The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-15

statement OF ANhAHHhN't AA"N'tt ''-
peary which he submitted, together
with an accompanying map, e the
peary Arctic Club in support Of his
contention that Dr. Cook did not reach
the North Pole, ls now made public for
the first time The statement and
map have boen copyrighted by the
Peary Arctic Club
tEutered according 90 Act Of Con
gress. in the year 1909, BY the peary
Arctic Club, IN the Office OF the Librar
ian OF Congress. at washington D
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INTRODUCTION BY PEARY.
Some of my reasons for saying
that nr. Cook did not go to the North
Pole will be understood by those who
read the following statements OF tie
two Eskimo boys who Went with him,
and who told me and others of my par
~ where he did $50. Several EsSimos
who started with Or Cook from Amor
atok IN February, 1905. were at Etah
when arrived there In August 1908.
They told me that pr Cook had with
him. after they left two Eskimo boys
OF young men, two sledges and some
1wenty dogs The boys were I.tooka
shoe and Ah.pe-lah had known
them from their childhood One was
about eighteen and the other about
nineteen years Of age
ON my return from Cape sherden
aud at the very first settlement touch
ed (Nerke. near Cape chalonl IN Aug
gust, 1908. aud nine days before
reaching Etah. the Eskimos told me- hi
a general way where Dr. Cook had
been. that he had wintered IN Jones
Sound and that he had told the white
men at I1tah that he had been a long
way north, but that the boys who were
with him. I-took-a.shoo and Ah-pe.lah.
said that this was not SO The eskl.
mos laughed at Dr Cooks story On
reaching Etah talked with the Eski-
mos there and with the two boys and
asked them to describe Or Cooks
journey 10 members Of my party and
Fmyself This they did in the manner
stated below
tsignedl Il E. PEARY
tslgned statement of Peary. Bart.
lett, Mcmillan. Boup and Hensen, IN
regard to the testimony of Cooks two
Eskimo boys
The two Eskimo boys, ltooka-shoo
and Ahpe-lah. who accompanied Dr.
Cook while he was away from Anora-
tok in 1905 and 1909, were questioned
separately and Independently and
were eorroborated by Panikpah, the
father of one Of them (i-took-a.shool
who was personally familiar with the
first third and the last third Of the
Journey and who said that the route
for the remaining third. as shown by
them, was as described Ia him by his
son after his return with nr Cook
Notes of their statements were TAX
en- by several of us and no one Of AS
has any doubt that they told the truth
Their testimony was unshaken by
croas-examination, was corroborated
By other men OF the tribe. and was
elected neither by threats Of promises.
the two boys and their father talking
of their Journey and Of their experien.
ces in the same way that they would
talk Of any hunting trip
To go more into details one Of
the boys was called in. and with a
chart ON the table before him. was
asked 10 show where be had gone with
Or Cook This he did pointing out
with his finger on the map. but not
making any marks upon H.
As he went out the other boy came
IN and was asked 10 show where he
had gone with Dr Cook This he did.
also without making any marks, and
indicated the same details and the
same route as did the other boy
When he was through Pauikpah.
the father Of ltooka-shoo. very in.
tellgent man, who was in the party OF
Eskimos that came back with Dr.
Cook from the northern end of Nan.
sens Strait. who Is familiar as a hunt
er with the Jones Sound region. and
who has been in Commander Peary's
various expeditions, for some fifteen
years, came In and indicated the same
localities and details as the two other
boys
Then the first boy was brought III
again. and with a pencil he traced on
The map their route. members Of our
party writing upon the chart where.