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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-15
PRAISES ALL Aims

AS 10 the personnel, have aea,n
oeen particularly fortunate CO..
nartlett is Just Bartlett-tirelessss
sieopless. enthusiastic. whether m ms ~ :.
bridge or in the crows nest or at ~ the
mead OF sledge division in the f,a, u
Dr. Goodsell, the surgeon of the Nv
petition not only looked after ~.
health and his own specially of m,oro
scopes but took his full share of th.,
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one II was Bartletts last hit. He lei
nimseif out over a series of large old
noes, steadily Increasing in diameter
anu covered with hard snow.
WIND HELPS OUT.
Turing the last few miles | walked
beside him or in advance. He was
solemn and anxious to go further. but
Tue program was for him to 60 back
from here in command of the fourth
supporting party. and there were no
supplies for an increase in the main
party.
Al lhls march we encountered a
nign wind for the first time since the
.nree Gays after we left Cape Colum.
oia. IL was dead in our faces hitter
ana insistent. but had no reason to
oolnpiain' 1t was better than an east.
cry or southerly wind, either of
wnicn would have set us adrift in omen
water While this was closing up every
lead behind. N' WY
Ihls furnished another ADVANTAGE os
my supporting parties. True by 40
eoins IL was pressing to the south the
ioe over which we travelled. and so
roopihg us of a hundred miles of ad.
vantage. VI "u
eiGHTY-FoUR is PASSED.
We concluded we were on or near
the eighty eighth parallel unless tbe
north wind had lost us several n;,os
Inc wind blew all night and all newt
day. 81, neA'
Al this camp, in the morning part.
ie'' started to walk five or six miles to
the north to make sure of reaching
tue eignthy-eighth parallel. While he
was gone selected the 40 best dogs in
'he outht and had them doubled
picked out five of the best sledg.s
ana assigned them expressly to the
party. broke up the
seventh Tor material with which tn ra.
par the others and set Eskimos st
this work. a.
nartiett returned in time to take q
satisfactory observation for latitude
~ ciear weather. and obtained for our
position s7.4S. and that showed thu,
the continued north wind had robbed
US OF number Of miles of bard.
earned distance.
Bartlett took the observation have
as mad Marvin five camps back, partly
TO save my eyes, but largely to give
an Independent record and determine.
ton of our advance.
Inc observations completed and two
copies made. one for him and the
other for me. Bartlett started on the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-15
NOTICE OF Trustees
SALE OF Land

BY virtue of the authority vested il
me by the terms and provisions of ;
certain deed of trust executed nv Rob
ert MCGOWAN and his wife, Joann;
McGowan, on the Bird day of Decem
Der, 1908, to secure an indebtedness
therein described to B. B. Williams
which said Deed of Trust is record
Cd IN Book Two at page 1913, Record O.
Mortgages and Deeds of Trust or
Lands. in the office of the Chancery
Clerk OF forrest County, Mississippi
at Hattiesburg; /, the undersigned hav.
ing been by said beneficiary duly ap
pointed substitute trustee in the place
and stead of the trustee therein
named; said instrument of substitu
ZION being of record in book 4 at
page 2S3, Record of Mortgages and
Deeds of Trust on Lands, in the of
nce of the Chancery Clerk Of Forrest
County, Mississippi Default having
been made in the payment of said
debt. and having been thereunto prop.
erly requested by the said beneficiary
] will on Monday, the 4th day of DC
tober, 1909 in front of the Main street
door of the court house, in the city
Of Hattiesburg, Forrest County. Mis-
sissippi, during legal hours, offer for
sale, and sell at public cutlery to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described land mentioned in said deed
OF trust, situated in Forrest County,
Mississippi, to-wit: All that part of
northwest of northeast quarter of sec
lion seven CD in township four az,
range twelve (12) west, lying south
OF a certain ravine or hollow, the cen
ter of the same being the line more
particularly described as being at the
northeast corner of said northwest
quarter of northeast quarter, running
thence south Cos feet to the center of
said hollow, thence west along hol-
low to the west line of said forty
which is at that point III feet north of
south line thereof, thence westward
along said hollow to west line OF
northeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter OF said section, at which point the
center of said hollow is Gil feet south
Of the north line of the section.
