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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

grees 30 minutes, after leaving the
land, ne encountered a broad streak Of
open water which could not be crossed
He then turned back. In April. 1901
he proceeded from Fort COnger in n
northwesterly direction toward Cape
| Heca. This WAS to have been his
point of departure from Grant Land
| His dogs gave out before he got there
and third spring was permitted to
/ pass without improving the opportu-
nifty so temptingly at hand. In 1902
the latter programme was repeated.
with little better fortune. Peary actu-
ally got ont Of the ice fifty or sixty
miles from the ocean. On April 21 he
was in latitude 81 degrees IL minutes,
the highest attained on this side of the
/ pole. lie then found so many openings
in the ice, however that further ad-
vance was foolhardy.
That Commodore Peary had a very
clear idea of what the discovery of the
north pole would mean to the discov-
erer, the country he represented and
TO men of science is indicated by
statement he made on the eve of his
last expedition. He said:
1.-The attainment of the pole spells
national prestige. For three centuries
some of the best men in the best coun-
! tries have devoted their lives to this
quest and without success. The con
quest of the north pole is the last great
geographical prize which the world
has to offer to adventurous man. For
that reason feel by every right that
this great country of ours should be
the winner. Once won there will be no
future challenge To the first conquer
or belongs the spoils and the glory.
Entirely regardless of any intrinsic
value. the discovery Of the pole will be
as distinct a milestone in the history
of the globe as was the discovery of
America by Columbus.
'The effosts which have been car
ried on for the past 300 years TO find
the pole have resulted in securing
very large amount of scientific mate
rial and Information and of greatly
widening our geographical horizon.
Still more important information is yet
to be obtained from the remaining
great uneXplored area and particularly
in this case in connection with the
polar sea, the photography of which is
entirely unknown. And yet, without in
any way desiring TO detract from the
value of such work and results, feel
that the great meaning of this con-
quest lies not in these. 1t is rather
matter of national sentiment. and the
Fact that the north pole is a trophy
which the proudest nation in the world
will be glad to win and wear looms
very large 10 me"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

glasses. silver thimbleE. shotguns and
other useful implements with which
he intended TO reward tho Bskimos
and arouse their enthusiasm.
I'VE are ready for the trip" he said.
II have done entirely too much work
IN that country to be certain of any
thing. so I'll nor promise anything be-
fore start. except that | am going to
put into it every bit Of energy. moral.
mental and physical. that l possess.
"a feel confident that in any case I
shall carry The American flag farther
north than ever. Unless the unfore-
seen happens | shall plant the stars
and stripes ut the geographical poe
IF conditions are no worse In the
next season than they were during the
last voyage ! shall hope to accomplish
the object Of the expedition and re-
turn in about fifteen months-that is.
in October, 1909 am prepared, how
ever. for n stay of three years.
IL shall follow the same north route
as in my last trip via sydney, straits
Of Belle isle. David straits, Bafiin's
bay and Smith sound. | shall take on
the Eskimo and the dogs i'm the Wha,e
sound region as before and shall en-
deavor TO force thy ship to the same
winter quarters on the north side Of
Grant Land as In the winter of 1905
and 1906. The sledge work will begin
in February. | shall follow the north
coast Of Grant Land as far west rs
Cape Columbia and possibly beyond
instead of leaving land at Point Moss.
as | did before.
My course will be more west Of
north than before in order to counter
act or allow for the easterly set Of ice
discovered in my last expedition y
tween the north coast of Grant Lar
aud the pole. The attainment of the
north ard south poles by American ex-
petitions would be worth to this coun-
try many times the few thousands ex-
pended Just for the closer bond. the
deeper patriotism resulting, when ev-
cry one Of the hundred millions of us
ran say the stars and stripes float ut
both ends Of the carth'S axis and the
whole earth turns about them"
News From Peary.
In The middle Of the following Octo-
Der word came from the Roosevelt ut
Etah. the most northern settlement in
the world. y degrees 20 minutes north
latitude II came i'm the form Of a let.
ter from member of the crew, tie
explorers crew we are now sever
Ing an communication with civiliza-
tion." the sailor Vote.
"l Co., us lies the great ice pack.
s.rcchr, fer 20 distance of POO miles.
ana a-ains, E5 force the sturdy little
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

