The Rich Hill tribune., 1909-09-16
p.nIe, - Rsaehea 20.


wireless. Cape Ray. y, -. sept M.--Do
not trouble about Cooks story, or at
tempt % explain any discrepancies IN his
statements. The alTair viii settle itself
He has not been al the pole on April
Il Iaos or At any other tins. He has
airuply handed the public a gold brick.
These statements are made adyiaedly,
and have proof Of them. When be
makes q FUN statement % his journey
ever his signature 20 some geographical
society. or other reputable body. u that
statement contains the claim that he has
reached the pole. I shah be IN n posi-
tion 20 furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
lie ROBERT T. PEARH.
Battle Harbor. Labrador Cvia Marco
ut wireless Cape Ray \. p. Sept 81
The steamer Roosevelt bearing the
north polar expedition % fho PearT
Arctic club. parted company with the
Erik and steamed out % Etah FORD late
In the afternoon Of August IS. lees,
setting the usual course for Cape Sa-
hine. The weather was dirty, with
frCah euuthcriy winds. We had on
beard - Eskimo men. ~ womca, and
20 children. a2e DOGS. and some forty
odd wairua
We encountered the ice short dis
tance from tho mouth % the harbor.
but Sc was not cissely packed. and was
serious difcuity
Find Much Water.
A. We neArr1 Cape Sabine the wealth
sT cleared somewhat and we passed by
Three WORT island aud Cape sabine
easily making out with the naked eye
the house AZ Hayes harbor Occupied by
me IN the winter of 1901
From Cape sabine north there was
% much water that we thought % set
ting the lug SAIL before the uoutherly
wind. but llttlo later appearance OF
lcs 90 the northward stopped this
There wuH clean opon water 20 Cape
Aih,crt and from there scattered ice
90 q point about abreast OF victoria
Head. thick weather and dense Ice
brinKing ua some ten or nftoCn miles
Prom here we drIfted south somewhat
and then got azinnt 90 the northWard
out 90 tha current. We worked little
further north and stopped again for
somc hours Thou we aEain worked
westward and northward ii we
reached series of lakes. coming 60
stop a few riiirs south of she Wind-
wards wintor quarters a. Cape Dur
VILE.
FROM here after some delay. We
slowly worked a way northeaatward
through foE aud broken Ice Of medium
thtrkneha through one miEht and the
forenoon OF the next day, only emerE-
ins into open water ana clear weather
on Cape Fraser.
strike Ice and Fog.
From shis point We had a clear run
through uts middle % Rohcuon channei
uninterrupted By either Ice OF fog TO
Lady Frsnklin BAY Here we cncouu-
tered both ice and foE ana while
working along in search of pfact-
cable opening were forced across 10
the Greenland coast az Thank God
me fog liftsd there and enabled as
20 make ont our Whereabouts and we
steamed north through series Of leads
pas, cape i.upton, ana thence aontA-
ward toward Cape Union, A few miles
on that cape We were stopped by im-
practicable See. and we drlftcd back
south 60 Cape Union. where We stopped
ship Forced Aground.
We lay TOR some time Ia a lake %
water. and then. TO provent being drift-
cd south again. took refuge under the
north shore OF Lincoln hay, ia nearly
the Identical place where we had cur
unplsasant experiences three years be-
Tore Here We remained for atvortai
days during period % constant ana
AZ times violent northeaatcrly Wlnia
twice we were forced aground hy
the heavy Ice. we had our port quar-
fpr rail- broken and hole stove in the
buiwarka and twice We pushed ont On
An attempt 20 get north, but were
forctd back each time 20 cur procari-
Gus shelter
Heavy Running Ice.
F3rafly ON september We squeercd
around Cape union and made fast in a
shailow niche ia the Ice but after some
hours We made smother ahort run "a
Riack cape and hung on 10 a grounded
ND 81 ice a. last q little after mid
nixhg of September 3 We passed through
extremely heavy running leo into a
strcam of opnn water, rounded Caps
Rawson and passed Cape sheridan,
within 4 quarter of an hour % the
aane time We arrived three years beforS
-ssven a M. September s-No reached