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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

forced one, stopping to make tea and
rest the dogs, but not to sleep.
Second-At the end of the fifth
march to make forced march with a
light sledge, double team of dogs,
and one or two of the party, leaving
the rest in camp.
FEARFUL OF ARCTIC GALES.
Underlying all these calculations
was recognition of the ever present
neighborhood of open leads and Inn
passable water, and the knowledge
that 24-hours gale would knock all
my plans into cooked hat, ard even
put us in imminent peril.
At little after midnight Of ADril 1.
after a few hours of sound sleep, I hit
the trail. leaving the others 10 break
up camp and follow.
AS climbed the pressure ridge
back of our igloos I set another mole
in my belt, the third since I started.
Every man and dog of us was lean
and fat bellied as a board and as
hard.
MORNING OF FINAL START.
It was fine morning. The wind OF
the last two days had subsidized, and
the going was the best and most equ-
able OF any had had yet. The foes
were large and old. hard and clear,
and were surrounded by pressure
ridges, some Of which were almost
stupendous.
The biggest of them. however. were
easily negotiated, either through some
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

til our departure in the afternoon Of
April the weather was cloudless and
f1awless.
The minimum temperature during
the 80 hours was 33 below, the maxi
mum II.
We had reached the goal, but the
return was still before US. 1t was es-
sential that we reach the land before
the next spring tide, and we must
strain every nerve to do this.
l had a brief talk with my men.
From now on it 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 building
new igloos every day, SO that the time
we gained on the return lessened the
chances of a 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 start
ed on our return, having double fed
the dogs, repaired the sledges for the
last time. and discarded all our spare
clothing to tighten the loads.
NO BOTTOM TO SEA.
Five miles from the pole a narrow
crack filled with recent ice, through
which we were able to work a hole
with q pickax, enabled me to make a
sounding. All my wire, 1900 fathoms.
WdS Sent uOWA, uuL tu0I0 Was no DOT
tom.
In pulling up the wire parted a few
fathoms from the surface and lead and
wire went to the bottom. OF went
reel and handle, tightening the sledges
still further. We had no more use for
them now.
Three marches brought us back to
the igloos where the captain turned
back. The last march was in the wild
sweep of a northerly gale. with drift
ing snow and the ice rocking under
as we dashed over it.
ICE. FAVORED THEM.
South of where Marvin had turned
back we came to where his party had
built several igloos while delayed by
open leads. Still further south we
,ound where the captain had been
ield UP BIZ an open lead and obliged
to camp.
Fortunately the movement Of these
leads was simply open and shut and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

crevice or up some huge brink. set
good pace for about ten hours.
Twenty-Five miles took me well be-
yond the eighty-eighth parallel.
While l was building my igloos a
long lead formed by the east and
southwest of US at distance of a few
miles.
BUT FEW HANDIcAPS.
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 GO
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 1t 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 a few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

back trail in command of nay fourth
supporting party. with two Eskimos.
me sledge, and Is dogs.
BARTLETT DID GOOD WORK.
i When he left l felt for a moment
bangs of regret as he disappeared in
the distance. but it 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
Ipioneering upon him instead of divid-
Ding it among several, as had planned.
He had reason to take pride in the
fact that he had 5ettered the Italian
record by a degree and quarter and
had covered distance equal to the
entire distance Of the Italian expedi-
fion 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 )
velt. second, because he Lad cheer
fully stood between me and many
Etrffiing annoyances on the expeditions.
Then there was third reason. It
Aeemed to me appropriate. in view OF
tie magnificent British record OF arc
tM work, covering three centuries.
that il should be a British subject who
<<,.,fd hfFaef that novt tn an rnori
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

