The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-30
Heat of the Sun Is a Sham
and It's Light a Torment
to the Three Strugglers
With Weary Nerves and Compass in Hand, Dr. Cook
Pods Ahead of the SledgeS, Tracking the Route
to Home and Food Heat and Rest.

atmospheric unrest was added the insta.
oiilty oil broken ice and the depressins
mystery Of an unknown position. Fo,
many days no observations hnd bcon no.
sible and our location could only =,
guessed at.
The maddening struggle wos d,p,
forced, while the spirits were pressed :,
inc verge ot extinction Now thu, IN,
OBJECT OF our trip had been accomn,isboJ
much of the incentive was gone. At time,
ii seemed MS if our life's work had hoo,
accomplished. and to have lain down 70,
the hnal sleep would have been eosv b,,
the feeble hres OF the homing passior
Kept the eye open.
At the EiGbty-fourtb Parallel
on May "A the sky cleared long cnonr,
10 give us set of observations W,
were on the cighty-fourth parallel. nea,
inc niDcty-seventh meridian, The no,
lands were hidden behind a low Mat
The ice was much crovassed and dr;f,o,
eastward. Many open spnces Of watc,
were noted in the west by patches Of
water sky.
Ihe pack was sufficiently active 10 civ,
us considerable anxiety. though prosspr,
lines and open water did not nj the rim,
seriously impede our progress.
There remained on the sleds soarce,,
enough food to rench our caches. miles,
we averaged fifteen miles daily, On IN,
return from the pole to here we had onh
oeen able to make twelve miles dniy
Now our strength. even under fnir con
ditions. did not seem to be equal to NOR,
than ten miles. The outlook was far from
hopeful to me. though the sight Of IN,
cleared sky infused new courage inf
Etukhishuk and Ahwelah.
Trying to make the best of our bsri
lot, straight course was set for IN,
musk OK lands of the inner crossing
AT the eighty-third parallel We fouoJ
ourselves to the west of a largo trno
extending southward. The ice change,
to small fields The temperature rose I.
zero and a persistent mist obscured IN,
heavens.
With a few lines on paper to reriste
the life of suffering, the food for mai
and dog was reduced TO three-ouarteI
ration, while the difficulties of ice traye
rose TO disbeartening heights.
AT the end of struggle Of twent,
days through thick fog the sky cleared
and We found ourselves far down IL
crown Prince Gustav Sea, with ope,
water and impossible small ice as A bar
'ier between US and Heiberg Islnnd.
With the return to Annootok rendcres
impossible by the unfortunate westerr
dritt our only alternative was to 90 souu
with the Ice. We hoped In this cours,
10 md game for food and fuel. Th,
scottish whalers enter Lancaster Sount
md touch at Port Leopold. The distanc,
10 this point was shorter than that
Greenland, and by this route 1 hoped thai
could return to Europe during the same
year, 1908.
FassinS through Hassel Sound betweeI
he Ringnes Lands bears and seals wer,
secured, and slowly we moved southwark
'ver Norwegian Bay into Wellingto,
-hanuel. The ice was small, there wal
much open water and progress was slow
'ut the drift carried US along.
Crossed to Jone. Sound.
AT Pioneer Bay we were stopped by,
am of small Ice over which shedding wa
Unable to wait for the ic
o move because no large game was herr
ecured, we crossed in early July t.
ones Sound. Here again no big gam,
vas found. There was much open wate,
nd the folding canvas boat was spreat
or use.
Unable to feed the dogs, they wcr,
ivcn the freedom of their wild progcn.
ers, tho wolves.
One sled was left here, the other wa,
lken apart and plAced in the boat. Their
olowed long and pcrilous adventure
J boat and sled, during which our lasl
was expended in securing
irds for food. After that by loopcd
mes and sliDgshots birds were still cap
lred.
Early In September we were bcset or
lie shores of Badin Bay with neither
ents were shaped, and we returned
eastward TO Cape Sparbo, to seek place
pitch a winter camp.
An underground den was built OF
ones. bones and turf, and with orI
,imiuve weapons We fought the wal
Is, the bear. the musk OF and Other
,imnls. Thus food. fuel and skins wer,
cured and death by famine was
'erted-
The winter and the night Of 100S-190t
ere spent preparing food and eqwpmcn,
T the return.
On February is, 1900. we started with
sled and reached our camI
Annootok in the middle of April
ere l met Mr., Harry Whitney and tole
u of our conquest of the pole.
Because ship was TO come after Mr.
hitncy to tuke him direct 10 hom,
ores. most OF my Instruments were in
,stad To his care. Anxious 10 gain
" months in the return home. | pru
.dcd by sled over land and sea south.
rd to Upcrnavik aud from there on
I'd To Copenhagen by Danish steamers
t-- The End.