Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-17
glacier fringe. . little west of Cape

glacier fringe. = little west of Cape
When the Inst sledge came UP
thought my Esklmos had gone crazy
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. As Ootah sat down
on his sledge he remarked. in Eskimo:
THE devil is asleep or having trouble
with his wife. or we never should have
come back easily"
few hours later we arrived at
Crane City. under the bluffs oc Cape
Columbia. and. after putting four
pounds of pemmican into each of the
faithful dogs to keep them quiet We
had. at last our chance to sleep.
Long Sleep Welcome.
Never shall forget that sleep at Cape
Columbia. 1t was sleep. sleep. then turn
over and sleep again. We slept glorious
ly. with never n thought of the morrow
or having to walk and. too. with
thought that there was to he never a
night more of binding headache.
Cold water to n parched throat is moth
Ing compared with sleep TO numbed.
fatigued brain and body.
Two days spent here in sleeping and
drying our clothes Then for the ship.
Our dogs. like ourselves. had not been
hungry when we arrived but simply life
less with fatigue They were different
animals now. and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly curied tails
and uplifted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with p!stonlke regu-
iarity.
Marvin's Fate Learned.
We reached HecIa in one march and
tho Roosevelt in another. when wo
got to the Roosevelt I was staggered by
the news of the fatal mishap to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest of us, and his
death emphasize. the risk to which we
all had been subjected. for there was not
one Of us but had been in the sledge at
some time during the journey.
The big lead, cheated of Its prey three
years before. had at last gained Its hu-
man victim.
The rest can be told quickly. Mcmillan
and Borup had started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me. Be
fore arrived flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with Instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
and they were to concentrate their ener-
giles on the ideal observations. etc. at
Cape Morris ". Jesup and north from
there.
Roosevelt Starts Back.
These instructions were carried out and
after their return In the latter part of
May Mcmillan made some further tidal
observations at other points The sup
piles remaining at the various caches
were brought In and on July Is tn"
Roosevelt left Its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back OF
Cape Mon.
II fought Its way south In the center
Of the channel and passed Cap" Sabine
on August s. or 70 days earlier than In
1905. and 70 days earlier than the British
expedition In 1876,
We picked up Whitney and his party
and stores at Etah. We Killed seventy
odd wnirus for my Eskimos, whom
landed at their homes ". met tho
Jcanie of Saunders island and took over
Its coal and cleared from Cape York IN
August u. month earlier than in
1906.
Announces His Triumph.
On September We arrived at Indian
IInrbor, whence the mcSHaEc. "Sthrs and
stripes nailed to north pole was sent
vibrating southwark through the crisp
Labrador air.
The elimination Of long experience. "a
thorough knowledge of the conditions OF
III. problem gained In the last expedition
these. together with new type Of
siedge which reduced tn" work Of both
dogs and driver. and a new typ" Of camp
cooler which added to the comfort and
Increased the hours Of sleep Of the
members Of tn. party. combined to make
the present expedition nm agreeable I'm
prov"ment upon tn" last In respect 4" th"
rapidlty and effectiveness Of Its work and
tn. lsss.n.d discomfort and strain uppn
the members Of the psrty.
His Capable Aids.
As to the personnel. hhv" again s~en
particularly fortunate. Capt. Bartlett Ia
Just observation-disclosures. sl"-plsss, cnthurt-
nstic whether on the bridge or In tho
crows nest or at tn. head Of "a si.dE-
division In tn" h"ld.
Dr. Goods.Ii. the surgeon Of the exp
ditIon. not only looked after Its h"aith
and his own speciality "f microscopes hut
took his fuli shnr- of the field work "f
the expedition us we'll, and was aivnys
ready for any work.
profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have -.--
cured a mass Of scientific data. having
mad. all III. tidal and most Of the n-ld
work. and their services were Invaluable
In every wRv.
eorup and Others Praised.
Borup not only made the record to
tho distance Travelled during lhr jour
n"y. but to his nEisthnc. and. hts expert
knowledge Of photography - due what
! believe to be the un"aual~d series OF
photoRraphs taken nv III. expedition,
Henson In tn" field and Percy
steward were the same ever. inyat-
liable In their respective lines.
Chief Engineer wardweil also OF
the last expedition. aided by his as
sistant. Scott. kept tn" machinery up
to a high state Of efficiency and ha.
given the RongrveIt the force and pow
er which enabled II to negotiate appar-
entity impracticabie ice.
Mr GuShue. the mate. who was In
charge Of the Roosevelt during the alb
scncc Of Capt. Bartlett and myself. ana
Boatswain Murphy. who was put In
charge OF the station at Etah for tho
relief of Cook. were both Trustworthy
and reliable men. and I count myself
fortunate In having had them In my
service.
Had a Willing Grew.
The members of the crew and the
hremen were distinct Improvement
over those Of our last expedition. Every
one of them was willing and anxious
to he OF service In every possible way
Connors. who was promoted to bo
bos'n in the absence Of Murphy. proved
to he practically effective.
Barnes. seaman and wiseman nnd
Joyce fircmen not only assisted Mar
win and Mcmillan in their tidal and
meteorological observations ths
Roosevelt, but wiscman and Barne7