With the disappearance or Barb
lett I turned to the problem before
me. This was that for which ] had
worked for 80 years; for which had
lived the simple life: for which had
conserved all my energy on the up
ward trip; for which / had trained
myself as for race, crushing down
every worry about success.
In spite of my years, felt in trim
fit 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 real1za-
tion-as loyal and responsive to my
will as the fingers of my right hand.
PRAISES HIS MEN.
Four of them possess the tech
niuue of dogs, sledges, ice, and
cold as their heritage. Two OF
them. Hansen and Ootam, were
nv companions to the farthest point
three years before. Two others, Eg-
ingwuk and SiglQo. were in Clarks d.
vision, which had such narrow es-
cane at that time, and now were will
ing to go anywhere with my immedF
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 Tor
the princely gifts-a boat, a rifle, a
shotgun, ammunition, knives. etc.,
which I 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 filed his not
young heart.
ALL FOLLOWED HIS LEAD.
All had blind confidence SO long as
I was with them, and gave no thought
for the morrow, sure that whatever
happened should somehow get them
back to land. But dealt with the
party equally. / recognized that all its
impetus centered in me, and that what
ever pace I set it would make good. Ii
anyone was played out, would stop
for short time.
1 had no fault to find with the con-
ditions. My dogs were the best, the
pick of 1872 with which we left Column
bia. Almost all were powerful males.
hard as nails, in good flesh, but with
out superfluous 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 cond1-
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 decided l
should strain every nerve to make five
marches of 15 miles each, crowding
these marches in such way as to
bring us to the end Of the fifth long
enough before noon to permlL 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
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

1eld work of the expedition as wen,
and was always ready for any work.
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have
secured a mass of scientific data, hav-
ing made all the tidal and most of
the field work, ami their services were
invaluable in every way. r
CREW OF ROOSEVELT.
Borup not only made the record
as to the distance travelled during the
journey, but to his assistance and his
expert knowledge of photography is
due what i believe TO be the I'M
squaled 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 it 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 a 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, fremen, 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.
=, h<a
side me at the pole boat and tent
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

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 it.
We stopped in sight of the eighty
ninth parallel in temperature of 40
degrees below. Again a 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 it cracked. 1t
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 it. Then on again.
Up to this time. with each success
sive march, our fear of an impossible
lead had increased At every in
eoualitv of the ice found myself hur-
rving breathlessly forward, fearing
that it marked lead, and when ar
rived at the summit would catch my
breath with relief-only to find my
self hurrying on I'm 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 Is minutes.
A dense, Iifeless pail hung over
head. The horizon was black and the
ice beneath was CHASTITY, chalky
white, with no relleI-d slTlklng con-
trast to the glimmering, sunlit fields
of it 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.
A rise in temperature to Is degrees
below reduced the friction of the
sledges and gave the dogs the APP
pearance of having caught the spirits
of the party. The more sprightly ones.
as they went along with tightly cnrled
tails, frequently tossed their heads,
with short. sharp barhs and yelps.
In IL hours we had made 40 miles.
There was no sign Of a lead in the
march. ~
THE POLE AT LAST.
/ bad now made my Eve marches.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07
ROBERT E.'SpEARY.
DENIES COOK REACHED TAgPoLE

~ - - An
Battle Harbor. Labrador 6via Mar
conf wireless, Cape Ray,sN Fsls Sept
10.-Do not trouble about Cooks story
or attempt 60 explain any discrepanca
cieso in his statements. The affairu
viii settle ifgglf. rs % - saas1
i has not been at the pole onp1
April 21, 1soSs.qr at any other time.
Heuhas. simply hapded the public -
gold brick. ga
Il These statements are made advised
ly: and srxhave praaf oSathenAs When
he snakes arfaihmta4engeptrof his Jour.
neyl over his stEna00rec 90 some geo.
HktaphicA sSeiet9sa u1uz0fhnr reDptableJ
BODY. If That stsatenaent rbonfaius thee
{ claim 1l1 that he hgssAbaeliEd tina pcleGs
| shalt Be If q ptsit6Hotb ftAsnislsomass
lerial that may pfoF dlstfttly fshsa
teresting reading for the pubic
ROBERT E. PEARY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

