The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-16

themselves helpless. As Ootah sat down
on his sledge he remarked. in Esklmo:
The devil is asleep or having trouble
| with his wife, or we never should have
| come back so easily"
n few hours later we arrived at
| Crane City, under the bluffs o. Cape
Columbia and. after putting four
| pounds OF pemmican into each OF the
| faithful dogs to keep them quiet We
| had, at last, our chance to sleep
Long Sleep Welcome.
Never shall forget that sleep at Cape
| Columbia. 1t was sleep, sleep then turn
over and sleep again We slept glorious
ly, with never thought of the morrow
or having to walk and, too, with no
thought that there was to be never a
night more OF binding headache
Coid water to parched throat il moth
Ing compared with sleep to a numbed.
fatigued brain and body.
Two days we spent here I'm sleepinR and
drying our clothes. Then for the ship.
our dogs, like ourselves, had not boon
| hungry when we arrived, but simply life
less with fatigue. They were different
animals now, and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly curled tails
and upliGted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with pstonlike regu-
larity.
Marvin's Fate Learned.
we reached Hecla in one march and
the Roosevelt in another. When we
sol 10 lll' Roosevelt l was staggered by
the news OF the fatal mishap to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest of us, and his
death emphasized the risk to which we
all had been subjected. for there was not
one Of us but had been in the sledge at
some time during the journey.
The big lead, cheated of its prey three
years before. had at last gained its hui
man victim.
Tho rest can be told quickly. Mcmillan
and Borup had started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me Be
fore / arrived flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
and they We're to concentrate their encr-
gies on the ideal observations ETC. at
Cape Morris X. Jesup and north from
there.
Roosevelt Starts Back.
These instructions were carried out and
after their return in the latter part OF
May Mcmillan made some further tidal
observations at other points. The sup
plies remaining at the various caches
were brought in and on July is the
Roosevelt left its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back Of
Cape Mon
IL fought its way south in the center
Of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
on August s. or 20 days earlier than in
1905. and SO days earlier than the British
expedition in 1876.
We picked mp Whitney and his party
and stores at Etah. We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Eskimos, whom l
landed at their homes We met the
Jeanne off Saunders island and took over
its coal and cleared from Cape York on
August 20, one month earlier than in
1906
Announces His Triumph.
On september we arrived at Indian
lIarbor, whence the message. stars and
stripes nailed to north pole" was sent
vibrating southwark through the crisp
Labrador air.
The elimination Of long experience. a
thorough knowledge of the conditions Of
the problem gained in the last expedition
these, together with new type OF
slcdge which reduced the work of both
dogs and driver and a new type of camp
cooler which added to the comfort and
increased the hours Of sleep Of the
members of the party, combined to make
the present expedition an agreeable inn
provemcnt upon the last in respect to the
rapIdty and effectiveness of it's work and
the lessened discomfort and strain upon
the members of the party.
His Capable Aids.
AS TO the personnel. l have again been
particularly fortunate. Capt. Bartlett IA
just Bartlctt-t!reless. secpless, enthusi-
astiC, whether on the bridge or in the
crows nest or at the head OF sledge
division in the field.
Or. Goodsel. the surgeon of the expo
dtion, not only looked after its health
and his own speciality Of microscopes but
took his full share of the field work Of
the expedition as well, and was always
ready for any work.
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have Sc
cured mass of scientific data. having
made all the tidal and most Of the field
work. and their services were invaluable
in every way.
Borup and Others Praised.
Borup not only made the record AZ 10
the distance travelled during the jour
ney. but to his assistance and his expert
knowledge Of photography is due what
I believe to be the unequaled series OF
photographs taken by the expedition.
Henson in the field and Percy as
steward were the same as ever. inval-
liable in their respective lines.
chief Engineer Wardwell also OF
the last expedition, aided by his as
sstant. Scott kept the machinery up
to "A high state OF efficiency and has
given the Roosevelt the force and pow
cr which enabled II to negotiate appar-
entity impracticable ice.
Mr. Gushue the mate who was In
charge OF the Roosevelt during the alb,
sonce of Capt. Bartlett and myself and
Boatswain Murphy. who was put in
charge of the station at Etah for the
relief of Cook, were both trustworthy
and reliable men, and | count myself
fortunate In having had them In my
service.
Had a Willing Crew.
The members of the crew and the
frcmcn were n distinct Improvement
over those of our last expedition. Every
one Of them was willing and anxious
to be of service in every possible way.
Connors who was promoted to be
bos'n in the absence of Murphy. proved
to be practically effective.
Barnes seaman, and Wiseman and
Joyce, flremen, not only assisted Mar
win and Mcmillan in thcir tidal and
meteorological observations on the
Roosevelt, but Wiseman and Barnea
went into the field with them on their
trips to Cape Columbia, and Condor
and Cody covered 1000 miles hunting
and sledging supplies.
Presents for Eskimos.
As for my faithful Eskimos, 1 have
left them with ample supplies of dark.
rich walrus meat and blubber for their
winter, with currants. sugar, biscuits.
guns, rifles. ammunition, knives. hatch
cts, traps. etc.
For the splendid four who stood be-
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