Witness my signature, ahis the Sth
day of September, 1909.
.. ]. E. DAVIS,
s-S-15-22-29. Substituted Trustee.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

q. s. Land Office at jackson, Mis-
sissippi, August 30. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Alfred
?. Megehee, of Carnes, Mississippi
Who on january End. 1908, made
Homestead entry No. 422S0, Serial No
e3s12. for the NWA Of the NEA, Sec.
don "a, Township South, Range 1S
Vest, st. Stephens Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final CON-
nutation proof, to establish claim to
ne land above described, before the
clerk Of the chancery court of Forest
epunty. at Hattiesburg. Mississippi, on
she 9th day Of October. 1909.
Claimant names az witnesses:
colambus, c. johnson, Geo. t. Lee,
George A. Smith, and Ellis johnson.
N Of Carnes, Mississippi.
I. q. C. LAMAR,
sept. 1-S-l 5-22-29 Register.
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and was In time for q hasty noon OBJ
servation through a temporary break
IN the clouds. which indicated our
position as S957. l quote an. entry
from my Journal some hours later:
The pole at last. The prize Of
three centuries. my dream and goal
for 20 years. mine at last cannot
bring myself to realize 1t.
1t all seems so simple and common
place. As Bartlett said when turning
back. when speaking of his being In
these exclusive regions, which no NOR
tai hos ever penetrated before: 1T
ls just like every day"
OF course had my sensations that
made sheep impossible for hours, de-
spite my utter fatigue-the sensations
Of a lifetime; but have no room for
them here.
The first 30 hours at the pole were
spent In taking observations; In go
Ing some ten miles beyond our camp
and some eight miles to the right of
1t; in taking photographs, planting my
flags. depositing my records, studying
the horizon with my telescope for
possible land, and searching for
practicable place to make sounding.
TEMPERATURE AT TOP OF WORLD
Ten hours after our arrival the
clouds cleared before a light breeze
from our left and from that time un-
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crevice Of up some huge brink / ~ ~
good pace tor about ten hours
Twenty-Five miles took me ven Sc
yond the eighty-eighth parallel.
While was building my igloos q
long lead formed BY the east and
southwest Of W at a distance Of few
miles.
BUT FEW HANpIcAPs.
A few hours sleep and we were on
the trail again. AS the going was
now practically horizontal, we were
unhampered and could travel as long
as we pleased and sleep as little as
we wished.
The weather was fine and the 70
Ing like that Of the previous day. ex-
cept at the beginning. when pickaxes
were required. This and brief stop
at another lead cut down our distance.
But we had made 20 miles in ten
hours and were half way to the
eighty-ninth parallel
The ice was grinding audibly in
every direction, but no motion was
visible. Evidently It was settling
back into equilibrium and probably
sagging due northward with it's re-
lease from the wind pressure.
LEVEL ICE SURFACE.
Again there was few hours sleep
and We bit the trail before midnight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-15

each to requite them for their energy
and the hardship and toll they under.
went to help their friend Peary to the
north pole.
But all Of this--the dearly bought
years of experience, the magnificent
strength of the Roosevelt, the SPLEEN.
did energy and enthusiasm of my party.
the loyal faithfulness of my Eskimos
could have gone for naught but for
the faithful necessaries Of war fur
nished so loyalty by the members and
friends of the Peary Arctic club.
And 1t is no detraction from the
living to say that to no single indi.
vidual has the fine result been more
signally due than to my friend, the
late Morris X. Jesup, the first presi.
dent of the club.
Their assistance has enabled me tn
tell the last of the great earth stories.
the story the world has been WAITING
to hear for 300 years-the story OF
the discovery of the north pole.
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Acid work of the expeditionNas weii'
and was always ready for any WORN
profs Marvin and MCMILLAN nave
secured mass of scientific data, hav.
ing made all the tidal ana 'hos' Vi
the field work, AMI their services were
Invaluable in every way.
CREW OF ROOSEVELT.
Borup not only made the record
as to the distance travelled during the
tourney. but to his assistance and MS
expert knowledge Of photography II
due what l believe to be the I'M
equaled series of photographs taken
by the expedition.