Then, leaving one man to look out
for the dogs and sledges, we hurried
over to assist the captains party to
join us.
A corner of their raft impinged on
the ice on our side. For the rest OF
the night and during the next day the
Ice suffered the torment of the
damned, surging together. opening
out, grooming and grinding. while the
open water belched black smoke like
a 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
were crossed, and after them some
neavy old ice. and then we came to
layer OF young ice, some of which
Ducked under our sledges, and this
gave US straight way of six miles to
the north.
\ 1hen came more heavy old foes.
covered with snow. This was good
long march.
Inc next march was also a long
one. 1T was Bartlett's last hit. He let
himself out over a series of large old
noes, steadily increasing in diameter
and covered with hard snow.
WIND HELPS OUT.
during the last few miles | walked
beside him or in advance. He was
solemn and anxious to 90 further but
the program was for him to go back
from here in command of the fourth
supporting party, and there were no.
supplies for an Increase in the main
party.
In this march we encountered a
nigh wind for the first time since the
three days after we left Cape Column
DIa. lt was dead in our faces, bitter
ana lnslstent, but l had no reason to
complain, 1t was better than an east
erIy or southeriy wind, either of
which would have set us adrift in open
water, while this was closing I'D every
lead behind.
This furnished another advantage of
my supporting parties. True bv so
doing 1t was pressing to the south the
ice over which we travelled. and so
Tooblng US of hundred miles of adj
vantage.
ElGHTY-FoUR is PASSED.
we concluded we were on or near
the eighty-eighth parallel. unless the
north wind had lost US several miles.
Inc WIND blew all night and all next
day.
AT this camp, in the morning. Bart
lett started to walk five or six miles to
the north to make sure of reaching
the eighthy-eighth parallel. While he
was gone selected the 40 best dogs in
the outfit and had them doubled.
picked out five of the best sledgas
and assigned them expressly to the
captains party. | broke I'D the
seventh for material with which to re-
pair the others and set Eskimos at
this work.
Bartlett returned in time to take a
satisfactory observation for latitude
IN clear weather, and obtained for our
position 87.48, and that showed that
the continued north wind had robbed
us OF a number of miles of hard
earned distance.
/ Bartlett took the observation here.
as had Marvin five camps back, partly
to save my eyes, but largely to give
an independent record and determine
ton of our advance.
The observations completed and two
/. copies made, one for him and the
Mother for me, Bartlett started on the
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It took considerable water motion to
fault the trail seriously.
While the captain, Marvin, and as
found later, Borup, had been delayed
by open leads, we seemed to bear a
charm and with no single lead were
we delayed more than a couple of
hours. Sometimes the ice was fast
and firm enough to carry us across;
sometimes short detour, sometimes
brief halt for the lead to close,
sometimes an improvised ferry on an
ice cake, kept the trail without diff
Guilty down to the tenth outward
march
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07

FIRST MESSAGE TO WORLD.
On September 5 we arrived at In
dian Harbor, whence the message.
STARS and stripes nailed to north
POLE" was sent vibrating southwark
through the crisp Labrador air.
The elimination of long experience.
a thorough knowledge of the condi-
tons of the problem gained in the last
expedition = these. together with a
new type of sledge which reduced the
work of both dogs and driver. and q
new type of camp cooler which added
to the comfort and increased the
hours of sleep of the members of the
party, combined to make the present
expedition an agreeable Improvement
upon the last in respect to the rapid
ty and effectiveness of Its work and
the lessesed discomfort and strain
upon the members of the party. I;
PRAISES ALL AIDS. :,
AS to the personnel. I have again
been particularly fortunate. CaIbs s5
Bartlett is just Bartlett tifeless.
sleepless. enthusiastic. whether Biffi the
bridge or in the crows nast Or at ta1tfle.
head Of a sledge division ID Tie fe5jdd.
DR.. Goodsell. the surgeon Of il til 4 u 1ezs
petition. not only looked after IT'S Is
health and his own specially OF micro
scopes but took his full share OF the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-02-04
Indigestion Ends.

