The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-15

Der and on the pages following sep
TENDER IL. Those peaks were 90 sketch-
ed and numbered by me when l was In
the camps opposite them. where could
have a fine view of them. The camps
where / so sketched the peaks are the
hibit c. lhereunto attached as the sixth
and eighth camps when we were going
up the glacier.
when we were IN the saddle near the
point where l was photographed, 4
made a drawing of what named 'giac.
Ter point At the same time and point
/ made q drawing Of Mount mckinley
as / could see the top OF MOUNT NC
Kinley on to the northeast ana. !
should say, at least twenty miles away.
This drawing of glacier point ana
Mount Mckinley shown In my diary. ON
the fourth and fifth pages or the
sketches therein, represents conditions
as they appeared to me upon tne
ground. DR.. Cook stood by my SIDE
when was making these sketches, U.s.
Ing his instruments for the purpose OF
taking Temperature. elevations and the
like. We remained on the saddle at
ter 1 was photographed on the point
for about one-half hour. during which
/ sketched as above stated, and the
doctor used his instruments.
"T.ooks Like Mt. Mckinley.1
when I came down from the point
and handed the doctor the flag. In ad-
dition to what stated above. he made
several other remarks and there was
more or less talking done which do
not now recall; but whether at that
place or thereafter between the l2tn
and 18th of the month when my diary
was doctored to fit the conditions that
this poit was the top. he stated to me
as follows: That point would make
good top for Mount Mckinley. 1t looks
Just about like the gunsight peak
would look on Mount Mckinley. which
we had been looking at fromthe sad
die.
In about half an hour after the pic.
lures were taken, we fixed up our packs
and at about 1890 or IL o'clock on
September 10, we started down and ar
rived on the place designated In 'ex-
hibit o. as sixth camp, the doctor say
ing he wanted to go around there In
order to get farther up on the main
glacier, so as to get a good view or
the northeast ridge leading up to the
summit of Mount Mckinley, so as to as
certain IL that ridge was connected
solid with the top of the mountain. so
that 1t would have an appearance SINH
lar to the description that he would
have to give in his writings; as the
doctor had seen the mountain from all
sides, excepting this side. and as this
was the side where he proposed to-
claim that he had climbed 1t. he wish
ed to know the nature OF the ridge
leading up to the top of the mountain
SO he could write about 1t as 1t ap-
peared. In doing this. we put In the
balance of the 18th and all OF the l4th
and 18th days of September. and at the
eighth camp on September 10Th. DR..
Cook made his observations OF the
ridge. We then turned back from this
camp for the reason that we had both
fallen through crevasses as stated in
the diary. and we considered 1t too dan
gerous to proceed further withou5
snow shoes, as the doctor had obtained
a good view of the ridge, which was
what he wanted.
sI was with DR.. Cook continuously
every day during the time which he was
trying to ascend the mountain In the
wear 1905. and the nearest point to the
summit of Mount Mckinley which we
reached was at least fourteen miles
distant from the summit of that noun
tain and at no time did we reach an
elevation in excess of 10000 feet and
the doctor told me when we were at
the place where my picture was taken
that we were not over 5000 feet nigh.
I neglected to state that on the 18th
of September and on the evening OF
September 9Th, DR.. Cook asked me IL l
was willing to stay with him. 1 said
Yes when he said: I will see you get
5000 extra for doing So
Explains "Eastern CiifRs."
1.-THE photograph opposite page I'll
in DIR. Cooks book above mentioned
and described therein as the eastern
cliffs of Mount Mckinley are not such
cliffs but are a part of the eastern
slope of the eighth peak of the peaks
above mentioned and drawn by me In
my diary attached hereto.
'"The photograph opposite page 1872
in DIR. Cooks book was taken the ev-
ening of the same day that he took me
with the flag at what he claims the top
of Mount Mckinley and was taken at
camp six, shown on attached exhibits