Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
TOP OF EARTH
IS NOW OURS
ALL NEW TERRITORY FOUND BY
DR.. COOK, INCLUDING NORTH
POLE, IS AMERICAS.
SHACKLETON NOT SKEPIICAL.
British Antarctic Explorer Declares
Brooklyn Doctors Story Is "Per-
fectly Possible"
PREDICTED BY DE ABRUZZI

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. All new
territory discovered by Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, when he reached the North pole.
will belong to the United States by right
Of discovery, according to Rev. c. NJ
Charrepin, s. j., professor of astronomy
at st. Louis university.
Father Charropin today said Dr.
Cooks statements will be accepted by
scientists who will attempt to confirm
them. According 10 Prof. Charropin,
the North pole is now the property of
Uncle Sam.
Shackleton Not Skeptical
LONDON, Sept. 2.-After reading
Cooks account of his dash to the North
pole, Lieut., Ernest II. Schakleton who
recently led an expedition to the South
pole regions, said that nobody had any
right to be skeptical. There was nothing
in the explorers statement but what was
perfectly possible after he got within 200
miles of the pole and after reaching the
pole. and after getting back to solid
land there was nothing to prevent DR.
Cook living with the Eskimos until this
year
consequently" the lieutenant contin-
ueU, L 40 not lulllh lIe TIME II lOOk
lim to return is against his statement.
The question is, what distance was he
actually from the pole when he started
with his ESkimoS. He must have done
twelve miles a day to cover the distance
given m thirty-tive days. No other eXpe-
1ition has been able to do anything near
his. In the north one or two miles a
day is considered good progress but
Cook must have travelled over absolutely
smooth ice, which is Il condition that is
unique"
Abruzzi Predicted Feat
ROME. Sept. 2.-The Duke of the
Abruzzi since his own Arctic expedition
n 1900, has been keenly interested in
Polar explorations and before he left
for the Himalaya mountains. he ex-
pressed the opinion that DR.. Frederick
A. Cook was perhaps the man destined
20 accomplish this great feat, which may
De the greatest achievement Of the
twentieth century" He based his opin-
on on what he had heard of DIR. Cooks
former journeys and his preparations
for this one
In Il letter received recently at Turin
from the duke, the royal explorer asked
If anything had been heard from Drl
Cook. He said he did not believe the
American was dead. and expressed the
belief that he would surpass all his
predecessors on the road to the pole. /
Chose Feasible Route
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Sept. .
DR.. Thomas Dedrick, who was surgeon
with the Peary Arctic expedition in
lS931902 and lived for "a year With
the Eskimos at Etah, Greenland, said
today that DR.. Cook in reaching the
Pole near the west coast of Ellesmere-
land had chosen the most feasible route.
DR.. Dedrick said:
DIR. Cooks Polar expedition is re
markable not only for it's results, but.
for its utilization of the most practicable,
plan. His grasp of the fact that ! have
adyocated-that a man with Eskimos,
ean live indefinitely on the west coast of
Ellesmereland and come out at any
point he choOseS-shOws DIR. Cooks
knowledge of Arctic conditions. | know
Eskimos who left Etah and lived nine
years on the west coast at different
points each year. EskimOs furnished me
with maps of the west coast of Files
mereland before Capt Sverdrup ever put
a foot on the shore. Their maps are
Identical with Sverdrup's later maps.
Feared Westward Drift
When Peary feared westward drift
on approaching land and spoke of the
possibility of coming out on the west
coast of Ellesmereland, | advocated his
using that channel and said then that |
had no fear, were | to arrive with Es-
plies 1t is a game channel, heavily
Eskimo populated. Cook grasped the
right idea Not only so, but he bent all
his energies poleward."
Will Make Aerial Trip.
BERLIN. Sept. PROF HergerseH.
the scientific adviser of the proposed eX-
petition to the north pole in the Zeppe-
lin airship, speaking today of DIR. Cooks
achievement. said:
Il am sincerely glad an explorer has
reached the pole. Our airShp exped-
ton, however. will not be affected III
any way. When we first proposed to
go to the Arctic in an airship, the reach
ing of the actual north pole was mat
ter of Indifference to us. Our main OBJ
iect is to show how a dirgible balloon
can be used for exploration Our air
ship is intended for surveying and the
taking of photographs, and it will be
so constructed as to land on the drift
ice il necessary.
Capt. Amundsen Talks.
CHRISTIANA, Sept. Capt. Road
Amundsen, the Norw egian Arctic ex-
plorer. was interviewed here today on
DR.. Cooks triumph
DR.. Cook was my partner on the Bel
gian expedition as physician he said
and all on board appreciated highly
his experience and his ability. His was
an uncommonly Staunch, persevering and
energetic personality, and | admire him.
The route chosen by DR.. Cook presented
unusually difficult problems: this was
proved by Comma nder Peary's expert
enceS.
The possible results from DIR. Cooks
achievement will have no influence on
my projected expedition: | am not plan
ming to reach the point of the pole. My
trip will be for oceanographic investiga-
tions. 1t would be highly interesting
Ilr Nn.AIr
found a continent around the pole. But
he was of necessity limited to mere
visual impressions"