The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-20
Peary Tells Story.

ne was at Battle HarD0r that COM
nandeF Peary told the story to a score
or more Of correspondents Of his jour
uev. He viii head no moro trips 20 the
Arctic, nor, for that matter, 70 the Ant
arctic. His work in the ice fields IS I'm
Il have accomplished the ambition Of
my lie" said the commander. u SHAH
always be interested in Arctic cEplora-
ton, but 1t must now De lett 10 younger
men"
Commander Pearv often broke his mar
rativ0 to call upon Professor Donald Nc
MILAN. naturalist and geOiOgist, to relate
some incident of the trip. No less inter
esting than Peary's dash 10 the nOle were
the discoveries Of Professor Mcmillan Of
relics and stores of seven previous Arctic
expeditions those OF General Greeley IN
TSS1-A. Commando Hall. I'm 1Sil; the
Amundsen exploration Dart- of 1908; Sir
John Woods expedition, the exploration
party Of Admiral Sir George Mares, III
1866, and the expeditions Of Command
a. Peary in 1896 and 1867
As to the Controversy.
Commander Peary prefaced the 'inquisi-
ton" as he called sc, with the statement
that he had made his position clear ia ref
erence to the Cook controversy In early
dispatches, which had been sent by wire
less TO the Associated Press
'I shall pay no attention TO the fake
stories or any side issues said Com
mander Peary, that are put ont to de-
tract from the main question. Has COOK
DO YOU think IL possible for any man
10 fake observations to prove that he was
st the p0le2' he was asked
In the opinion o. Admiral Aei'llies =.
g y. Admiral Sir George Mares, +. NJ
and myself. yes" he responded.
Then he continued. Il 90 not care 70
speak of other observations IN view or
what ] claim, ana J won't say any tIllls
more until the statement signed by an
other is Offered, and then I VIII submit
- IN, - ~ .~1,~isty7ss day in tina Arc
sic was pictured 10y Commander Peary.
Athletic contests were arranged by Hro-
9essor Mcmillan and a running course
OF IS wards Oh the ice and snow was
laid out beside the. Roosevelt
christmas day falls in the dead Of
che Arctic night and TO light the racing
path little oil lamps were set on snow
mounts. In the Pickering yellow light this
weird company, hooded and CARRIED In
the heavy furs OF the north, gathered and
applauded the Contestants.
.sTuh Cub Alan won the race for mar
red women, and Professor Mcmillan had
offered the selection Of one Of three things
= tine prize bar OF soap, q box OF
Unread and a frosted cake.
Chooses Soap as Prize,
I'VE were all curious 10 know which
srrirle Tub Cub Nah would select said
Professor Mcmillan. u knew I would
rake the frosted cake, If it had been my
choice. but she quickly took the soap.
Poor Moss Marvin won the IoOtracc Tor
The Americans, while SiglOo won the race
Tor the Eskimo men
.sThe holiday was fittingly observed Oh
rbe Roosevelt aud, while musk OK took
HE Mace Of turkey, there were all sorts
of buildings and sweetmeats on the Ia
eve had washington pudding and plum
pudding. and Captain Bartlett opened
locked canister OF good things which his
wife quietly gave TO me before We lef
the south and told me TO give Il TO her
Christmas GlE. ] found mat
Mrs Peary had worked the captain tie
same way and had given him locked
canister for me. u be opened ON Christ
mas DAY. We had hot Joduy and cigars
FOR all All The members Of the party
received a box Of candy from Mrs.
Peary.
Speaking OF the scientific value Of the
expedition TO the north pole, Commander
Peary said that sOundings from Cape
Columbia 10 the pole were valuable, and
supplemented the data given by Nansen
and Cagni on the other side OF the pole
Conquest of the Earth.
1.-THE reaching of the pole added
PeaIy. els proof Of mans final conquest
Of the earth. As it stood with the pole
mufound. it was q continual reproach 10 !
civilization. The discovery Of the south I
pole may ECW be looked for as an &c +
cepted fact. Work in the Antarctic Is /
quite different from that in the north. /
An expedition TO the north pole must !
complete its work within the year. No I
base can be left for another years opera |
lions. while in the Antarctic an explorer 4
can !ay base which will be DerIna- /
uent for the further advance the next /
year
That Greenland and the Arctic regions /
aill become a summer resort III time IS 4
Commander Peary's confident belief. and 4
DIR. Goodsell, physician Of the expedition, /
asserted that the dry air and constant /
sunlight OF the sumner was fine cure
for tuberculosis.
The explorer spoke sadly II the loss Of