and proceeded 10 Cape Moss. Then
came the dash for the pole when he
pierced the far north to point which
his instruments registered rs 81 de-
grecs 6 minutes latitude and the forty
ninth meridian Of west longitude. This
point was reached on April 81, 1906.
three years 10 Il day before the one OF
which Cook said he touched the pole.
The journey was made with remarka-
bic directness. as his march from Cape
Moss TO the eighty-fourth parallel was
made in virtually straight line. At
81 degrees 3G minutes the expedition
ran into an open lane Of water two
miles wide and was held up six days
before able to proceed. On this open
lane Peary put the blame for his fail
ure. AS soon as young ice formed the
party pushed out into the thinly Gov
cred lane Most Of the lightly weight
ed sedges were over and preparing to
return and reload when a wind sprang
up and opened the lane again. AS the
bulk Of the provisions were on the
south side, the expedition was forced
to proceed without them. 1t was heart
breaking, but longer delay meant
certain failure.
SO the party abandoned the better
share of its supplies and continued its
course. From that point until the lati-
tude of So degrees II minutes was
reached the journey was comparative
y easy. The ice proved smooth, and
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15
|EARY SECONDS COOKS EXPLOIT.
A Second Daring American
Arctic Explorer Has Reach.
ed the Top OF the World

that the big lead encountered in both
my upward and return marches in my
last expedition. and which was also
observed by me in 1902, although
closed at that time. is an essentially
permanent feature of this part of the
Arctic ocean. This lead extends west
ward from Cape Morris Jesup, the
most northern point of Greenland, in
the general neighborhood of the
eighty-fourth parallel. toward Croker
Land, and forms the line of demarka-
ton between the heavy. rough, nearly
motionless ice embayed I'm the great
blight between Cape Jesup and Crock
er Land. a. 4 the less heavy, more mo-
bile ice of the central polar sea, NOV
ing steadi from the ice encumbered
areas north of Boring strait, across
the pole toward the north Atlantic in
Il broad stream between Cape Morris
Jesup and the northern point of Franz
Josef Land.
II have little doubt of my ability to
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15
Nothing Left Undone to
Make a Success of This
His Supreme Effort * *

weather conditions were of the best.
and Peary and his companions were
forced into camp There in a driving
storm of ice and snow all hands re-
manned idle for six days. The ice on
which the party was camped drifted
to the east nearly seventy miles dur
ing the storm. and upon taking obser-
vatlons after the wind had gone down
Peary found himself at the forty-ninth
meridian.
Provisions now ran low. and the al
lowances we're shortened. Weaker
dogs were fed to their stronger broth
ers. and by exerting themselves to the
utmost the explorers were able to
make fair Roadway. The lanes of wa
ter were increasing constantly. how
ever, and the hummocks grew larger
and larger. On April 81 he called the
final halt in his advance.
Even should he reach the pole, he
knew that he would never return safe
ly to the mainland. Turning, the expe-
dition headed for Cape Morris Jesup
after putting up a flag 1T the point
farthest north The chance discovery
of several musk oxen alone saved the
party from starvation. Once, too, the
explorer and his Eskimos were nearly
drowned in crossing a lane covered
with thin ice. 1t was at the eighty
fourth parallel that Peary came upon
an unusually wide lane. and while
camped waiting for a chance to cross
the ice upon which the party was
gathered separated from the main foe
and drifted away for five days. A cold
snap ccllIu,ed it to the main body
then. and on ice which threatened each
moment to break beneath them the
explorers. their dogs and provisions
spread out in a long line and made the
perl0us crossing.
The men. with snowshoes on their
feet did not dare to slip ahead, but
were content 10 scuff along while the
block ic' l"lt beneath them Ike rub
her 1t was TWO miles across this tic
kish bender. and i'm silence the party
crossed Had they prused an instant
the ice would have Given way beneath
them. and rescue would have been 'm-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15
His Independent Discovery
:-of the North Pole Silences
7 All the Scientific Doubters

LAS II TO silence the croakings OF
the scientific Doubling Thomas
- u es who had been rending the at
mosphere with their pessimistic
4 fusal to credit DR.. Frederick A. Cook
4 18th his greatest of modern geograph-
vi attachments came the electric fash
hich, translated into the vernacular.
scame. STARS and stripes nailed to
ie north pole" The signature to this
'onderful message was "Peary," and
bat was enough to make it of su-
RENE Importance.
Peary discovered the pole on April
1902 and consequently reached the
4ovcted goal nearly a year later than
pr. Cook. He did not find any traces
n Cooks expedition near the pole.
Peary's Last Trip.
Commodore Peary left New York on
his last trip on July Z, 1908, to join his
exploration steamer Roosevelt at sgd
ney, Cape Breton. for the dash to the
pole. The vessel was admirably equip
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15
HOW THE EXPLORER PLANNED HIS DASH
Warned by Previous Fail.
ures. He Made the Most
Careful Preparation Possible

