The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-17
A DAY FOR GREAT DEEDS.

.An of us are forced to ask ev-
cry morning what victory there is"
exclaimed Horace Walpole, in the
latter part of the Seven Years War,
for fear of missing one A
similar vigilance is needed at this
moment by the world so as to avoid
overlooking or forgetting the great
things that follow each other in
swift succession. Today's victories
are over the dement's. A few weeks
ago Farman, at the armament at
Rheims, broke the long-distance
flying record in an aeroplane by re-
naming in the air three hours and
fourteen minutes. o1e day after
wards Curtiss made the speed record
in an aeroplane. Wednesday a week
ago word came from DR.. Frederick
A. Cook that he had reached the
North pole. On Thursday the Cum
ard liner Lusitania completed the
trip from Queenstown to New York
in four days, eleven hours and forty
two minutes, thus bringing the -four
day Atlantic trip to hand. And
then came the announcement from
Peary that he, too, had discovered
the pole.
No other ten days or ten months
of the worlds history have been
crowded with so many important
achievements. Naturally those re-
lating to the pole have created the
greatest surprise. They are by far
the most spectacular of all the ex--
ploits in the field of geography which
have taken place in the twentieth
century. Their nearness in time
make them especially notable. The
fact that Peary's announcement
was. received with immediate accept
ance while Cooks aroused some
doubts is not altogether to the dis
credit of the latter. Peary was in the
field of polar exploration earlier than
Cook, he has had much more expert
ence, and he had a better equipment
The fact that, in 1906, Peary went
within 200 miles of the pole. break
ing all records. gave the world some
reason to believe that this time he
would reach that point. On the other
hand, although on the present trip
Cook left a year earlier than Peary,
the world paid little attention to
him and not many persons supposed
that he would accomplish anything
Within the past few days, however,
the world has learned from the man
who contributed the money which
started Cook on the expedition that
he had all the facilities which he
asked and that he left this country
with the serious purpose of getting
to the pole. But this was known to
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that Peary had all the appliances
which experience suggested and thai
money could furnish. He had Pres
ident Roosevelt as a patron and he
named his boat after the president.
The boat was built after his own de-
sign, and that he is proud of the
work which it did is seen in one of
the earliest of the kilograms which
came from him Monday. Pole
reached. Roosevelt safe
Americans have particular reasons
10 feel proud of the record of these
ten days. One of their c~ountrymen,
Curtiss. carried off the chief prize in
a. contest with the worlds fliers
at Rheims. And two of them are
winners of the blue ribbon in the
Arctic exploration race.
Two robins, pure white with the
exception of the usual red breast,
built their nest in a maple tree at
Oxford. Mass.
The National Board of Governors
of Grand Army Veterans Home is
investigating mismanagement charges
at Sautelle, Cal.
An ammonia tank explosion at the
Cleveland Provision Company's plant,
in Cleveland, did $4,000 damage
and nearly killed two men.