The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-14
AIDE DENIES COOK
!. REACHED SUMMIT
OF MT. M'K|NLEY
Edwin Barrell, Who Made Trip,
in Affidavit Says Story of
Climb Is False.
FARTHEST POINT MADE WAS
FOURTEEN MILES FROM TOP
His Diary Altered, at Cooks Or
ders, and Pictures in
Book "DoctOred."

affidavit made by Edwin N Barrill,
who accompanied DIR. Frederick A
Cook at the time he announced his
reaching the summit of Mt. Mckinney,
was printed in the Globe today The
affidavit was made before a notary
public at Tacoma, Wash, on October 4.
and has just been received in New
York.
Barrills affidavit states In effect that
he was the only person present with
DIR. Cook on the date when he claims to
have reached the summit of Mt Me-
Kinley; that they did not in fact reach
the summit, and the nearest point to
the peak reached was at least fourteen
miles distant from the top of that
mountain, the elevation at no time ex-
ceeding ten thousand feet. Barrills
affidavit also brings into question a
number of the photographs which Dr.
Cook has given as representing the
summit and other high attitudes of MI.
Mckinley.
The affidavit SAYS at the outset that
Barrill was born in Buffalo in 1864, and
now resides at Darby Mont. He says
he was the only party present with Dr.
Cook when he claims to have reached
the summit of Mt. Mckinley, and that
he is the party referred to as Barrille,
or Edward Barrille, in DIR. Cook book
entitled ITO the Top of the Continent
bearing upon the expedition to Mt. Nc
Kinley
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ON the evening OF september D, ls0o,
Dr. Cook and | started alone for the
purpose of exploring Mount MCKINLEY.
He informed me before starting that
his purpose was to ind way for
ascending the mountain, as he and
Professor Parker intended to climb the
mountain the following year. When
we started out had a sixty-five pound
pack on my back, as / had weighed
the contents thereof upon the boat be-
fore starting for the mountain. DR..
Cook had upon his back pack which
would weigh about forty pounds
"As shown by my diary, we took to
the ice on September 9. From and in :
cluding the 9th down to and including
the 18th of September, all writings in
my diary are by me, but were made
under the direction of DIR. Cook. also
changed the dates during this time
under his direction. The figures 1900
on the date of September II were
changed by me at the dictation of DR..
Cook. On September IL DR.. Cook
directed me to stop keeping my diary,
and leave the pages therein blank. I
cannot now remember the exact dates
or figures which / had in my diary,
before / was so directed to change
them, but 7 know the elevation under
what now appears September IL was
not to exceed 5000 feet and I think it
was 5000
I'VE quit anv further attamnts to-
ward ASCENDING the mountain unon
September t5 and returned to tha
boat gasoline launcb named Rel-
shoy. which Law in the water NJ the
foot of the glacier We reached +be
launch on September 10 havlng traveI-
ed twenty-six miles or more on me
ton of the glacier From, tho r1ao. a,a
quit climbing. on sentember 15
"On September Is when ar o,,r ,irs.
oamp returning from tbe Glacier T 49,
tored and changed tha antries tbarsi,,
from and Including Senter,tar down
and including sentember 70 Tbesa
changes were made under tbe orders ~
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