Henson in the field and Percy as
steward were the same as ever, inval'
liable in their respective lines.
Chief Engineer Wardwell. also OF
the last expedition, aided by his as
sistant, Scott, kept the machinery up
to high state of efficiency and has
given the Roosevelt the force and
power which enabled 1t to negotiate
apparently impracticable ice.
Mr.. Gushue, the mate. who was In
charge of the Roosevelt during the abb
sence of Capt. Bartlett and myself,
and Boatswain Murphy. who was put
in charge of the station at Etah for
the relief of Cook, were both trust
worthy and reliable men, and count
myself fortunate in having had them
In my service.
The members of the crew and the
firemen were distinct improvement
over those of our last expedition.
Every one of them was willing and
anxious to be of service In every pos
sible way.
Connors, who was promoted to be
bos'n in the absence Of Murphy.
proved to be practically effective.
Barnes, seaman, and Wiseman and
Joyce, firemen, not only assisted Mar
vim and Mcmillan in their tidal and
meteorological observations on the
Roosevelt, but Wiseman and Barnes
went into the field with them on their
trips to Cape Columbia. and Condor
and Cody covered 1000 miles hunting
and sledging supplies.
PRESENTS TO ESkIMOS.
AS for my faithful Eskimos. have
left them with ample supplies of dark.
rich walrus meat and blubber for
their winter, with currants, sugar, bis
cults, guns, rifles, ammunition. knives.
hatchets. traps, etc.
For the splendid four who stood be-
side me at the pole boat and tent
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pach Idii III command OF my fourth
i supporting party, with two Eskimos
one sledge, and IS dogs.
BARTLETT DID GOOD WORK.
When he left / felt for a moment
pangs of regret as he disappeared in
the distance, but 1t was only momen.
tary. My work was still ahead, not In
the rear.
Bartlett had done good work and
had been a great help to me. Circum.
stances had thrust the brunt of the
pioneering upon him instead of divid.
ing it among several, as / had planned.
He had reason to take pride In the
fact that he had 5ettered the Italian
record by q degree and a quarter and
had covered distance equal to the
entire distance of the Italian expedi-
ton from Franz Josef's land to Cagni's
farthest north.
| had given Bartlett this position
and post OF honor in command of my
fourth and last supporting party. and
for two reasons: first, because of his
magnificent handling of the Roos,-
welt; second, because he lad cheer.
fully stood between ne and many
utfiing annoyances on the expeditions
Then there was a third reason. II
seemed to me appropriate. In view of
the magnificent British record OF arc.
tic work, covering three centuries
that II should be British subject who
could boast that, next to an Amerj.
can. be had been nearest TO the pole
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Then. leaving one man to look out
nor the dogs and sledges, We hurried
ever to assist the captains party to
Join US.
corner Of their raft impinged on
the Ice on our side. For the rest of
tne night and during the next day the
sce suffered the torment of the
aamred. surging together. opening
out, grooming and grinding. while tie
open water belched black smoke like
= prairie fire
FINDS CLEAR STRETCH.
Then the motion ceased, the open
water closed, the atmosphere to the
north was cleared. and we rushed
across before the Ice should open
again
! A succession of laterally open leads
we're crossed. and after them some
1cavy old ice, and then we came to q
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forced one stopping to make tea and
/ rest the dogs, but not to sleep.
Second-At the end of the fifth
narcn TO make forced march with a
ilght sledge, a double team of dogs
ana one or two of the party, leaving
the rest in camp.
FEARFUL OF ARCTIC eAlEs
Underlying all these calculations
was recognition of the ever present
heignDorhood OF open leads and i'm.
passable water. and the knowledge
tnat 24-hours- gale would knock all
my plans into a cooked hat, and even
put US In imminent peril.
At little after midnight of Anr,,
after few hours of sound sleep. 7 bit
the trail, leaving the others to breat
up camp and follow.
AS l climbed the pressure ridge
back of our igloos I set another hole
In my belt, the third since I started
Every man and dog of us was lean
and fiat bellied as a board and as
hard.
MORNING OF FINAL START.
