The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-09-17

there we had great difficulty in land
ing, but we finally managed it, and
there we left DR.. Cook, with Rudolph
Francke, strong young German; about
ifty Eskimos and $50 dogs, with pro-
visions and supplies enough to last for
three years.
Double Use For Boxes.
DR.. Cook and had our supplies put
up in big boxes, about three feet
square, with tin inside, and the outside
was wood. That is the way l had
them filled, so that we could use the
wood for building the winter house
and then have the stuff inside the
tin in good shape. left him plenty Of
coal and plenty of gasoline, etc. You
see, we did not want to carry lot Of
wood up there. The use. Of wood
around the tin boxes was to save space
and to build the house.
Dr. Cook spent the winter occupied
with preparations and planned to start
northwest in February over the ice Of
Smith sound and over Ellesmere Land
in order to reach the sea at about So
degrees north latitude. He arranged
to take with him several families Of
Eskimos and canvas boat. If all
went well / was sure he would reach
the pole and get back to Kennedy
channel within three months He fed
the dogs on musk OK, Of which there
is plenty. He had Eskimos at FIVE
points in Ellesmere Land to cover his
retreat, as it were, and when he made
his final dash he Travelled light, with
only two sleds and two Eskimos.
The success of his now historic trip
was due largely to favorable weather.
Left EskiNo Families Along Route.
Dr. Cooks plan to leave groups of
families of Eskimos at different points
other big aid to his success on his
dash to the pole. His route lay more
to the westward than that Of many
others.
His object in going to the far west
was to get away from the sea drift of
the Ice so that the drift of ice to the
east would not interfere with him on
the return. The natives travelled to
the east again to cover his retreat
when he came back from the pole and
struck land again. He figured it would
take 100 to 100 days on the ice. In
his winter house he had a drying
room. with $50 feet of stovepipe
which he wound around his room SO
that he could dry all the walrus kill
ed when was up there, which he was
to carry for his dogs. OF course they
had plenty Of meat and everything
else for all hands for three years, 81
that even If he did not get musk oxer
, he had plenty of other food. If hi
, could get musk oxen SO much the bet
, ter, and he could keep the other. as Il
!, keeps Indefinitely. AS he lightened W
on his dash to the pole DR.. Cool
abandoned one sled and killed hi
weak dogs to feed them to the stron,
ones, so that he could make fast time
Planted Two Flags at Pole.
:, DR.. Cook told me he would plant tw
: flags at the pole II he reached it, on
!. the American stars and stripes and tn
. other the little green and white embler
= known as the Bradley arctic exped
= ton flag.
= I may say that had to fofego II
= surance on my yacht during this triI
as the insurance companies told u
q arctic exploration was too perilous
= permit of the vessel being accepted q
= good risk. No one need fear fines
b up there tn those regions. for. as ever
!, arctic traveller has testified. sanitar
q conditions are ideal.
y On the return trip on the John I
= Bradley after leaving DR.. Cook we el
= cOuntered fierce gales and came NEG
4 going down in the awful gale Of Sep
. f8 off Labrador. In which seventy shiI
8 were lost The John r. Bradley ha
a to be reftted Mt NeEth Sydney IN
!. had to wait for wind to take her
!. Gloucester, as her engine was disable'
a Or. Cook couldn't wait long at th
I pole. as Ire had to set back Of the tc
"a He had to be gone two years froD Il
= time he left America He cea1d NJ
r get back any sooner. You emit SO q
p one year and 20 on to the pole. 70
" must nse one year to go Up "A f
u north as possible with yenr vesse
n For instance. Peary got UP with ii
a Roosevelt n little farther nerth thu
we did and put hts vessel mp for II
winter He built his sieds then ar
did everything necessary For the tin
tt to come TO make his dash. 1t is tot
- darkness all THIS time, but they
e have boautfful moonlit ntghts q
a., xass I'm, Ia
70 when 1t is dark. The sun begins
,g come oaft every day little lighter, al
ut In July and August You have the mi
10 right sum and no darkness whatever.
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