The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-15
AGAIN
 CHALLENGED RIRRILL SAYS NOW COOK NEVER TOPPED MT. M'KlNLEY AS
 CLAIMED IN BOOK. Declares In An Affidavit That Pict ures Were Taken Fourteen
 Miles From the Summit,
 With Him Present

New York, Oct. 14-The Globe this afternoon prints a copy of the affi dayit made by Edwin N Barill, who accompanied Dr Frederick A. Cook at the time he announced his reach ing the summit of Mount Mckinley
 The affidavit was made before notary at Tacoma, Washington, on October 4. and has just been received in New York
 BaIrilfs affidavit states in effect that he was the only person present with Dr. Cook on the date when he claims to have reached the summit of Mount Mckinley; that they did not in fact reach the summit and the nearest point to the summit reached was at least n miles distant from the summit of that mountain. the elevation at no time exceeding 10000 feet.
 Barrill's affidavit also brings into question a number of the photographs which Dr. Cook has given as repre-. senting the summit and other high attitudes of Mount Mckinley
 Baarill's affidavit says that he was born in Buffalo, in 1861, and now re- sides a Darby, Mont,
 he says he was the only one pres apf have reached the summit of Mount Mckinley and that he is the man re. feiTed to as Barrille or Edward Bar file in Dr Cooks book entitled ITO The Top of the Continenf." bearing npon the expedition to Mount McKin- lev
 He details his first meeting with Dr. Cook al Missoula, Mont. where the latter was accompanied by Professor Parker of Columbia University. R. W. Porter, and others.
 The organization of the Mount Me. Kinley expedition is explained. the members consisting of Fned Printz. a guide, Belmore Brown, an amist and naturalist of Tacoma, Walter Miller. a photographer of Seattle. Samuel. Beecher, who acted as cook for the party and Barrill. The party sailed from Seaale, May F, 1906.
 Barrill recounts that at the start Of the trip ne prepared to keep an exact diary and sets forth that this diary, marked exhibit A, attached to the affidavit, "is pocket diary kent by me during all the time that Dr. Cook and were together near Mount Mckinley and the same is a truthful record, with --e exception of the en. ules and changes made by me therein under the orders Of Dr. Cook
 The diary referred to by BarrfIl as attached to the ffidavit is now in the possession of Hhe New York Globe.
 The affidavit then proceeds as fol- lows.
 On the evening of Sept. 3. 1906. pr. Cook and started alone for the purpose of exploring Mount McKin- ley 1e informed me before starting shar his purpose was to find way Tor as ending she mountain, ais he and Professor Parker intended to climb the mountain the following year.
 As shown by my diary, we took to the ice on September 9. From and including the ninth down to and in. cluddng the 18th of September all writings in my writings are by mo put were made under the direction of tr Cook. l also changed the dates duling this time under his direction The figures l2.oO0 on the date of Sen. tember l2, We're changed by me nj the dictstion of Dr. Cook.
 On September 12 Dr. Cook dtrectea me 70 Sop keeping my diary and leave the pages therein blank. I can. not now remember the exact dates ot ilsures which l had in my diary before was SD directed to change them but l know the eleyarion under wha.