The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-14

We met the sJeanie OF Saunders Ia
4 land and took over: her coal and clear
from Cape York on August &c. on.
month earlier than In 1906.
! Tho Big Message Sent.
On September s we arrived at In
4 dian Harbor. whence the 4 message
.sStnrs and Stripes nailed to north
pole. WIS sent Y vibrating sfutt
through the crisp Labrador air.
This clllmtnationi Of long experience
thorough; knowledge Of the condt
Stdona of the problem. gained In the
last expediu on, together with new
tyne Of sledge which reduced the work
nfs both dogs and driver, and a new
type OF camp cooler which added to
q comfort and 4 increased the hours oil
& sleep OF the members OF the party,
combined 10 make the present cxpedi-
A ton anEagreeable Improvement upon
u VI the Inst In regard to the rapldlty and
effectiveness OF Its work and the les.
y sened DIS comfort and strain upon tho
smembers Of the party. "a VI \,
Praise For His Helpers.
As TO tho personnel, I have again
been particularly fortunate. Captain
Bartlett Is Just Bartlett, tireless,
@sleep1ess, enthusiastic, whether on the
bridge or in the crows nest or at the
i hold OF a sledge In the field.
.EsDr.l G oodsells1 the surgeon OF tile ex-
s petition, not only looked. after its
health and hds own especially OF NIL
sfcroscopes, but took his full share of
The field work of the expedition as
well land was always ready for any
work. 5ss 3 4 s i
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have
Occurred a mass OF scientific data, hav.
i Ing; made all the tidal and most of the
1 field work, and their services were in
valuable In every way.
Borup not only made the recold In
the distance Travelled during the Jour
t1ey, but ito! his assistance and his ex-
pert knowledge of photography is due
what 81 believe to be the unequaled
series Of photographs taken by the ex-
pedi tion. 4. SIS.
Hanseniii In the field and Percy as
steward were the same as ever, invalu-
able In their respective lines. CHIEF
Engineer Wardell, also of the last ex-
petition aided by his assistant, Scott.
kept the machinery up to a high state
SufSefh clency and has gwen the Roose-
Welt the force and power which en-
sahled her to negotiate apparently i'm.
practicable Ice.
as Mr.. Gushlle the mate. who was in
charge OF the Roosevelt during the alb
:sence tof Captain Bartlett and myself,
and SBosn Murphy. who was put In
charge :sof the station at Etah for the
irelteftof Cook. were. both trust worthy
and reliable mon, and count myself
fortunate in having Eud them lin my
service. IA iip y. .51iI
The members OF the crew and the.|
.foremen were a. distinct Improvement
over those Of the last expedition.
! 3. EverybodysWas Willing. b.
sTs Everyone of them was willing and
anxious to be of service in every pos:
,sible way. .Connors. who was pro-
Tnoted to- be bo's'n in the absence OF
Mlnrphys: proved to be particularly eff
fectlve. Barnes. seaman, and Wise
man and Joyce, firemen. not only as /
sisted; Marvin! and Mcmillan in their
tidal and meteorological observations
on the Roosevelt, but Wiseu1an and /
% the 1leld with shem
~ ~. s.,lt erip 70 cape tol'unDin ana
S .H.;i anu Soay covered i'ooo miles
l mummy ana $sleaslns supplies
= :. as ior NY tal'th1ul E is have
" ;nl ample saippl1es or dark.
q! meat and blubber for their
Win currants sugar. biscuits,
.ahs. srlnes; 81 aInm m stfon' knives.
~; Al II 80 y, < -
~. e loui WAC $1,000
!, - -. .e pole = poal anu ten.