NOR weeks the scientific world
had waited breathlessly, hoping
daily 10 hear from Peary. He.
like Cook. was overdue, having been
away from his permanent base longer
than was anticipated, and like Cook
he pushed onward with dogs and Es-
kimOs.
His great determination and init
mate knowledge Of polar conditions
were looked upon as his chief assets
i'm his advance on the pole
1t is admitted that freak of ma
ture alone prevented his reaching the
boreal center on his last previous at
tempt.
Peary planned to make his dash in
the summer months. while DR.. Cook
advanced in the late winter. He made
his dash upon the same general theory
which he advanced upon the occasion
Of his first attempt This was q sim
pie and set plan to keep on trying
along the same line until success or
death was met. Peary figured that
each attempt put him nearer to the
pole and hat he learned more and
more about the general conditions
along his course at each effort, and
should he adopt a new route all this
knowledge would be lost. With each
trip bringing him nearer and nearer
TO his goal. those interested in arctic
exploration felt certain that success
would meet the naval commander in
this. his supreme effort
The American Route.
The general route lay up through
Baflins bay. Smiths sound. Kenne-
dy's channel and Robeson's channel
into Mares sea. In 1S04-95 he nearly
reached the seventy-elghth parallel. on
the west Greenland coast. In 1S9S-99
he turned back only after reaching
land close TO the eightieth parallel. on
the east. coast of Ellsmere Land. In
1900 he took the east coast of Grit
nell Land and reached the eighty-sec-
uud parallel The northern coast of
Grinncll Land was skirted in 100000,
and winter quarters We're made at
Cape She -idan. Grant Land. He
moved past Cape Hecla on the west
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

poSsi5e 1E.s experience and that in
the storm camp On the way north
taught Pecry that polar ice on the
southern side of lane moves slower
than that nearer the pole and also
travels east Eoth he and Cook put
this discovery TO good use later.
PEG US Route.
This year his route like that Of Or.
Cook. lay in general way from Grant
Land northwest. He gagged his jour
ney as an archer gauges his aim in a
strong wind. Commander Peary plan
ned to head for newly discovered
Island northwest of Grant Land and &c
strke north from there. He figured
hat this would give him leeway in
which TO drift should lanes of waite
again impede his progress.
Peary in going through Bafin's bay
worked against the drift of the ice and
not with IT, The. old notion of the
polar sea was to the effect that the
pole was so surrounded by an uncon
querable mass Of grinding Ice that it
meant the destruction of any ship or
human being to attempt to pass
through or over 1t,
Sailed July IL, 1908.
Peary sailed from Sydney on the
Roosevelt. his stanch arctic ship built
to withstand enormous pressures OF
the ice. on July II, 1908. In the cargo
were large quantities of looking
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

latitude so. In 1S94-5 he reached the
seventy-eighth parallel on the west
Greenland coast. In 1889 he went to
between the seventy ninth and eight
eth parallels on the east coast of Ellis.
mere Land. In 1900 he reached the
eighty-second parallel en- the east coast
Of Grinnell Land. In 1866 he skirted
the north coast Of Grinnel Land and
made an attack on the pole from Cape
Moss. This was the expedition which
reached what was at that time far
thest north"
rected toward more complete survey
of Greenland than had ever before
been attempted. This was the essen
tial aim of his work prior to 1898.
When he started for the arctic that
year it was with the purpose of trying
for the pole. He spent four consecu-
tive winters in high ATTITUDES. first on
one side of the channel and then on
the other. but when he came back in
1902 he had not fully accomplished all
he wished. One great trouble was that
he could not force his ship far enough
north to establish winter quarters
where he wanted them. From the vi
entity of Cape York to the north end
of the passage along the coast of
Greenland the distance is about 6 de-
grees. or $50 geographical miles.
The next winter and spring 1880
1900 he used Fort Conger as his base
and crossed over to Greenland and fol
lowed a route previously traversed in
studying tie coast. In latitude SO de-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

