The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-18
Denies Cook Reached Pole.


Company.
Denies Cook Reached Pole.
Battle He-boI, Labrador (via Marconi
wireless Cape Ray. N. F), Sept. 10.-Do
not trouble about Cooks story, or at
tempt to explain any discrepancies In his
statements. The affair will settle itself
He has not been at the pole on April
n. 1903. or at any other time. He has
simply handed the public gold brick.
These statements are made advisedly
and 1 have proof of them. When he
makes . full statement OF his journey
over his signature to some geographical
society, or other reputable body, IL that
statement contains the claim that he mas
reached the pole. shall be in posi-
tion to furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
lie. ROBERT e. PEARf.
n Battle Harbor, Labrador (via Marco
u wireless Cape Ray, N. F.). Sept. o.
The steamer Roosevelt, bearing the
north polar expedition of the Peary
Arctic club. parted company with the
Erik and steamed out of Etah ford late
in the afternoon of August IS. 1908.
setting the usual course for Cape sa-
bine. The weather was dirty. with
fresh southerly winds We had on
board ~ Eskimo men. II women. and
10 children. 226 dogs. and some forty
0oQ walFuS.
We encountered the ice a short dis
tance from the mouth of the harbor.
but II was not closely packed. and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
serious difficulty.
Find Much Water.
Al we neare1 Cape Sabine the wealth
Or cleared some what and We passed by
Three WORT island and Cape Sabine
easily making out with the naked eye
the house at Hayes harbor occupied by
me In the winter of 1S01-O2.
From Cape Sabine north there was
20 much water that we thought of set
ting the lug sail before the southerly
wind. but . little later appearance OF
ice to the northward stopped this.
There was clean open water to cape
Albert. and from there scattered ice
to q point about abreast of Victoria
Head, thick weather and dense Ice
bringing US some ten or fifteen miles
away.
From here we drifted south somewhat
and then got as,ant to the northward
out of the current. We worked little
further north and stopped again for
some hours. Then we again worked
westward and northward till we
reached . series Of lakes. coming to
stop a few miles south of the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
Vile.
From here. after some delay. we
.,oviv worked a way northeastward
AthrouRh fog and broken Ice of medium
through one night and the
Screnoon of the next day. only emerg-
RR into open water and clear weather
o4 Cape Fra ser.
Strike Ice and Fog.
From this point we had a clear run
through the middle of Robson channel
uninterrupted by either ice or fog. to
Lady Franklin bay. Here we encoun-
tered both Ice and fog. and while
working along in search of practi-
cable opening were forced across to
the Greenland coast at Thank God
Harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled US
60 make out our whereabouts and we
steamed north through a series Of leads
past Cape Lupton and thence south
ward toward Cape Union. few miles
practicable ice. and we drifted back
south to Cape Union, where We stopped
again.
Ship Forced Aground.
We lay for some time in a lake OF
water and then. to prevent being drift
>d south again, took refuge under the
north shore of Lincoln bay. in nearly
the Identical place where we had our
UNPLEASANT experiences three years be-
fore. Here we remained FOR severeal
days during a period of constant and
at times violent northeasterly winds
Twice we were forced aground by
the heavy ice; we had our port quar-
ter rail broken and hole stove In the
bulwarks and twice we pushed out in
an attempt to get north. but were
forced back each time to our precari-
Gus shelter.
Heavy Running Ice.
Finally on September we squeezed
around Cape Union and made fast in a
shaliow niche in the ice. but after some
hours we made another short run to
Black cape and hung on to grounded
BIT of ice. At last. q little after mid
night Of September 5. we passed through
extremely heavy running Ice into q
stream of open water. rounded Cape
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan
Within . quarter Of an hour Of the
amns time We arrived three years before
,veu o. m, September 6-we reached