Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-10
NORTH POLE FOUND.
Discovery is of Great Geo
graphical Importance.
Scientific Men the World Over are
Interested in the Details of
the Explorers Trip.

Washington, Sept, The discovery
Of the North Pole is of geographic
rather than Of magnetic or meteorolog-
ical Importance toscience, according to
DR.. Willis L. Moore, president of the
National Geographic Society and chief
Of the governments weather experts.
He discussed the reported discovery
of the pole by DR.. Cook today. Be-
fore entering into the discussion of the
value of such n discovery, DIR. Moore,
as president of the $4,000 scientists
who make up the membership OF the
Geographic Society, spoke for them 10
the highest terms of praise of Dir. Cook,
LAS DR.. Cook has been one of the
lecturers of the society," said DR..
Moore, It's entire membership has
watched his progress when the meager
reports came 10, and, if he has discov-
cred the pole, the society wishes TO
honor him, If he has but reached
farthest North, the society will accord
him every praise.
"The benefit to be derived from such
discovery from scientific standpoint,
would be entirely geographic to my
mind. From scientific investigation,
the magnetic aud meteorological con
ditions existing at the pole have been
largely determind, and the knowledge
to be added to science By the actual
discovery will be in regard to the con-
formation of that part of the universe.
There is not much to be learned regard
ing the fora or fauna of the region,
Amunden, the Norwegian, some two
or three years ago. by making very
accurate surveys, definitely located the
north magpetic poles SO thai, too is re-
moved from the domain OF discovery
and research.
THE explorer who successfully dis
covers the pole should have no diff
Guilty in establishing his right to that
honor. Every explorer, who attempts
the Journey TO the pole must take his
observations every day, and enter up
his observations accurately and his
record must be kept regularly Then
his record will be all the proof neces-
sary to establish whether he has in
deed been there.
"ro fake observations without detec-
ton would be practically impossible.
Mathematician and scientists check
inc the observations from any part Of
the world discover the deception almost
certainly And then, of course, the
integrity of the explorer is to be relied
upon.
Two years ago DR.. Cook, who was
one of the men to ascend Mount Nc
Kinley. In Alaska, and who is well
] known to the world of science, both as
daring mountain climber and as an
explorer, lectured before the National
Geographic Society in this city. Snort
" after that he left for exploration
which is reported to nave resulted sue
cessfully.'
"Until full report is received on the
Cook epedition we do not know
whether he found continent at the
pole, or frozen polar sea, and II he
drifted toward the pole the dead-reck-
oning method of the determining his
} position would be the more uncertain
as the velocity and direction OF polar
currents are problematical. The last
time Peary approached the pole, PRIOR
, OF course, to his present expedition
he hoped to drift across the pole, and
, was carried beyond the pole, but to
one side OF it.