Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-30
COOK -BARR|LL
MI. M'k|NLEY CASE
G. W. SoIIeder Swears BarriIl
Told Him Great Mountain
Was Assembled.
EXPLORER MAKES AFFIDAVIT
Cordially Welcomed IN MissouIa--
Guides Statement Got at In
stance OF Pcary Club.

MissouIa. Mont. oct 2s-Among
the developments today IN the Cook
Barrill-;dt Mckinley controversy Is
the announcement Of the securing Of
an affidavit from George w. Solledcr.
prominent farmer OF Rnvalli county.
living near the homes OF Barrin and
Printz, in which the afiiiant declares
that Barrill told him that he and DR..
Cook did reach the top OF Mt. Nc
kinley az the time the explorer claims
they did.
This affidavit was secured By Atty.
stir one OF the local counsel for Or.
Cook
Dr. Cooks confidential agent an
nounced az the time he gave out the
atiidavit that others had been secured.
but he had decided not to make them
public at this time. you may say
that although we have several valu-
able statements from friends and
neighbors Of Barrill" said the agent,
that owing TO the bitterness OF the
controversy In the Bitter Root valley
at the present time and the fact that
the statements come from people who
have every day business dealings with
the guides. they have been promisd
that their statements would not be
given out FOR publication. but simply
submitted TO the proper scientific
bodies as evidence in the controversy"
DR. Cook and his party arrived in
Missoula late this afternoon, coming
from Hamilton in automobiles When
seen, Or. Cook said that he did not
care at this time to discuss the meet
ing at Hamilton last night further than
TO say that the matter had now sifted
itself down 10 a point where IL was
the affidavit Of himself against the
affidavit of Barrill and the matter
could only be settled by an expedition
TO Mt Mckinley to recover the rec
ords, which he says he left on the
peak. The doctor reiterated the as
sertion made in the east recently that
he would head a party Of unbiased and
unquestionable men 70 the mountain
and recover his records.
The affidavit secured from Mr.. Sol
leder is as follows:
sOLLEDERs AFFIDAVIT.
Il, George w. Solleder being first
duly sworn according TO law, depose
and say
L am a. years Of age, my occupa-
ton Is farming and fruit growing, and
at the present time am a justice or
the peace. l live about one-half mile
from Darby, Ravalli county. Montana.
and have lived that near where Darby
now is for 30 years last past. ] know
Edward y. Barrill, and have known
him ever since he came to Darby sew
eral years ago. my acquaintance with
Mr.. Barrill has been Intimate during
all that time; have been on hunting
trips with him: made a trip into the
Clearwater country with him some
years ago: have talked with him a
great ceal about trips he has made
both when we were on hunting trips
together and at other times, Mr.. Bar
rill has often told me Incidents of the
eaf.. - A. r.nHFh mr. arfUl A
Cook. when they climbed Mount Nc
kinley. Almost Immediately after Mr..
Barrlll returned from that trip had
a talk with him: l knew where he had
been, and. OF course. was anxious to
hear what he had TO tell about the
trip; he told me that he and DR.. Cook
went up q stream as far as they could
In launch and then went on foot.
Mr.. Barrill told me what articles they
carried with them; he told OF the
trouble they had IN climbing the
mountain on account Of the ice; Mr..
Barrill and | are upon friendly terms
and | have no interest whatsoever IN
the controversy between Mr.. Barrill
and DIR. Cook growing out OF the trip
10 Mount Mckinley or any matter con-
nected with a."
COOKS AFFVADv1T
Being advised after his arrival here
that the affidavit which he made on
the platform at Hamilton last night,
which was lacking In the notarial seal,
was not properly drawn, DR.. Cook made
a duplicate affidavlt In Missoula this
afternoon. one which was drawn In
legal form, and his signature TO IL was
acknowledged by Floyd J. Logan. a
notary public OF this city. The dupli-
cate affidavit reiterates the same state
ment made IN the original written ON
the platform at Hamilton last night.
The affidavit in full reads
Il, Frederick A. Cook being first
duly sworn according TO law, on my
oath depose and say that on sept. I6,