Willmar tribune., 1909-09-22
Top of the World Reached by Won
derfully Swift Rush Over the
Immense Fields of Ice.
Favorable Conditions Aid Bold American Ex-
plorer in Realizing the Ambition Of His Life
HE Denies Cook Arrived at the Goal.

OuiAS O1 DOdrO, covered Win sails, and
fitted with stoves, and the ship was
snug for winter in shoal water. where it
touched bottom at low tide.
The settlement on the stormy shores of
the Arctic ocean was christened Hub
bardville.
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
tember 10 and a bear was brought in on
the 18th and some deer day or two
later.
Prepare for sIedge Trip.
On September Is the 1ull work Of trans
ferring supplies to Cape Columbia was
inaugurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sledge loads of supplies to Cape Belknap
and on the 9th the same party started
with loads to Porter bay.
The work Of hunting and transporting
supplies was prosecuted continuously by
the members of the party and the Eski-
plies for the spring sledge trip had been
removed from winter quarters and de-
posted at various places from Cape Co.
Ian to Cape Columbia.
The latter part Of September the move
ment Of the ice subjected the ship to a
pressure which listed it to port some
eight or ten degrees, and it did not re-
cover till the following spring.
On October 1 went on hunt with two
Eskimos across the field and Pass bay
and the peninsula, made the circuit of
Clemants Markham inlet, and returned
to the ship in seven days with Is musk
oxen, bear and a deer.
Later in October I repeated the trip,
obtaining five musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 40 deer.
Take Tidal Observations.
Prof. Macmillan went to Columbia bay
In November and obtained a month Of
tidal observations. returning in Decem-
ber In the December moon Borup moved
the Hecla depot to Cape Colan. Bart
lett made a hunting trip overland to
Lake HaZen and Hansen went to Glenn
ants Markham inlet.
In the January moon Marven crossed
Robson channel and went to Cape Bry.
ant for tidal and meteorological observa-
tions. Bartlett crossed the channel and
made the circuit of Newman bay and ex-
plored the peninsula. After he returned
Goodsall went to Markham inlet and
BOrup toward Lake Hazen, in the interi-
or, on hunting trips.
Supplies Moved to Base.
In the February moon Bartlett went to
Cape Hecla, GoOdsall moved some more
supplies from Hecla to Cape Colan. and
Borup went to Markham inlet on q hunt
Ing trip. On February Is Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for Cape
Goodsall. Borup. Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive days with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February II and left for
Cape Columbia on February q. brought
up the rear on February %.
The total Of al! divisions leaving the
Roosevelt was seven members OF the
party. So Eskimos 40 dogs and q sledges.
Make Ready for Dash.
BY February q such Of the Cape Colan
depot as was needed had been brought
up to Cape Columbia, the dogs were
rested and double rationed and harnessed,
and the sledges and other gear over
hauled.
Four months of northerly winds during
the fall and winter instead of souther-
ly ones. as during the previous season,
led mo to expect less open water than
before, but great deal of rough ice, and
l. was prepared to hew a road through
the jagged ice for the first hundred miles
or SO, then cross the big lead.
Bartlett Leads the Way.
On the last day of February Bartlett,
with his pioneer division. accomplished
this, and his division got away due
of the party got away on Bartlett's
trail, and followed an hour later.
The party now comprised seven men,
bers of the expedition, II Eskimos. 1873
dogs and 10 sledges. One Eskimo and
seven dogs had gone to pieces.
A strong easterly wind, drifting
snow, and temperature in the minus
marked our departure from the camp at
Cape Columbia, which I had christened
Crane City. Rough ice In the first march
damaged several sledges and smashed
two beyond repair, the teams going back
to Columbia for other sledges in reserve
there.
Pass British Record.
We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued. In the second march we
ham in May, 1868. .20-and were stopped
by open water, which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed.
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here, but missed his
way, owing to the faulting of the trail
by the movement of the ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol. The wind continued, form
ing open water all about US. At the end
of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett who had been stopped by a
wide lake of open water. We remained
here from March to March IL.
Gets Glimpse Of Sun.
At noon of March 5 the sun, red and
SNdpcU ike d AOOIOdll Dy eXCeSSeO re.
Election, just raised itself above the hori-
zon for few minutes and then disap-
peared again. 1t was the first time 1 had
seen it since October l.
I now began to feel q good deal Of
anxiety because there were no signs
of Marvin and Borup, who should have
been there for two days. Besides, they
had the alcohol and oil, which were in
dispensable for us.
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail or were imprisoned on an is
land by open water. probably the latter.
Fortunately, on March II the lead was
practicable and, leaving note for Mar
vim and Borup to push on after US by
forced marches. we proceeded northward.
The sounding Of the lead gave ITO
lathoms.
During this march we crossed thu
eightyfourth parallel and traversed a
succession of just frozen leads. from a
few hundred yards to a mile in width.
This march was really simple.
On the fourteenth we got free of the
leads and came on decent going. While
Marvin came and informed me he was
on the march in the rear. The temper
ature was 50 below zero.
The following morning. March Is. I sent
Hansen with his division north to pio-
neer a trail for five marches. and Dr..
0Oodseus according TO the program, start.
cd back to Cape Columbia.
Mcmillan Turns Back.
At night Marvin and Borup came spin-
ming in with their men and dogs steam
ing In the bitter air like a squadron Of
battleships. Their arrival relieved me
of all anxiety as to our oil supply.
In the morning discovered that Mac
Millan's foot was badly frost bitten The
mishap had occurred two or three days
before, but Macmillan had said nothing
about it in the hope that 1t would come
out all right.
A glance at the injury showed me that