You can eat anything your stomach
crave without fear of case of Indi-
gestion or Dyspepsia or that your
food will ferment or sour on your
stomach if you will occasionally take a
little Diapepsin after eating.
Your meals will taste good, and any
thing you eat will be digested, nothing
can ferment or turn into acid or poi
son or stomach gas, which causes
Belching, Dizziness,a "a feeling of fullness
after eating, Nausea, Indigestion like
a lump of lead in stomach), Bilious
ness, heartburn, Waterbrash, Pain in
stomach and intestines or other SYM
toms.
Headaches from the stomach are alb
solutely unknown where this effective
remedy is used. Diapepsin really
does all the work of healthy stomach
1t digests your meals when your stom-
ach can't Each triangule will digest
all the food you can eat and leave
nothing to ferment or sour.
Get large 50-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from your druggist and
start taking today and by tomorrow
you will actually brag about your
healthy, strong stomach, for then you
can eat anything and everything you
want without the slightest discomfort
or misery, and every particle of i'm
purity and gas that is in your stomach
and intestines is going to be carried
away without the use of laxatives or
any other assistance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-02-04
The Borough Election.

Already the voters are discussing the
claims of the several candidates for
Borough offices, to be elected Feb. 18th.
While there will no doubt, be quite a
race for Burgess and AK Collector, the
candidates all have their friends and
supporters. For Burgess, the Rspub-
llcans have nominated Mr.. Joseph A.
Friendel, an active young Republican,
who is now President of the Council, a
position he has filled with credit to
himself and always for the good of the
Taxpayers aDithout fear or fdUor. For
six or more years he has been a faith
ful councilman, representing the west
ward. His long services and eminent
fitness for the responsible position of
Burgess, entities him to the cordial
support of the Republicans and all
good citizens His opponent is Mr.. J.
ID. Marshall, who now represents the
East Ward on the council. He is a
pleasant gentleman and the PRESS
would not say one word against him.
He is good citizen and would make a
capable Burgess. Let the contest be
on fair ground.
For Constable and Collector the Re-
publicans have placed in nomination
Mr.. Robt. R. McQuay, very compet-
ent gentleman and admirably fitted for
this responsible position. The Repub-
licans last year endorsed the nominee
of the Democratic party, Mr.. John
Glenn, and turn about is fair play-this
year the Democrats should return the
compliment and support Mr.. Nc Quay.
He needs the position, as much as his
opponent, is fully competent and there
Is not one reason who he should not be
elected
Mr.. Glenn came out with an affidavit,
in last weeks Independent, refuting
| the charge that he had issued numer-
GUS tax receipts, last fall, on the eve of
election. If Mr. Glenn did not issue a
large number of tax receipts, in viola
tian of the law, l0ho did issue them?
That they were numerously presented
by voters, to the three election boards,
of this borough, when the proper certi-
ficate from the County Commissioners
of this county certified that scores of
those same men a0ho presented tao re-
ceipts had not paid them 1Uithin the re-
qttired limit Of the ldU If Mr.. Glenn,
we say again, is innocent of the charge,
he surely can state who did issue them,
Years ago this nefarious system was
resorted to by both parties, but all
euppoSeu IndG ndu DeeH stopped laSC
year, If we are to have honest elect
ions the laws must be honestly execut-
ed. If Mr.. Glenn did violate the law
it was base ingratitude to the Republi-
can party, who cheerfully nominated
, and placed him on their ticket last
! year.
The most sensible course to pursue
will be to elect Robt r. McQuay Con-
stabla and COlleotor tWa halieva in
fair play" in politics or business.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-02-04

Lock Haven, Pa, Jan Bob. w.
Green, of Emporium, former President
Judge of the Twenty fifth Judicial Dis
trict, comprising Clinton, Cameron and
Elk counties, has decided to become a
candidate for the Supreme Conrt of
Pennsylvania. His candidacy is looked
upon with f,v0r hy all of the counties
composing this district and is warmly
indorsed hv the bar associations of
Cameron and Elk counties.
Judge Green was in Lock Haven this
week looking over the situation and he
has the assurance that Clinton county
Bar association at its next meeting will
adopt resolutions and indorse his can
didacv with the same fervur as did Elk
and Cameron. His home county has
appointed committee of prominent
citizens to promote Judge Green's can
didacy to succeed Judge James T. Nit
chell, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, whose term of Office expires the
first Monday of January, 1910.