The state herald., 1909-09-17
| glacier fringe. . n.u. Yves. of Cap.

|
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless, A Ootah sat down
| on his sledge he rcma rked, In Eskimo
| The devil Is asleep or having trouble
| with his wife, or wa never should have
come back 80 easily"
| few hours later we arrived at
| Crane city. under the bluffs OF Cape
Columbia, anc. after putting four
pounds of pemmican into each of tho
faithful dogs to keep them quiet We
had. at last. our chance to sleep.
Long Sleep Welcome.
| Never shall forget that sleep Mt Cape
Columbia. 1t was sleep, sleep. then turn
over and sleep again. We slept glorious
| ly with never u thought OF the morrow
| or having to walk and. too. with no
| thought that there was to DO never .
night more of binding headache.
| Cold water to parched throat Is moth
Ing compared with sleep to a numbed.
fatigued brain and body.
Two days we spent here in sleeping and
drying our clothes Then for tho ship.
Our dogs. like ourselves. had not been
hungry when we arrived. but simply life
less with fatigue. They were different
| animals now, and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly curied tails
| and uplifted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with pistonllkc rcgu-
iarity.
Marvin's Fate Learned.
We reached Hecla in one march and
the Roosevelt In another. When We
got to the Roosevelt was staggered by
the news Of the fatal mshnp to Marvin.
| He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest OF us. and his
| death emphasized the risk to which we
| all Ind been subjected. for there was not
one OF us but had been in the sledgc at
| some time during the journey.
The big lead, cheated of Its prey three
| years before. had at last gained It's hui
| man victim.
The rest can he told quickly. Mcmillan
| and Borup had started for the Green
land coast 10 deposit caches for me. Be
fore l arrived "A dying Eskimo courier
| from me overlook them with Instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
| and they were to concentrate their ener-
giles on the ideal observations. etc. at
| Cape Morris *. Jesup and north from
there.
Roosevelt Starts Back.
These Instructions were carried out and
| after their return In the latter part OF
| May Mcmillan made some further tidal
| observations at other points, The sup
| plies remaining at the various caches
were brought In and on July ~ the
Roosevelt left It's winter quarters and
| was driven out Into the channel back OF
Cape Mon
| II fought Its way south In the center
Of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
| on August s. or 70 days earlier thpn in
1905, and % DAYS earlier than the British
| expedition In 1876.
We picked up whitney and his party
| and stores at Etah We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Esltimos whom I
| landed at their homes. We met tho
Jeane of Saunders island and took over
Its coal and cleared from Cape York on
August 2e, one month earlier than in
1906.
Announces His Triumph.
On September 5 we arrived at Indian
Harbor. whence the message. "Stnrs and
stripes nailed TO north pole" was sent
vibrating southwark through the crisp
| Labrador air.
The elimination OF long experience. y
| thorough knowledge OF the conditions OF
the problem gained In tho last expedition
| these together with n new type of
sledge which reduced the work Of both
dogs and driver, and a new type Of camp
cooler which added to the comfort and
Increased the hours of sleep Of the
members Of the party. combined 10 make
the present expedition nm agreeable i'm
| provcment upon the last In respect to the
| rnpldity and effectiveness NJ It's work and
the leasrned discomfort and strain upon
the members Of the party.
His Capable Aids.
As to III. personnel. have again bern
particularly fortunate. Capt Bartlett 10
| Just Bnrilett-tireloSs sleeplcss, enthusi-
| nstc, whether ON the bridge or In tho
| crows nest or at the head of sladEs
division In the field.
| Dr. Goodsell. the surgeon Of the cSp--
dilon. not only looked after its health
and his own speciality Of microscopes but
| took his fun share Of the field work of
the expedition as well, and was aiwnyz
ready for any work.
ProfH Marvin and Mcmillan hav. So
cured n mass Of scientific data. having
made all the tidal and mos, Of the neld
work. and their services were invaluabl.
| In every way.
Borup and Others Praised.
Borup not only made the record ne to
| the distance travelled during the jour
ncy. hut to his assistance ans. his expert
knowledge OF photography = due what
I believe to be the uneaunl.d series of
| photographs taken nv the expedition.
Henson In the field ANA Percy Rs
steward were the same hs ever. invai-
liable In their respective lines.
Chief Engineer wardwcll. also Of
the last expedition. aided by his as
sistant Scott, kept the machinery up
to high state OF efficiency and has
given the Roosevelt the force aud pow
er which enabled II 10 negotiate appar-
emily impracticable ice.
Mr. GuHhue. the mate, who was In
charge Of the Roosevelt during the alb
sence OF Capt Bartlett and myself. and
Roatswain Murphy. who was put In
charge OF the station at Etah for the
relief Of Cook, were both trustworthy
and reliable men. and count myself
fortunate In having had them In my
service,
Had a Willing Crew.
TIL. members Of the crew and the
nremen were "A distinct Improvement
over those OF our last expedition. Every
one of them was willing and anxious
to be OF service In every possible way
ConnorH who was promoted to be
boHn In the absence Of MURPHY. proved
10 he practically effective.
Barnes. seaman. and wiHeman md
Joyce fircmcn. not only assisted Mar.
win and Mcmillan In their tidal and
meteorological observations on tho
Roosevelt but Wlsomnn and barnes
went into the neid with them on Their
trips to Cape Columbia. and Condor
and Cody covered I 600 miles hunting
and slcdFing supplies.
Presents for Gsklmos.
AH for my faithful Eskimos. hBv.
left them with ample HupplieR Of dark.
rich wnlru- meat and hluhhrr for TIER
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