The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-16
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tails of the matter. These will come
out later. / have said that DIR. Cooks
statement that he reached the pole
should not be taken seriously, and
that l have him nailed by concrete
proof to support my statement.
I'm six months you probably will
sget the whole story. 1t would not
be policy for men to enter upon a
full debate with the story as it now
stands. To do SO, I would be CIV
ing out much information of which
other Uses could be made. intend
to wait until DR.. Cook has issued his
full authorized statements.
up to the present time, there
have only been newspaper accounts
of DR.. Cooks alleged polar trip and
these may or may not be true. When
/ DR.. Cook has time to issue a COM
| plete authorized version of his jour-
ney it will be the proper opportunity
for me to make public the informa-
ton which I have. After that, the
jury-in other words, the people and
the scientific bodies of the world
will pass Judgment upon the matter
and there will be nothing left of DR..
| Cooks capital but his own assertions
that he has reached the North pole.
In the meantime, it is my determine
tion not to deal with debates for the
reasons already stated"
Commander Peary was then asked
if new land could have been discov-
cred in latitude "a, longitude SO. In
reply he shrugged his shoulders, and
said it was quite possible that an un-
known continent existed further
west. He referred to the land dis
covered by himself on previous trips
that had not yet been explored.
Asked what would be the interna-
tional effect of planting the stars and
stripes at the North pole, Peary
said that he had notified the secre-
tary of state that he had taken pos
session of the North pole in the name
of the United States and that it re-
manned for the secretary to decide
what tina mean. He said he had left
records on the ice at the pole.
Commander Peary is done with
active exploring. He will continue to
take an interest in Arctic and Ant
arctic exploration but from his home
and he declares that he would with
draw from field work.
Commander Peary spoke feelingly
of the death of Prof. Marvin of Cor
nell university, who, at the head of
one of the supporting parties, broke
through a lead of thin ice on the re-
turn trip. A cross bearing his name
his college and the date of his death
MOS oraotn1 or Conn Chnridon :11cf
above the Roosevelt's winter position
and visible for miles.
The health of the party in general
was good, according to DR.. John
Goodsell, surgeon of the expedition.
Two Eskimo children were born and
| are still living. There was an absence
of scurvy, due chiefly to the ex-
perience of the commander in select
ing food and supplies necessary for
the health and care of the party.
There was an abundance of fresh
meat i. Bartlett, Marvin, Mcmillan
and Borup suffered from frost bitten
feet more severely than the others.
Two of the Eskimos were disabled
at Cape Columbia, one suffering
from frozen feet and the other from
a severe Inflammation partly due to
the same cause. DR.. Goodsell gave
them surgical attention and left them
in their igloos until his detachment
returned from the northern trip. He
supplied them with ample provisions.
They greeted the return of the party
with manifestations of great delight.
One of the disabled Eskimos was
hauled on the sledges to the ship at
Cape Sheridan, ninety miles. On this
trip DR.. Goodsell slipped and strained
the tendons of his foot and on his
arrival at the Roosevelt found an Es-
kimo child with a fractured shoulder.
There were some cases of snow
blindness also. Commander Peary
was i'll for one day about six weeks
previous to February Is, which was
the day that Captain Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for
Cape Columbia, the advance guard of
the dash to the pole. The surgeon
was a little concerned about Com
mander Pearys illness on account of
the approaching tramp, but it proved
nothing serious and all the men were
in the pink of condition when the
start was made.
Prof. Mcmillan was confined to his
bed for a month on the trip through
Smith sound Immediately after leav-
ing Etah. He suffered from a slight
attack of rheumatic fever.