Evening journal., 1909-09-02
NORTH POLE
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and his complete story VII solve hith-
erto unsolyed problems for the
scientists.
In Dr. Cooks account Of his trip,
there are laid bare the details Of the
part Of the globe on which man never
before set foot.
The coolest weather was not oxperi-
eneed at the Pole itself, but several
hundred miles south.
on March 80. Dr. Cook and his two
Eskimo companions. EtukishoolS aud
Ahwelab, settled the first of the great
questions their voyage was 10 solve.
on that day in latitude S4 degrees II
minutes; longitude Sc degrees 80 min
utes, they discovered new land and the
last land between civilization and the
Pole. This is 300 miles from the TOP
O the world
This land was not explored for Cook
and his companions wanted to plunge
on into the ice fields.
Beyond land there is no animal life.
This fact too, was proved by the ex-
plorer For from the spot where he
last saw land. he found no signs Of
human life, no bear prints, no walrus
''blow holes" not even the slightest
microscopical animal life.
The further north he went. DR.. Cook
found the winds blow less hercely,
though the temperature remained low.
April 18th the sun puts in its appear
ance in this region for the six months
summer on that day DR.. Cook was
In latitude Sc degrees, So minutes.
longitude "a degrees minutes, just 200
miles under the pole, and on that
day he experienced the unusual expert
ence OF being frost bitten and sun
burned on the same day and at The
same time, The sun coming up from
It's six months hiding place, cast gilt
tering rays on the dazzling ice and al
most blinded the explorer. who was
compelled at once to blaclSen his face
TO keep the sun from burning him.
Approach to the Pole.
Two hundred miles from the pole he
foun dthat the ice was smoother, with
] far less irregularities and less crevices,
though il was drifting eastward at a
rapid pace Beyond the S6th parallel
as he plunged on toward the pole. the
ice became more extensive and heavier,
with crevices fewer and with less
crushed ice 10 bar his passage.
on April IL. 1905. he had reached lat .
itude SS degrees q minutes and longi-
'ude 30 degrees 50 minutes, less than
100 miles fro mthe pole. At that dis
tance the temperature was forty de-
grees below zero and cold. so intense
that when the ice foes were broken by
the eastward currents. the crevices i'm
Imediately fro1e over smoothly so that
his passage was not delayed.
Slept in silken Tent.
i Al this point according TO Dr. Cook,
men lose nearly all sensibihties. save
the desire TO go onward and onward,
spurred by the hope that, at last. they
viii achieve their greatest ambition
the discovery Of the North Pole. They
grow too tired even to dig the snow
shelter houses beneath which they can
keep warm. Instead. Dr. Cook slept In
a silken tent, which impaired some
warmth.
At this point, too, he began seeing
mirages. Far off on the horizon, he
believed he saw land and had come
10 the conclusion that the scientists
who declared land would be found al
the pole. were right in their conchl-
slons Day after dav he dragged his
weary way along the snow packs to-
ward this land" only TO find it was q
mirage. and that there was nothing
about him but ice. ice, ice.
on April 21st the sun again came
out. and DR.. Cook took his bearings
His sextant showed he was In latitude
SO degrees SO minutes and &C seconds
just IA seconds astronomical distance
fro mthe pole.
They dashed forward and on the same
day stood on the pole,
At that point they found ice. ice, but
trackless fields of purple ice. The sun
indicated local moon. but time at the
pole Is a negative problem, for there all
meridians cease.
Ills bearings on that date read: Lat.
tude 90 degrees. longitude degrees; tenn
/ perature 80 below zero and barometer
% d. Ss inches" At the pole there Is nc
north no cast, no west. In every directior