Willmar tribune., 1909-09-22


lgloos there disappeared comp1ete;,
and the entire region was unrecoxnix.
able. Where on the outward journey
had been narrow cracks. there were
now broad leads. one OF them over Ava
miles In width. caught over with young
ice.
Here again fortune favored u.s. and
no pronounced movement Of the ica
having taken place since the captain
passed. we had his trail to follow. We
picked up the old trail again north Of
the seventh igloos. followed it beyond
the fifth. and at the big lead lost IL
finally.
Crazy Joy Of Eskimos.
From here we followed the captains
trail. and on April % our sledees
passed ur the vertical edge of the
glacier fringe. little west of Cape
Columbia.
When the last sledge came up
thought my Eskimos had gone crazy.
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. AS Ootah, sat down
on his sledge he remarked, in Eskimo:
The devil is asleep or having trouble
with his wife, or we never should have
come back so easily
A few hours later we arrived at
Crane City, under the bluffs o. Cape
Columbia, and. after putting four
faithful dogs to keep them quiet vc
had' at last our chance to sleep.
Long Sleep Welcome.
Never shall I forget that sleep at Cape
Columbia. 1t was sleep, sleep, then turn
over and sleep again. we slept glorious
~. with never a thought of the morrow
or having to walk and. too. with no
thought that there was to be never q
night more of binding headache
Cold water to a parched throat Is MOTH
Ing compared with sleep to a numbed,
fatigued brain and body,
Two days we spent here in sleeping and
Our dogs. like ourselves, had not been
hungry when we arrived, but simply life-
less with fatigue. they were difrerent
animals now, and the Netter ones among
them swept on with tightly curled tails
and uplifted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with ,,kzt ,nlike regu-
larity.
Marvin's Fate Lex1~xd.
We reached Hccla in one march and
| the Roosevelt in another. when we
| got to the Roosevelt I was staggered by
the news OF the fatal mishap to Mafssn.
| He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest of u.s. 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 it's prey three
years before, had at last gained its hu-
| man victim.
| The rest can be told quickly. Mcmillan
| and BOrup had started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me- Be-
| fore 1 arrived flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with Instructions
| that the caches were no longer nee.led
/ fn To IoS.
| gles 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 1S the
Roosevelt left its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back OF
Cape Mon.
1t fought its way south in the center
! of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
on August 5. or 80 days earlier than in
1908. and 50 days earlier than the British
| expedition in 1876
We picked up Whitney and his party
and stores at Etah We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Eskimos whom ]
landed at their homes. We met the
| Jeanie off Saunders island and took over
its coal and cleared from Cape York on
| August 26, one month earlier than IN
! 1906
Announces His Triumph.
On September we arrived at Indian
| HarbOr, whence the message, "Stars and
stripes nailed to north pole," was sent
vibrating southwark through the csisp
| Labrador air.
The elimination Of long experience, q
thorough knowledge of the conditions OF
the problem gained in the last expedition
| these, together with a new type OF
| sledge which reduced the work of both
dogs and driver, and a new type of camp
cooler which added to the comfort end
increased the hours Of sleep Of the
| members of the party, combined to make
| the present expedition an agreeable i'm
| prOvement upon the last in respect to the
rapidity 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, have again been
particularly fortunate. Capt Bartlett ID
| just Bartlett-tireless, sleepless, enthusi-
astic. whether on the bridge or in the
| crows nest or at the head OF a sledge
division in the field.
! DR.. Goodsell the surgeon Of the exre-
dition. not only looked after it's 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 as to
| the distance travelled during the jour-
| ney. but to his assistance and his expert
knowledge Of photography is due what
| believe to be the unequaled series of
photographs taken by the expedition.
Henson in the field and Percy az
steward were the same as ever, inval-
| liable in their respective lines.
Chief Engineer Wardwell, also OF
the last expedition. aided by his as
sistant. Scott, kept the machinery up
to high state of efficiency and has
| given the Roosevelt the force and DOW
emily impracticable ice
Mr.. Gushue. the mate, who was in
| charge of the Roosevelt during the alb.
sence 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 I count myself
fortunate in having had them In my
| service.
Had Willing Crew.
The members of the crew and the
firemen were a distinct improvement,
over those Of our last expedition. Ever
| one of them was willing and anxious
to be of service in every possible way.
Connors. who was promoted to b
bos'n in the absence of Murphy, proved
to be practically effective.
Barnes. seaman. and Wiseman an.
! Iovce fremen nOf 0n1v assisted Mo-