was 50.
The following morning, March IA,
sent Henson with his division north to
pioneer a trail for five marches, and DR..
Goodsell, according to the program.
started back To Cape Columbia. AT
night, Marvin and Borup came spinning
in with their men and dogs steaming in
the bitter air like a squadron Of battle
hair ov-rfxy al rail- IA a
anxiety as to our oil supply.
MCMILLAN TURNS BACK.
In the morning 1 discovered that Nc
Millan's foot was badly frostbitten. The
mishap had occurred two or three days
before, but Mcmillan had said nothing
about it, in the hope that it would come
out all right A glance at the injury
showed me that the only thing was to
send him back to Cape Columbia at
! once. The arrival of Marvin and Borup
enabled me to spare sufficient men and
dogs TO go back with him.
! This early loss of Mcmillan was Sc
riously disappointing to me. He had a
sledge all the way from Cape Columbia.
and with his enthusiasm and the pow
ers and physique Of the trained athlete,
we had confidence in him for at least
lne seth parallel but there was no al
tentative.
The best sledges and dogs were select
ed, and the sledge loads brought up TO
the standard. The sounding gave depth
of 325 fathoms. We were over the con-
tinual shelf, and, as l had surmised the
successive leads crossed in the fifth and
sixth marches composed the big lead ana
marked the continual shelf.
PARTY FARING ON.
On leaving this camp the expedition
! comprised 16 men, u sledges, and j
dogs. The next march was satisfactory
as regards distance and character of go
| ing. In the latter part there were pro
nounced movements in the ice, both vtsi-
1 BILE and audible. Some leads we're cross
| ed. In one of which Borup and his team
| took bath, and we were finally stopped
| by an impracticable lead opening in front
! Of US.
We camped in a temperature Of So At
| the end of two marches, we came upon
| Henson and his party in camp. mending
their sledges. We devoted the remainder
of the day to overhauling and mending
seges and breaking up our damaged
ones for material.
The next morning I put Marvin in the
! lead to pioneer the trail with instruc-
tions to make two forced marches to
bring up our average, which had been
/ cut down by the last two short ones.
! Marvin carried out his instructions i'm
| plicitly. considerable amount of young
! ice assisted in this.
BoRUP TURNS SOUTH.
| At the end of the tenth march, lati-
J tude IS degrees, % minutes, Borup turn
! ed back in command of the second sup
porting party, having travelled distance
equivalent to Nansen's distance from this
/ far to his farthest north. / was sorry
! to lose this young Yale runner, with his
| enthusiasm and pluck. He had led his
/ heavy sledge over the foes in a way
| that commanded everyone's admiration
! and that would have made his fathers
! eyes glisten. From this point the expe-
dition comprised 20 men, 10 sledges and
J 70 dogs.
1t was necessary for Marvin to take a
| sledge from here, and put Bartlett and
| his division In advance to pioneer the
! trail. The continual daylight enabled me
to make a moderation here that brought
my advance and main parties closer to-
gether and reduced the likelihood of
heir being separated by open leads.
After Bartlett left camp with Henson
and their division, Marvin and / remained
with our division 20 hours longer and
then followed. When we reached Bart
I let's camp he broke out and went on.
and we turned in.
TRAVEL, ALTERNATELY