which we are about to leave, is COM
prised of four skin tents. called tupks
by the Eskimo.
I'VE viii then transport our food
and other supplies to Point Ulass by
means of twenty-five dog teams. We
expect to be in position TO make the
dash to the pole by February. The
country here is alive with game. We
have 200 dogs. magnificent brutes.
Never in all my experience have
been so well satisfied with the spirit
of the CANNES as on this voyage. II
1t is possible to reach the pole these
sturdy fellows are certain to take us
through.
Whale Meat For Dogs.
ITO feed the dogs we took thirty
tons of whale meat aboard at Labra-
dor. Many strange scenes are enacted
on the deck Of the Roosevelt, and one
can imagine what it means In tho
way of noise and echoes with 200
dogs and thirty Eskimos with their
women and children all taking up Il
position on the deck of the craft"
1t was Mt Etah that Peary fell in
with Rudolph Francke, the only other
white man who accompanied DR.. Cook
on the first part of his expedition.
Peary landed coal and supplies f.
the relief OF DR.. Cook. "who had ncr
yet returned" He also sent Franckc
home. Mt the latter's request on board
the Erik.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

make this lead-that is, the eighty
fourth parallel-instead of the North
coast of Grant Land (S3 degrees north
latitude). my point of departure, with
fully loaded sledges. If this is done
it viii shorten the route by nearly 100
miles and distinctly simplify the
proposition.
ION the return march in the next
expedition | probably shall do volun-
tarily what | did involuntarily last
time-that is. retreat upon the north
coast of Greenland "a course diagonal
iy with the set of the icel instead of
attempting TO come back to the north
coast of Grant Land (diagonally
against the set of the ice)
Features of Plan.
1.-THE main features of my program
are, first. the utilization of the Smith
sound, or American route. This
must be accepted today as the best
Of all possible routes for determined
aggressive attack upon the pole.
"Second.-T selection Of a winter
base which commands wider range
Of the central polar sea and its sur
rounding coasts than any other possi-
BILE base in the arctic regions. Cape
Sheridan is practically equidiStant
from Croker Land. from the remain
ing unknown portion Of the northeast
coast of Greenland and from my Near
est the Pole of 1906.
"Third.-The use of sledges and Es-
llimo dogs. Man and the Eskimo dogs
are the only two machines capable of
such adjustment as to meet the. wide
demands and contingencies Of arctic
travel. Airships, motor cars, trained
polar bears, etc, are all premature,
except as q means of attracting pub
lie attention.
"Fourth.-The use of the hyper
borean aborigine (the Whale sound
Eskimo) for the rank and file of the
sledge party. 1t seems unnecessary
to enlarge upon the fact that the man
whose heritage is life and work in
that very region must present the best
obtainable material for the personnel
of serious arctic party"
His Previous Record.
Commander peary has stood in the
foremost ranks of arctic explorers for
nearly two decades. He was born at
Cresson Springs, Pa. in May. 1856. He
entered the navy in 1881. His first
polar experience was acquired In 1856,
when he made a reconnaissance Of
the Greenland inland Ice. In June.
1901. he sailed from New York on the
Kite and, making his headquarters at
Mccormick bay. on the west coast OF
Greenland. penetrated as far north as
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

