The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-09-17

had become noted arctic explorer,
md ! had talked over such trip. and
re relation Of his Experiences in the
lfAr north had stimulated my desire to
eeek similar adventure DR.. Cook
qrEed me to ACCOMPANY him, but it
~ not until .aft&r my trip,to Mon
coils In 1906 that saw my way clear
A. IA go. W. made our plans and de-
cille1 10 start early in the summer Of
8e 4fst step was to secure suit
able essel. bought Gloucester
! 1ehiMg schooner of Ill tons and had
~ reftted, putting in a gasoline en-
zine and having her sheathed above
and below the water line with three
inches of the best white oak, with
steel plates fore and after, to enable
her to withstand the pressure of the
pack ice. We rechristened her the
John r. Bradley, and I engaged Cap
tain Moses Bartlett, who had been first
GINGER Of the Roosevelt, Peary's arctic
ehip, to navigate her with crew Of
Newfoundland fishermen.
A Boat on Runners.
' For hunting purposes / had boat
specially built which could also be
dragged over the ice on runners should
this become necessary. She was TWEEN
ty-seven feet long and fitted with n
ten horsepower gasoline engine. the
whole weighing less than 1000 pounds.
! We stocked the vessel with provisions
sufficient to last thirteen men for two
years.
Before we started DR.. Cook asked
me If would not like to make dash
Il for the pole. Such a project had not
occurred to me, and l told him knew
very little about polar exploration. but
u 4 consented to provide everything that
Il could be needed on such trip and to
allow DR. Cook to remain in the north
through the winter>and make a dash
for the pole nextsummer If the condi-
lions seemed favorable.
Everything being ready, we sailed
from gloucester. We touched at Bat
&41at{ farbor, Labrador. and then crossed
! Davis strait to the coast of Greenland
which we slSirted as far north as Sisco
lust before reaching this little port
our propeller had been disabled by tbs
ice, 80 we put in and beached the shiI
for repairs. These completed. we sailed
for Melville hay. where expected tt
ind some hears
To Cape York For Dogs.
We pushed into the field as far a!
possible and saw bears a-plenty, bu
could not get near enough for shot
They were on huge foes Of ice. ant
before could get within range the!
always dived into the water and go
away. We had no Eskimo dogs, so W
Mould not hunt them in the way th
natives do. This decided rs to &c
sonAe dogs. for which purpose we sale,
for Cape York. where we knew Their
was IAN Eskimo settlement
1t took us seven days to reach Cap
York. for we were nipped by the ic
twice and were obliged TO cut on
way out. And when we did rpac
there 1t was impossible TO get ashore
as the coast was icebound and th
I. weather was stormy SO we kept o.
north until we reached North Sta
bay, where we fired guns to attEac
the natives. These Immediately pu
out to the ship. padding the litt'
canoes they cal. kayaks, and IN leg
than an hour we had on board tn
HHentire population OF the tewa, apr
S,Sllng OF thirty4ffve Eskfmes. mel
vol hen and children. They were
heaithy.>ard evidently a well fed 10
Here I enjoyed some excellent wafr'1
shooting for three days. From ther
we sailed for Etah. Reary's wsnte
quarters, touching On the way at ga,
erai settlements. where We had nssI
good Sport. From the hills back c
Etah VIZ Obtained fine view owe
smith souAt. In which there appeare
TO be very little ict.
The Most Eortheply People.
DR.. Cook. the first matc Rnd le
the ship Mt Etah md went arrcs
Smith sound in the motortsoat "
travelled as far as che most norther
Eskimo settlements. which are ia
degrees north latitude, and amor
these most norther!y people we spel
several days, DR.. Cook being able
talk to tho natives In their ewn la
guage and meeting several old friend
The greater number Of these Peep
returned to Etah with us. They ha
dogs enough for any purpose. so ever
thing was favorable for a dash to Il
pole. They had, however, alreat
cached their winter supply Of food,
we helped them to lay in another 50
ply. killing seal, walrus, narwhals al
white whales for them. whine the
women busied themselves in catehil
ana curing birds and hares, with Will
u make clothes. We took most
ne natives and their dogs from Et'
= 70 degrees north latitude, which '
.had decided should DO d. Cooks VI
M hsaAqpaFtsrt When ne reach