The Washington times., 1909-09-03

three days pass before his hope comes
Out. 1T. Cook went across these places
IN nus canvas boat The boat can BE-
| uSeu Tor tent at night and e is HANDY
when not ia commission for use as a
tarpaulin cover.
Had $50 Miles To Go.
1T was the idea of Dr. Cook that the
people he left behind him on the land
SHOULD cover his retreat. That left him
about $50 miles to cover from March II
TO April n. the date of his discovery. or
thirty days according to my calculation.
Ihis is an average Of only ten miles
day. The sleds which he had were ex-
SSptloualIy good. for he made them
himself, and the dogs he obtained from
the ESkimos were in the finest condition.
Ihey We're rat, strong, and fun Of lie;
IN Iact, according to all 1 can hear. bet
Ter GoBs were never seen. At that. OF
course. there were some which would
weaken and have to be killed. and they
were fed to ti-Sir mates. With a little
5000 luck here and there the dogs could
easily beat ten miles day. and some
days so way beyond it, Mr.. Peary in
some OF his books speaks of going as
nigh as thirty and forty miles day.
one can so on dog sleds over reasonably
good land ice at the rate of sixty miles
day.
Before DR. Cook left me ne said he
would do another thing that no other
explorer had done. and that was 10 come
back from the farthest north on foot,
whether he was successful or not, and
70 reach the Danish trading post Of
Upernavik, where he knew that in time
vessel must arrive. AL this had been
carefully mapped out two years ago.
No Chance To Communicates
Tt has been asked why he did not
communicate his discovery to the world
sooner. The answer Is easy. Because
this Is his very first opportunity Slowly
he made his way back. He lived in ELS
mereland, He used the meat which ne
had left in caches, the oxen and the
hares and so forth, which had been kill
ed on his way up. He subsisted at times
on what he could find. IL was only this
spring that he was able TO get into the
neighborhood OF Etsh, where there were
caches.
Now he comes at last 20 Cape York
He knows that the Danish government
sends a ship there TO lock after its col
ony and to take calico md Merchandise
10 trade for ivory Of the narwh7l, elder
down and bllIbber. He knew that he
could eventually meet that ship So
suggested 10 him that he keep slowed
away about his clothing in sealskin
bags 100 pounds in English gold with
which to pay his passage to COpen-
hagen, and from there to the United
States This he did as ne said he would.
So when everything Rad been arranged
and / felt that nothing could go wrong.
] resented il a little when ! was asked
10 contribute to a relief expedition
which l felt sure that Or. Cook did not
want and felt sure that I did not
was asked
The natives / replied, nave gone
across that ice for thousands, perhaps
millions, Of years. I DO not see why DR..
Cook cannot
Gifts For the Natives
He did #. And now Tor the last
thought Of Admiral Melville and others.
How could he induce the natives to
go with him 10 the North Pole ana
risk their lives? How does anybody
induce the Eskimos TO do anything?
Here was as fully equipped an expedi-
ton as ever went TO the frozen seas.
excepting neither Peary, DR.. hansen.
or the Duke of Abruzzl II was quietly
prepared, that was the only difference.
II was peculiarly fitted out with things
which were dear TO the heart Of the
EskimOs, and DIR. Cook had enough Of
them TO be liberal. SO there IS doubt
is there. in the good adrhiraTs mind
about getting the natives for carriers
They will 90 anywhere for a gun. One
viii work all DAY for a biscuit. How
about a box OF matches occasionally?
I had shipped 10000 boxes OF them. A
biscuit, a cracker, a bit OF tobacco.
anything like that would bring an Es-
kimO 70 your feet
Mr.. Peary used to promise every