ped for such an expedition, and the ex-
plorer was confident of success.
''If have ordinary good luck" he
said ,.st before his departure. my
friends in New York may take it for
granted that VIII make my final dash
durirg the coming winter. If l should
reach the pole in the winter Of 19OS-09,
which is the hope of my lifA you
will hear of my triumph between Aug.
10 and Sept. 10. 1909"
The explorer arrived at Cape York,
Greenland, July 81, 1908. On Aug. IL
the Roosevelt was at Etah, which
point she left Sept. 26. He had good
supply of Eskimos, dogs and provi-
sions
The last WORD iroE Peary prior to
his message was received Oct. Z, 1908,
from Harry Whitney, n wealthy resi-
dent of New Haven, Conn, who was
left by the expedition at Etah in charge
of Peary's provisions. lie said that
Z the Roosevelt left Etah on Aug. 10 on
its northern journey.
Some idea OF the course the explorer
took may be gained from his plans as
he outlined them before his departure.
His idea was to reach the pole by the
"American route" a way which he
himself had studied and developed
during his former expedition. The adj
vantage of thi.asoute is that 1t allows
q base of supplies approximately 100
miles nearer the goal than the Spitz-
bergen case, its chief rival.
The advantages of the route ap-
pcared from Peary's "trip in 1906 when
he attained the northernmost point
hitherto reached by man-S7 degrees
@ minutes at the forty-ninth meridian
of west longitude. This was on April
81. rhe commander on his present
expedition hoped to follow the path
taken three years ago.
Caught In Ice Drift.
Con mrutively smooth travelling he
ther suund until he reached latitude
SIS crg~ces - minutes. There he en-
cuuL;crcd terrific storm which held
aim prisoner while the ice drift car
ri-S him seventy miles to the east
rh1se handicaps and the constantly
widening lanes of water and increas-
Ing roughness of the ice together with
threatened failure Of supplies, forced
Peary to turn back on April 81. when
he bad reached latitude 81 degrees @
minutes. TO have gone further would
have meant sure death by starvation
At this point Peary put up flags and a
brief record of his achievements and
started back for Cape Morris Jesup.
Concerning further plans for his ad-
vance on the pole, Peary said:
There is no doubt in my mind but
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-27
HIGHSCHOOLERS TO
PLAY BALL GAMES

The first of a series of games which
will be played for the purpose of raising
money to purchase equipment for the
high school baseball teams will be
PLAYED in Columbia Sunday afternoon at
3 O'Clock, the competing teams being
the Goldfeld High school team and
the Goldfeld Junior team. The game
will be a good one, as the two teams
are composed of classy players. The
lineup will be as follows:
Goldfeld Juniors-Long catcher;
Brennegar, pitcher; Dolan, first base;
Carson, second base; Cooper, shortstop;
Fnscoe, third base; +. Farall, left field;
l.. Farall, center field, Williams, right
field and pitcher.
High school-Harris, catcher; Me
Allebn, pitcher; Curtin, first base;
Healy, second base; Welch, shortstop;
Ringer. third base; D~ougherty, left
field; Bulge, right field, and Pape,
center.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-27
FLOODS DO DAMAGE TO
MISSISSIPPI TOWNS


United Press Telegram.
jackson, Miss, May 27.-The town of
Ouitman is submerged as a result Of the
foods Of the past two days, and bust
ness is suspended in many places
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-27
STOCKHOLDERS PAY FARE.

Concord, N. H., May 27.--For the
first time in many years, through the
passage of the anti-pass act by the leg
islature, stockholders of the Northern
railroad, a part of the Boston & Maine
system, were compelled to pay their
fare to the annual meeting held In this
city today. In former meetings, as
well as those of several other railroads
of New England, stockholders were
permitted to ride to and from the meet
ings by presenting their stock certifi-
Gates. This privilege was curtailed by
the anti-pass act of congress, and abso-
lutely prohibited by the statute passed
by the recent session of the New
Hampshire legislature.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-27
cRrMsHAw HOTEL

Best of rooms $1.00 day up; modern,
up-to-date. Monthly rates.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-27
'ELKS WILL TRAVEL TO
Los ANGELES IN SUMMER

Goldfeld and Tonopah EIks are max
ing preparations for a huge time in
Los Angeles this summer when the
grand reunion of E1ks from all parts of
the world will be held in that city, and
the two principal camps of Southern
Nevada, as well as lesser camps having
members of the order, will unite in a
body and proceed to Los Angeles and
give that city a taste of real boosting.
There may be places in the world
which have not as yet heard of Goldfeld
and Southern Nevada, but after the
grand reunion of Elks in Los Angeles
this summer, Goldfeld will be known
as the foremost mining camp every
where in the world.
Plans already are being made for a
special train to carry at least 600 Elks
to the meeting in Los Angeles, the train
to leave Goldfeld and Tonopah about
July 10. OF this number, Goldfeld will
send about 400, while Tonopah will come
in with 200 more, with probably more
from outside camps.
In the party will be a drum corps
of rs pieces, and when the train pulls
out Goldfeld will know a husky bunch
of boosters is leaving, and when it pulls
Los Angeles that city will immedi-
ately surmise that something is going
to happen. The local branch will carry
with them costumes for the parade
which undoubtedly will be held in Los
Angeles, and proceed to boost for South
ern Nevada along the most approved
lines.
The occasion in Los Angeles is the
grand reunion of Elks from all parss
Of the world, it having been decided
to hold the reunion in Los Angeles this
year.