1t was fine morning. The wind of
the last two days had subsidized, and
the going was the best and most eou-
able of any had had yet. The foes
were large and old, hard and clear.
and we're surrounded by pressure
ridges, some of which were almost
stupendous.
The biggest of them, however, were
easily negotiated. either through some
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-15

til our departure in the afternoon Of
/ April the weather was cloudless and
I flawless.
/ The minimum temperature during
the 80 hours was SO below, the maxi.
mum IL.
| We had reached the goal, but the
return was still before us. It was es-
sential that we reach the land before
the next spring tide. and we must
strain every nerve to do this.
had a brief talk with my men.
From now on 1t was to be big travel
little sleep and hustle every minute.
We would try, told them, to double
march on the return-that is, to start
and cover one Of our northward
marches, make tea and eat our
luncheon In the igloos, then cover an.
other march, eat and sleep a few
hours, and repeat this daily.
FAST TIME ON RETURN.
AS matter Of fact, we nearly did
this, covering regularly on our return
journey five outward marches in three
return marches.
Just as long as we could hold the
trail we could double. our speed and
we need waste no time in build,ng
new igloos every day, SO that the time
we gained on the return Iessened tbo
chances Of gale destroying the
track.
Just above the eighty-seventh paral.
lei was region some fifty miles wide
which caused me considerable uneasi.
ness. Twelve hours of strong easter.
ly, westerly. or northerly wind would
make this region an open sea.
In the afternoon of the 7th we atart
ed on our return, having double fed
the dogs, repaired the sledges for the
last time, and discarded all our snare
clothing to tighten the loads.
NO BOTTOM TO SEA.
Five miles from the pole a narrow
! crack filled with recent ice. thronpb
which we were able to work a bole
with q pickax, enabled me to mako a
sounding. All my wire, 1900 fathoms
, was sent down. but there was no bot.
tom.
In pulling up the wire parted a few
fathoms from the surface and lead ana
wire went to the bottom. on went
reel and handle, Tightening the sledees
still further. We had no more use for
them now.
Three marches brought. us back tn
the igloos where. the captain turned
back The last march was in the wild
sweep of northerly gale, with drift.
ing snow and the ice rocking undar
as we dashed over 1t.
ICE FAVORED THEM.
South Of where Marvin had turnad
back we came to where his party had
built several igloos while DELAYED bv
open leads Still further south wa
found where the captain had been
held up by an open lead and Obliged
to camp.
Fortunately the movement of these
ieada was sifnnIv opan aoa -.
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ROBERT E. PEARY.
DENIES COOK REACHED THE poi,

Battle Harbor. Labrador (via Mar.
conf wireless, Cape Ray, N. F.), Sent
lO-Do not trouble about Cooks story
or, attempt to explain any discrepan.
cies IN bis statements. The affair
will settle itself.
He has not been at the pole a
April 81. 1908. or at any other tins
He has simply handed the public :
gold brick.
These statements are made advised.
~. and ! have proof of them. Wbsn
he makes full statement of h,s iou-s
ney over his signature to some zoo.
graphical society. or other reputs hi.
body, If that statement contains ths
claim that he has reached the noIs
! shall be In position to furnish ms
teriai that may prove distinctly n.
'erestins reading for the public
- = ROBERT q. PEARY.
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With the disappearance Of Bart
lett turned to the problem before
me. This was that for which hat
worked for 80 years; for which hat
lived the simple life; for which hat
conserved all my energy on the up
ward trip; for which | had trained
myself as for a race, crushing dowr
every worry about success.
In spite of my years. felt in trim
(, Mt for the demands Of the coming
days and eager to be on the trail.
As for my party. my equipment. AND
my supplies, was In shape beyond
my most sanguine dreams Of earliest
| years.
My party might be regarded as an
ideal. which had now come to realiza
tomas loyal and responsive to my
will as the fingers of my right hand.
PRAISES HIS MEN.
Four of them possess the tech
nique Of dogs, sledges. ice. and
cold as their heritage. Two Of
them, Hansen and Ootam. were
my companions to the farthest point
three years before. Two others. Egg
ingwuk and Sigloo. were in Clark's d.
vision, which had such a narrow es.
cape at that time, and now were will
ing to go anywhere with my immedi-
ate party, and willing to risk them
selves again in any supporting party.
