The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-11-18

I their lives In crossing and recrossir
the Icy mountain torrents, the grei
Alaskan range was finally crossed
what is called Brooks pass, Moui
Mckinley was then almost circled Il
a possible approach and finally wa
scaled to the height OF 1900 fee
when farther progress was ended b.
an impossible precipice 1t was the
that the attempt WAS abandoned an
the purity separated after returning L
the ship. Parker went home. Brown,
went hunting Porter went surveying
OF the continent, although Barrll
swears he only went near glory and
was more than 10000 feet below The
top OF the continent. AT present there
Is no way to check up on he two ex-
I ccpt TO recover the little brass tube.
/ Parker says that II he finds this yes
I sci Of honor he will bring II back with
him. but Cook VIII not give him the
chance He Is going TO find II himself.
swell. strength TO their arms. or. rath-
er. 10 their legs. siay they both rench
the top aud live 10 write books about
the purple SHOWS" that all well reg
uiated peaks and polcs are now sup
posed TO wear.
Hardest Climb on Earth.
But II they do It they viii have some
oil kI..I -.
garded as the hardest peak to nego-
tiate on earth or course 1t Is not 80
high as the Iiimulayas or the Andes.
but presents features OF more difficulty
than either Tie tablelaud about the
Alaskan range IS less than mile In
height. while that surrounding the
Iiimnluyas Is two or three miles up.
leaving q greater sheer ascent for the
American mountain than for those In
Asia. As for the Andes. they. too. have
a high tableland and but little snow
and ice while Mckinley Is practically
all Ice and snow above 1000 feet An
other element that makes the Alaskan
II hard proposition is that |
OF the sheer precipices thousands OF |
feet In height that apparently surround |
II on every side On the top II Is com /
Hat. but II Is a long way TO |
the top. II has been likened In shape
10 brick standing on end Two more
features that make 1t difficult are the
climate and the fact that II Is SO far
ry AS rule. mountain climbers plan
% reach the base OF their nscents In
fresh and strong condition. In mp
preaching Mount Mckinley they are
exhausted and worn out before they
each the foot.
The one side OF the great peak which
ms not been explored and from which
10 attempt has been made TO scale 1t
8 on the north 1t Is probable that
he Parker expedition will try II along
his route. As for the Cook expedi-
ion. II will be along the lines OF that
Z 1906 and Will follow the course laid
own In DR. Cooks book rs that by
which he reached the summit OF the
This In Itself will be test
{ the truth OF his claims. whether or
OF he finds the little brass tube. II he
limbs Mount Mckinley along the
cute OF 1905. feat that Professor
'arker says cannot be performed. that
\ Itself viii go far toward establish
fg Cooks former story. II has also
cen suggested that Barrlll should
rad an expedition to the point he
wears TINT Cook and himself reached
nd reproduce the photographs that he
sserts were taken by Cook and rep
esented Gs Mount Mckinley pictures.
For example. he could rephotograph
he peak on which he stood and which
ook photographed ms the top OF Nc
,lnley but which Barrill claims was
wenty miles distant and fully two
lilies lower In altitude. At present no
etinite steps have been taken toward
Barrill expedition. how
yer. II is only In the talk stage, as
most OF this controversy.
Former Explorations.