The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-02

In signed statement this morning In
the Paris edition of the New York
Herald
Tho statement. which is dated Hans
Egede, I1erwick, Wednesday, contin.
ues:
"A new highway. with an interest
Ing strip Of animated nature, has been
explored and big game haunts located
which will delight sportsmen and eX.
tend the Esquimo horizon
Land has been discovered on which
rests the earths northern
most rocks. \ triangle OF thirty
thousand square miles has been cut
out Of the terrestrial unknown.
The expedition was the outcome of
a summer cruise in the Arctic seas on
the schooner Bradley. which arrived
at the limits of navigation in Smith
Sound late In August. 1907. Here con-
ditions were found favorable for
launching a venture to the pole. ] r.
Bradley literally supplied from his
vessel suitable provisions for local use
My own equipment for emergencies
served we'll for every purpose of Arc
tic travel Many Esquimaux had been
gathered on the Greenland shores at
Annatosk for the winter bear hunt
Immense quantities OF meat had been
collected and plenty of strong dogs
The combination was lucky, for there
was nom for equipment
Devise Suitable Outfit.
"All that was required was conven.
iently arranged for at point only 700
miles from the boreal center A house
- gtor
boxes by willing hands and this north
ernmost tribe OF $50 people set them
selves to the problem OF devislng a
suitable outfit Before the end of the
long winter night they were ready for
the enterprise and plans had maturcd
to force a new route over Grinnell land
northward along its west coast out on
TO the Polar sea.
The campaign opened with a few
scouting parties being sent over the
shores 10 explore the way and seek
the game haunts. Their mission was
only partly successful because Of the
storms. At sunrise OF 1905 February
l9) the main expedition embarked on
It's voyage TO the pole. 1t consisted Of
eleven men and lO3 dogs drawing
eleven heavily laden sledges. The eX,
pedltion left the Greenland shore and
pushed westward over the troubled
Ice OF Smith sound The gloom of
the long winter night was relieved
only by few hours OF daylight The
chill of the winter was felt at Its worst.
As we crossed the heights OF Elles-
mere sound 20 the Pacific slope the
temperature sank to minus eighty
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frozen and the men suffered severely.
but We soon found the game trails
along which the way wns easy
In Unknown Country.
I'VE forced through Nansen sound
to Lands End In this march we Sc.
cured lO1 muck oxen, seven bears and
335 hares. We pushed out into the
Polar sea from the southern point OF
Herbert island on March IS. Six Es-
quImauX returned from here With
four men and forty-six dogs moving
supplies for eighty days the crossing
of the circumpolar pack was begun.
Three DAYS later two other EsQuimauX.
forming the last supporting party, re-
turned and the trials had now been re.
duced by the survival Of the flttest.
The two best men and twenty-siX dogs
were picked for final effort.
There before us In an unknown
line of 400 miles lay our goal The
first days journey provided long
marches and we made encouraging
progress. A big lead which separated
the land from the Ice of the central
pack was crossed with little delay.
Low temperature was persistent and
winds made life a torture But cooped
up In our snow houses. eating dried
beef tallow and drinking hot tea. there
were some animal comforts occasion
ally TO be gained,
For several days after sight of
known land was lost the overcast sky
prevented an accurate determination
of our positions,
"On March so the horizon was partly
cleared and new land was discovered.
Our observations gave our position
as latitude SAY. longitude Sc Sc There
was urgent need Of rapid advance
Our main mission did not permit
detour for the purpose Of exploring
the coast Here we saw the last signs
Of solid earth beyond. there was moth
ing stable 10 be seen
Beyond Range Of Life.
I'VE advanced steadily over the
monotony of moving sea ice and now
found ourselves beyond the range Of
all life-neither foot prints OF bears
nor the blow hole OF seals were de-
teated. Even the microscopic Great
ures Of the deep were no longer under
us. The maddeninG influence of the
shifting desert of frost became almost
uncomfortable I'm the daily routine. Tho
surface of the pack offered less and
less trouble and the weather improved.
but there still remained the life-sap-
ping wind which drove despair 70 It's
lowest recess Extreme cold com
PEELED physical action. Thus day after
day our weary legs spread over big
distances. Incidents and positions
were recorded. but adventure was
promptly forgotten In the next days
efforts. The night of April was made
notable by the swinging of the sun at
midnight over the northern ice Sun
burns and frost bites now were record
ed on the same day. but the double
days glitter Infused quite an incentive
in life and sbiyers
'OuT observations on April places
the camp in latitude SG3G. longitude
i9i.2
IN spite of what seemed long
marches we advanced but little more
than a hundred miles. Much OF our
work was lost in clrcultous twists
around troublesome pressure lines and
high ice fields. A very old ice drift.
too, was driving eastward with suffi-
Client force To give some anxiety.
Long Marches Impossible,