The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-08
HISTORY OF SEARCH FOR POLE.
Recent Notable Expeditions.

August H. 1909-Walter Wellman, Amer
lean, left island of Spitzbergen in airship
disabled after 30 miles travel. Returns.
July Z, 19o7-Commander Robert E.
Peary, U. S. NJ, left Sydney, N S. Now
| in polar regions Made previous record
of 203 miles from pole
September 8, 1905-Capt. Ronald Amund-
sen. Norwegian, makes first voyage
through Northwest Passage Reached
Herschel island.
19o4-Baron Toll, Russian, leads expe-
dition through Siberia. All members
perish.
1sO3-Erickson, Dane, reaches Saunders
| island. Rescued in destitute condition.
19O3-Anthony Fiala, American, beats
Abruzzi record. Rescued after hard
ships.
19oo-Duke of Abruzzi compelled to turn
back after beating Nansen record.
Lives Sacrificed for Discovery.
Year. Explorer. Lost
l553-Sir Richard Willoughby .......... 81
l554-Richard Chancellor.... S
l57S-Sir Martin Frobisher ................ 40
l5So-Capt. Davis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA
l59i-Barents Observation-Disclosures. So
l6O6-John knight Observation-Disclosures. 3
l6O7-Henry Hudson Observation-Disclosures. 10
1612-Sir Thomas Button. IA
l619-Jens Munk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g.
l631-ThOmas James. Observation-Disclosures. IA
1633-lsle Of Jan Mayen Settlers. I
l634-1sle of Jan Mayen Settlers. ......... Z
164S-Deshneff Observation-Disclosures. 70
1Il9-James Knight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so
l'2e-Berlng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
l'oo-Pronschistcheff NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
lI3o-LaSSlnluS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So
l739-Charton Lapter .................. u
l742-Bering Observation-Disclosures. 81
l173-Lord Mulgrave NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s
1H6-Capt Cook Observation-Disclosures. 4
lslS-Parry, first voyage .................. 6
1S19-Franklin first voyage... ,......... 2
1s2l-Parry, second voyage ............... Z
1S25-Franklin, second voyage............. 4
1S29-John Ross Observation-Disclosures. 4
1S3S-Pease and Simpson .................. 5
lS45-Franklin, third voyage. ..............13 5
1S4S-J. c. Ross, search eXpedition..... /
1S49-North Star expedition ............... S
lS49-Plover and Herald. ................. 3
1S53-Rae Observation-Disclosures. 6
lS53-kane expedition. Observation-Disclosures. 3
looo-lSaac Hayes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l
1S6O-Hall, first voyage. .................... 2
lS64-Hal1, second NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3
lSI0-Hall, last voyage. ................... 2
1S72-Pegetthof NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
1S72-B. Leigh Smith. observation-disclosures. 2
lS75-English expedition ...................
1S7S-Jeannette de Long, ................ %
1S96-Andree (balloon) .................... 8
l904-Baron Tall Observation-Disclosures. 25
1oldl ........................ ................U
Parls.-The Paris edition of the
New York Herald this morning pub
fishes signed statement from DR..
Frederick A. Cook, which is dated
Hans Egede, Lerwick Wednesday,"
on his discovery of the north pole and
his experiences in the Arctic regions.
after prolonged fight with famine
and FROST" says DR.. Cook, 1--WE have at
last succeeded in reaching the north
pole. A new highway, with an inter-
esting strip of animated nature has
been explored and big game haunts
located, which will delight sportsmen
and extend the Esquimaux horizon. E
Land has been discovered on which
rest the earth's northernmost rocks.
A triangle of 10000 square miles has
been cut out of the terrestrial un-
known. The expedition was the out
come of summer cruise in the Arctic
seas on the schooner Bradley, which
arrived at the limits of navigation in
Smith Sound late in August, 1907"
Forced to Eat Dogs.
I'VE were now about two hundred
miles from the pole and sledge loads
were reduced One dog after another
went into the stomachs of the hungry
survivors until the teams were consid.
erably diminished in number but there
seemed to remain a sufficient balance
for man and brute to push along into
the heart of the mystery to which we
had set ourselves.
I'm spite of what seemed long
marches, we advanced but little over
hundred miles. Much of our work
was lost in circuitous twists, around
troublesome pressure lines and high
irregular fields. An old ice drift, too,