The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-06

delivered 10 Captain Bernier on Sep.
tember l at Upernavlk. Greenland II
snys:
My dear Captain: have TO write
YOU the first letter after having been
seated behind ice barriers for two
years. 1t was YOUR supplies. so kind
ly left in charge Of Mr.. Whitney.
which aided me greatly In getting to
Uppenaylk. All MY other property
had been taken by Peary under the
guise OF n relief station Murphy. the
man In charge of ;hc station, how
ever was instructed not 10 engage In
any relief efforts. not 10 allow EgH-
mos to cross and search until March
the following year, 1909 My largo
store Of supplies and my station was
used for barter with natives to sat
isly PcaryS commercial greed.
Fortunately We were able 10 work
out our problem without relief except
as YOU offered. We have pushed into
the boreal center and picked tho polar
prize, but the effort was dangerous
beyond conception,
The splendid assistance which Won
have given and the Iiberality of the
Canadian government in sending the
ship Is a happy contrast to the hind
rance and injustice of one OF nv own
countrymen"
Cook Describes Journey.
Describing the journey to the pole.
Or Cook says.
Starting from Annatook on Fobru-
airy 10, 1908, We crossed ElIesmere-
, land pushed along its western coast
TO the polar sea, feeding ten Eskimos
and l0S dogs en- route on musk OK
and bears From 81 north | started
with but two Young Eskimos and &c
dogs pulling two sleighs and supplies
for so days The ice was fine after
crossing 81 degrees.
"Crockersland was sighted and pass
ed and new land found to the north
Of II, extending SO degrees. Beyond
no land was seen. The pole was
reached April 81, 1905 The return
was forced slightly westward on the
| northward route but about So degrees
| We drifted east and south. Below 81
we had drifted with an active pack
we we're helpleSsly carried to the
west. unable to reach our caches along
Nansen sound. We were pushed into
Prince Gustave sea with food and fuel
| exhausted. Sull unable TO press east
ward. we went with the ice to the
south. Polar bears came to our res
cue as life savers. We then went in.
to Wellington channel hoping to be
| able TO reach whalers in Lancaster
| sounud. but we were soon stopped by
failing food supplies and young small
ice
Without Food or Fuel
with no game this short route TO
an early ship was not longer possible
and to satisfy the panCS OF hunger We
worked to Jones sound. Here. after
a long run of hard adventure by boat
J and sledge a cruel necessity forced
us into winter camp In September at
| Cape Sparbo. without fuel or food. am
munition or winter clothing, with no
dogs, no guns
Our situation was almost hopeless
but fortune came our way. Bows ard
arrows, harpoons, lances and other
implements were made. The musk
OK and bear were taken with lines.
| The lance and knife secured us small
game. Foxes were trapped, walruses
and seals attacked and secured in our
! little folding canvas boat An under
| ground den was built and the winter
| OF l90S.09 passed with a taste of ey-
| erything save fresh meat. We had
not morsel of civilized food. not even
salt
"A new equipment was devised and
as soon as the sun Of 1909 rose over
the hills of North Devon We stanSA
for Annatook In February. 1893. drag
ginG Dried Musk Ok meat as food and
melted tallow as fuel for thirty days
on sedges Deep snow, bad ice, open
water and continued storm made the
return slow and arduous. We reach
cd Annatook after a nun Of hard luck
on April 5 Here We were met by