Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-08

lSIdcIlOH IS IdheH- uOWeNeI, 1IOh tA1 fact that the feat which is regarded as the greatest in geographical his tory since the time of Columbus was accomplished by a man of Anglo Saxon blood whose name is already famous in the history of the seas.
 The London Chronicle says: "AH honor to the man who was given up for dead and japepars to have achieved the greatest exploration vie tory in modern time.'
 Captain Robert Scott, commander of the British Antarctic expedition in 1900 said: ''Cook seems to have made an average of 12 miles daily from Cape Columbia to the pole which is good progress indeed, considering the enormous difficulties Scott be- lieves the absence of Franke, Cooks only civilized companion has placed the explorer in an awkward position, regarding eorroborative evidene of his discovery, but he could scarcely con eeive Cook would forego a chance to reach the pole because he had only Esquimaux to accompany him
 Dr. Cooks own statement was as follows:
 "Many Esquimaux had been gath cred on Greenland shores and immense quantities of meat had been collected and a camp where there were plenty of strong dogse The combination was lucky At sun rise in 1908 (February 19) the main expedition embarked on its voyage for the pole. It consisted of eleven men and 103 days drawing eleven heavy sledges. The gloom of the long night was relieved only by few hours of daylight. The chill of winter was felt at its worst. The temperature sank to minus S3 eenti- grade. Several dogs and men suf- fered severely but we soon found the game trails and the way was then easier. We forced our way through Nansen sound to Lands End. Six Esquimaux left us at the end of Her bert s island. With four men and 46 dogs moving our supplies, 80 days were required in crossing CireumpolaV- Three days later two other Esquimaux left. The trials now were only for the survival of the fittest. Two of our best men and 26 dogs were picked for the final effort. There before us in an unknown line 64 miles in length lay our goal. The low temperature and high winds made life a torture For several days the oeeaeast skies made it impossible to ascertain our position. On March 30 the horizon cleared and new land was discovered On observation it gave our position as latitude S7.47 and longitude s6.S6- We advanced steadily and soon got beyond all range of life. Nothing animate was seen and the maddening influence of the frozen desert be- came almost uncomfortable. Thus day after day our weary legs carried us over the long distance.
 "Dog after dog now went into the stomaehs of the marehers. April was notable by the swinging sun at midnight over the northern ice. Sun burns and frost bites were now re corded on the same day. But the double days brightness disheatened men and beasts to push into the heart of the mystery and penetrate the un- known land which we had set to find for ourselves.
 con April 2l, the pole was in sight as our position was S5 degrees and 59 minutes. We covered the remain ing If seconds and made a few final , observations. I told my two esqui- maux we had reached 'the great nail as everywhere we turned was south With single step we could pass from one side of the earth to the \ other. At last the flag tloated in the
 breeze of the North pole.
 "The temperature wss minus 3S
 eent1grade put III our crazy JOJ
 began to feel weary. The next day ! we took more observations and ex- perienced a feeling of great solitude as we looked on the horizon. Was 1t possible that this desolate region F without any path of earth had aroused
 the ambition of so many men for so 7 many eenturiesf
 e "'There was no ground only an i'm > mensity of dazzling snow and no iv- l ing being was to be seen and no s point to break the frightful monOtony On April g we began our return
 journey"
 h CONWAY CENTER, \. J., Sept. 1 IT -''It is the most extraordinary feat