The fifth was young man who had
never served before in any expedition,
but who was, If possible. even more
willing and eager than the others for
the princely gifts-a boat, rifle.
shotgun, ammunition, knives, ETC..
which l had promised to each Of them
who reached the pole with me: for he
knew that these riches would enable
him to wrest from stubborn father
the girl whose image filled his hot
young heart.
ALL FOLLOWED HIS LEAD.
All had blind confidence so long as
l was with them, and gave no thought
for the morrow, sure that whatever
happened should somehow get them
back to land. But l dealt with the
party equally. recognized that all its
impetus centered in me, and that what
ever pace set it would make good. If
anyone was played out, would stop
for short time.
had no fault to find with the con-
ditions. My dogs were the best, the
pick of 1872 with which we left Colum.
ba. Almost all were powerful males,
hard in, hut NTH
out superfiuous ounce, without sus-
picion of fat anywhere; and, what was
better yet, they were all in good
spirits.
My sledges, now that the repairs
were completed, were in good cond
ton. My supplies were ample for 40
days. and, with the reserve represent
ed by the dogs themselves could be
made to last so.
PREPARING FOR FINAL DASH.
Pacing back and forth in the lee of |
the pressure ridge where the igloos
were built, while my men got their
loads ready for the next marches, | |
settled on my program. l decided ! |
should strain every nerve to make five
marches Of Is miles each, crowding
these marches in such a way as to
bring us to the end Of the fifth long
enough before noon to permiC the i'm.
mediate taking of an observation for
latitude.
Weather and leads permitting, | be-
lieved could do this. If my proposed
distances were cut down by any
chance had two means in reserve for
making up the deficit:
First-To make the last march a
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The weather and going were even
better. The surface, except as inter
rupted by infrequent ridges, was as
level as the glacial fringe from Hecla
to Columbia, and harder.
We marched something over ten
hours, the dogs being often on the
trot, and made 20 miles. Near the
end of the march we rushed across a
lead 100 yards wide, which buckled
under our sledges and finally broke
as the last sledge left 1t.
We stopped in sight of the eighty
ninth parallel in a temperature of 40
degrees below. Again scant sleep
and we were on our way once more
and across the eighty-ninth parallel.
This march duplicated the previous
one as to weather and going. The last
few hours it was on young ice and
occasionally the dogs were galloping.
We made twenty-five miles or more,
the air. the sky, and the bitter wind
burning the face till 1t cracked. It
was like the great interior ice gap of
Greenland. Even the natives COM
planned of the bitter @air. 1t was as
keen AS frozen steel.
A little longer sleep than the previ-
GUS one had to be taken here, as we
were all in need Of 1t. Then on again.
up to this time,- with each success
sive march, our fear Of an impossible
lead had increased. At every in
equality of the ice found myself hur-
rying breathlessly forward. fearing
that 1t marked lead, and when ar.
rived at the summit would catch my
breath with relief-only to find my.
self hurrying on in the same way at
the next one.
But on this march. by some strange
shift of feeling, this fear fell from me
completely. The weather was thick,
but it gave me no uneasiness..
Before turned in took an obser.
walton which indicated our position as
80 degrees % minutes.
A dense, lifeless pail hung over.
head. The horizon was black and the
ice beneath was a CHASTITY, chalky
white, with no relief-a striking con-
trast to the glimmering. sunlit fields
Of 1t over which we had been travel
ing for the previous four days.
MERCURY GOES UP.
The going was even better, and
there was scarcely any snow on the
hard, granular, last summers surface
of the old foes. dotted with the sap
phire ice of the previous summers
lakes.
rise In temperature to Is degrees
below reduced the friction OF the
sledges and gave the dogs the ap.
pearance of having caught the spirits
of the party. The more sprightly ones,
as they went along with tightly curled
tails, frequently tossed their heads,
with short, sharp barks and yelps.
In IL hours we had made 40 miles
There was no sign of lead in the
THE POLE At LAST.
had now made my five marches.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

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