Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15

then DOtn went down from tue point "
where our bags had been left. The doctor
took the American flag out of one Of the
bags and handed It to me. and sent me
back to the top of the point. and told
me TO hold IT there on the end OF the
ice axe, which / did.
'aThe doctor then with his camera. took
the picture shown opposite page III. which
picture is there designated as The Sum
init Of Mount Mckinley" in his work,
ITO the Top Of the Continent.
SUMMIT 20 MILES AWAY.
''The truth being that the summit OF
Mount Mckinley was over 20 miles distant
in an air line from the point where my
picture was so taken, according to the
pages 152 and 153 In the book referred TO
above. I then came down with the flag
to where DR.. Cook was standing with his
camera, and / made the remark that the
eight peaks on the other side OF this point
where I had been photographed would
probably show in the picture, and he said
that he had taken the picture at such
an angle that those peaks would not
show. The peaks to which refer are
sketched by me in my diary and are
marked TO inclusive, and are shown in
said diary on the page just preceding the
date appearing therein az September 9
and on the pages following September r.
Those peaks were so sketched and num-
bered by me when was in the camps OPP
posite them. where I could have a fine
view Of them. The camps where / so
sketched the peaks are the camps mark
ed upon my drawing Exhibit c. hereun-
TO attached. as the sixth and eighth
camps when we were going up the gla-
cier.
When we were in the saddle near the
point where / was photographed, ! made
a drawing of what ! named Glacier
point AT the same time and point I
made a drawing OF Mount Mckinley as
could see the top OF Mount Mckinley off
10 the northeast and, 1 should say, at
least 20 miles away. his drawing OF gls-
cier point and Mount Mckinley shown In
ny dairy on the fourth and fifth pages
II the sketches therein. represents condi-
ions as they appeared 10 me upon the
ground. DR.. Cook stood by my side when
was making these sketches, using his
Instruments for the purpose of taking
temperatures. elevations and the like. We
'emained on the saddle after was pho
toEraphed on the point for about one
half hour, during which sketched as
ABOVE stated. and the doctor used his in
struments.
When came down from the point and
handed the doctor the flag. in addition
to what / stated above. he made several
other remarks and there was more or
less talking done which do not new re-
call: but whether at that place or there
after between the 18th and 10th Of the
month when my diary was doetored to fit
the conditions that this point was the
top. he stated TO me as follows:
WOULD MAKE GOOD TOP"
4" That point would make a good top
for Mount Mckinley. II looks Just about
Ike the gun sight peak would look on
Mount Mckinley. which we had been
looking at from the saddle.
In about half an hour after the pic
lures were taken we fixed up our packs
and at about 1880 or IL o'clock on Sep
TENDER IS we started down and arrived
on .4le place designated in Exn4o.L O
as sixth camp, the doctor saying that
he wished to go around there In order to
get farther up on the main glacier, so as
to get good view OF the northeast ridge
leading up TO the summit Of Mount Nc
kinley, so as to ascertain IL that ridge
was connected solid with the top OF the
mountain, so that it would have an ap-
pearance similar TO the description that
ne would have to give in his writings;
as the doctor had seen the moutnain from
all sides, excepting this size. and as this
was the side where he proposed to claim
that he had climbed it, he wished to
know the nature of the ridge leading UP
TO the top Of the mountain so that he
could write about 1t as IL appeared. In
doing this. we put in the balance of the
18th and all OF the 18th and 18th days
OF September, and at the eighth camp, on
September Is, DR.. Cook made his OBJ
servations of the ridge. We then turned
back from this camp for the reason that
We had both fallen through crevasses as
subsequently stated in ths diary, and we
considered II too dangerous to proceed
further without snowshoes, as the doctor
had obtained a good view OF the ridge.
which was what he wanted.
It was with DIR. Cook continuously
every day during the time which he was
trying 20 ascend the mountain in the year
1906. and the nearest point TO the sum
NIT of Mount Mckinley which we reach
ed was at least IA miles distant from thS
summit OF thai mountain. and at no time
did we reach an elevation In excess of
1000 feet, and the doctor told me when
we were at the place where my picture
was taken that we were not over 5000
feet high. ! neglected to state that on
September Is and on the evening
Of September 9. DR.. Cook asked me II 1
was willing TO stay with him / said.
Yes when he said: I will see you get
500 extra for doing So
TOOK FAKE LIFTS.
The photograph opposite page Ill in
DR.. Cooks book above mentioned, and
described therein as the eastern cliffs
OF Mount Mckinley are not such cliffs,
but are a part of the eastern slope of
the eighth peak OF the peaks above mem
toned. and drawn by me in my diary at
tached thereto
The photograph opposite page ls2 in
DR.. Cooks book was taken on the even
ing Of the same day that he took me
with the flag at what he claims as the
top OF Mount Mckinley. and was taken
at camp s. shown on attached Exhibits
c and ID. The camp In this picture
Is noted therein 10 be at 5000 feet This
being 50. the point where my picture
was taken with the nag should not ex-
coed 1000 feet as the 5000 feet camp WIS
established from six to eight hours after
my picture was so taken.
The drawing shown opposite page 2O4
OF DR.. Cook > book. above mentioned is
entirely false. as we never built a snow
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