The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-02

DISCOVERY J !. ( .OF
NORTH POLE.
CONFIRMED IN
Signed Statement! e!
of Or. Cook Is
Published

The telegram published in tho West
virginian yesterday announcing that
DR.. Frederick Cook had actnnllys
reached the North Pole has ~ been
backed up by much more evidence
then was ut hand at that time. The 1el
following stories on the subject are
of great interest: s:.s ~ y, ii
NEW YORK. Sept. 2.-The first
news of DR.. Cooks discovery OF the i
North Pole received In America ca me
to the New York Herald yestarlnY
morning. In the following cable dis
patch dated ut I.erwick, IN tue shet-s
land Is!I!nds: y. t
"Reachcl North Pole April 21. 2 s.g
Discovered land far north. Have lett
sealed exclusive cable Of 1000 y ords i, q
for you with Danish consul ut I.er-
wick go by steamer Hans Eyed e to- y
Copenha gen." 4 M ~ VI &;
BRUSSELS, Sept. 2.-The1 observt'a-s. st'
tory hure received the following tteleifis
gram dated Lerwick. Shetland ISL
nnds: q 81 x SbSss 3S3t.;;s
"Reachcl North Pole April p. aos.t
Discovered land Glr moth. Return to-
Copenhagen by steamer Hans Esede &
(sisned) "F'REDER1cK COO 49,
Tic American officials at the ubser-fts
vatory state the dispatcl is surely all.y5 ~.
thent!c and that the North Pola has
been reached for the first time, and 1 t:byS
an American. sl
PARIS, Sept. 2-The Paris edition on
OF the New York Herald his morning
publishes q signed stntement sfrori y sl1 l'rtj
Frederick A. Cook. which is dated
Hans Egele, Lerwick 4 Vednesday on
his experiences In: the Arctic region IL
"After a prolonged fight witt sfanl-3 am /;
Inc and 1rosts." says Dr. Cool. ~ I
nave at last succeeded In ching the
Nortn Pole. A new highway. with an an;
interesting strip OF animated nature
has been explored and big game game
haunts located, which will deHght 1
sportsmen and extend the Eslktmos 1
horizon. & 81 !. IN II ;ss .Es fg5
Land has been discovered on which
rest the carths northermostS rocks A;S .fAs
triangle OF 10000 square miles e mas mas
bcen cut out OF the terrestrial unknown.
The expedition was the outcome q ~ q /
summer cruise in the Arctic seas on
the schooner Bradley. which arrived
at the limits of navigation In smith
sound hate in August, 1907. Here cons cons
ditions were found to launch ass y VEN en-
ture to the pole. j, r. Bradley Hheralllllys y! q
supplied from his vessel suitable d pro f12-
visions for local use. E IN
"Immense quantities of meat rad
been collected and about the 4 camp !7l
were plenty OF strong dogs. the the
combination was lucky, for there was
good material for equipment. q " lls
that was required WIS conveniently ar
ranged for ut point only seven hum nun
lrpd miles from the boreal ceater:a
A house and workshop was built : 8otS
hacking boxes by willing hands, and 8
this northermost tribe OF $50 people
set themselves to the prob hlem q de-
yisIng a suitable outfit. Before sthe&
end of the long winter night. we were
ready for the enterprise. and plalnsg ms
Ind nlaturcd to force a new route over
Grinnnl lind northward along its
west coast out on to the Polar sea-
"rhe campaign opened with a few 'sssss
scouting PARTIES being sent over .t:lt'f; Al "a
shores to explore the way and seek
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