The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-09-16

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work.
Bartlett returned in time to AXE al
observation for latitude in
clear weather, and obtained for our po-
sition S7.48, and that showed that the
continued north wind had robbed us
of a number of miles Of hard-earned
distance.
Bartlett took the observation there, 4
as had Marvin five camps back, partly
to save my eyes, but largely to give
an Independent record and determine
ton of our advance.
HI observations completed and two
copies made, one for him n the other
for me. Bartlett started on the back
trail in command of my fourth sup
porting party, with two Eskimos, one
sledge and Is dogs.
BARTLETT DID GOOD WORK.
When he left I felt for a moment
pangs of regret as he disappeared in
the distance. but it was only momen-
tary. My work was still ahead, not in
the rear.
Bartlett had done good work and a
been a great help to me. Circumstances
had thrust the brunt of the pioneering
upon him instead of dividing it among
several, as I had planned.
He had reason to take pride in the
fact that he had bettered the Italian
record by a degree and a quarter and
had covered q distance equal to the
entire distance of the Italian expedi-
ton from Franz Josef's land to Cagni's
farthest north. n
I had given Bartlett this position and
post OF honor in command of my
fourth and last supporting party, and
for W reasons: first, because OF his
magnificent handling of the Roosevelt;
second, because he had cheerfully stood
between me, and many trifiing annoy
ances on the expeditions.
Then there was a third reason. It
seemed to me appropriate in view of
the magnificent British record Of arc
tic work, covering three centuries, that
1t should be a British subject who
could boast that, next to an American,
he had been nearest the pole. 90
LAST STRUGGLE AT HAND.
With the disappearance Of Bartlett /
turned to the problem before me. This
was that for which I had worked for 80
years. for which I had lived the simple
energy on the upward trip; for which
I had trained myself as for a race, crush
ing down every worry about success.
In spite Of my years I felt in trim
fit for the demands of the coming lays
and eager to be on the trail.
M ,Ur my parry my ana
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ideal, which had now come to realization
-as loyal and responsive to my will as
the fingers Of my right hand.
PARTY IDEAL FOR EFFORT.
-Four Of them possess the technique of
dogs. sledges, ice, and cold as their heri-
tage. Two Of them. Hansen and Ootam.
were my companions to the farthest point
three years before. Two others, Eginwuk
and Sigloo, were in Clark's division,
which. had such q narrow escape at that
time. and now were willing to go any
Where with my immediate party, and
willing to risk themselves again in any
supporting party.
the NTH was a young man who had
hnt who wa. - no.aihl ans eapeoltlon,
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the nrincaiu eiftsA. haat .ne eeners toF
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reached the no1e III s,4thbn " ..liem VINO
that thesa ripha. =. 4, sie, = ne knew
ures+ 800, a. st,,h%o.n q tlm 20
whose ima % nl1ed -. ho+ :. ine sif'
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TAI NONFlDENCE IN HIM. AZ
All had blind confidence so long al.
I was with them, and gave no thought
Tor the morrow, sure@that whatever hap
-pened l should somehow get them back
to land. But I dealt with the party
equally. I recognized that all its i'm
petus centered in me, and that whatever
pace I set 1t would make good. II any
one played out. I would stop for q short
line n
l had no fault to find with the condi-
tons. MY dogs were the best, the pick
Of LIZ with which we left Columbia. AL
most all were powerful males, hard as
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my e.e9ses' nov mat the repairs were
sunseo, were IN eooo CONDITION. My
LII r. 80 anip!e lor ~ Gays and,
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HIS PROGRAM PLANNED.
Pacing back and forth in tn ice of the
pressure ridge where the igloos were
built, while my men got their loads
ready for the next marches, I settled on
my program. I decided I should strain
every nerve to make five marches of Is
miles each, crowding these marches in
the e4 er q WY as TO prlng us TO the end OF
III Ia ~ ~ lons gnoasn neIore noon TO per-
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