The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-14

New York, Oct. 1.-THE Globe this
afternoon prints copy of the affidavit
made by Edwin \. Barrill, who accom-,
panied DR. Frederick a. Cook at the
time he announced his reaching the
summit of Mt Mckinley. The afldavit
was made before notary public at
Tocoma7 Wash. Oct. 4 and has just
been received in New York
Barrill's affidavit states In effect
that he was the only person present
with DR.. Cook on the date when he
claims TO have reached the summit of
Mount Mckinley; that they did not In
fact reach the summit, and the near
est point to the summit reached was
al least fourteen miles distant from
the summit of that mountain, the elc-
walton at no time exceeding 10000 feet.
The affidavit also brings into ques-
ton number OF the photographs
which DR.. Cook has given rs repre-
senting the summit and other high al.
titudcs of Mt Mckinley.
Barrill, in his statement, says that
he was born in Buffalo in 1864, and
DOW resides at Darby, Mont He says
he was the only person present with
DR.. Cook when he claims TO have
reached the summit of Mt. Mckinley
and that he is the person referred TO
as Barrille or Edward Barrile In DR..
Cooks book entitled. "To the Top OF
the Continent" bearing upon the climb
TO Mt. Mckinley. He details his
meeting with DR.. Cook at Missoula,
where the latter was accompanied by
Professor Parker OF Columbia uniyer.
Sity, r. o. w. Porter and others
The organization OF the Mt McI<in-
ley expedition was made up of Fred
Prentiss. a guide; Belmore Brown. an
artist and naturalist of Tacoma; Wal
tor Miller. a photographer of Seattle;
Samuel Beherer, who acted as cook
for The party. and Barrill
Fhc party sailed from Seattle NAV
Il, 1906 Barrill recounts that at the
start OF the trip he prepared 10 keep
an exact diary and sets forth that this
diary marked Exhibit A. attached to
the afT1davit, is a pocket diary kept
by me all the time that DR.. Cook and
| were together near Mt. Mckinley and
the same is a truthful record. with
the execution of the entries aud
changes made by me therein under the
orders OF DR.. Cook
The diary referred TO by Barril1 IS
attached to the affidavit, and is now
in the possession of tho New York
Globe.
The affidavit then proceeds as fol
lows
ON the evening of September ..
1906 Dr. Cook and ] started alone for
the purpose of exploring Mt MoRin-
lev. He informed me before starting
that his purpose was to find way
for ascending the mountain as he and
Professor Parker intended to climb
the mountain the following year
LAS shown by my diary, we took the
Ice on September g From, and In
cludinc the 9th, down TO and includ-
Inc the 18th Of September. all my
writings In my diary are by me. but
were made under the direction of DR..
Cook ! also changed the dates dur
ing this time under his direction On
SeDtembcr 18th Dr. Cook directed me
10 stop keeping my diary and leave
tho pages therein blank. | cannot now
remember the exact dates or 1gures
which have In my diary, before was
so directed 10 change them, Dut |
know the elevation under what now
appears September IL, was not TO eN-
coed 5000 and ] think IL was 5000.
we quit any further attempt to-
ward ascending the mountain on sep
tember ;. and returned 10 the boat, a
launch which lay in the water at the
foot of the glacier We reached the
Iaunch on September 10, having trav'
cllei twenty-six miles or more on the
ion OF the glacier from the place we
quit the climbing on September 10
"On September 16, when at our hrst
cemp returning from the glacier, !
doc,orcd and changed the entries
therein from and including September
down and Including September -
These changes were made under the
orders of DR.. Cook From the I'm
ia The 10Th was written at the hrS'
camp returning on the night OF the
10Th and from the 10th and including
the 18th was written in our last camp
returning on the evening OF me ln'h
and written solely under the dlcta''on
OF Dr. Cook and just as he Said' fIoIu
and including September ~ down -
the end Of the diary on NoVehoCl =
the entries therein are my own Ihcl
cover the actual facts and were uo'
dictated to me by any one.
DIR Cook first told me TO stop ml
diary on September Il when we wet'
in our nth camp going up the glaclel
and al or near the point which Dr
. Cook claimed as the top OF Mount Mc
NKlnley. This point was within sign
of US at the time DR.. Cook stated d
this time and place that the same con
d.tIons existed there as did exist oi
the top Of Mount Mckinley and d
rected me to stop my diary unul luI
thor orders. At this time he had Oeei
10 The top OF the point claimed by .p
doctor as The top Of The mountain an'
the doctor had taken photograph
the point with me standing on 10
thereof. With tho American flsg IN NJ
hand. The photograph 10 when J -
fer IS shown opposite pase 22I oil W
doctors book entitled ITO the toP
The continent" before mentioned.
legged marks on the apex OF the snQ'
So that picture and shown from III
bottom of tho picture up TO the slai
lte rock forming The top OF the pom