The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-03
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A BRUSSELS, Belgium The OBJ A
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Az lowing telegram, dated Lerwick, A
A Shetland. Islands, ~ A
A PREACHED north pole April }2t, a
A 1908. :H5iscovered land far norTHs a
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A observatory. states the dispatch is+tA
A surely authentic, and that the a
* north pole, has been rea$aed foRssyA
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Paris, France The Paris edition
Of The New York Herald publishes
a signed statement. from Dr. Freder-
iak A Cook, which is dated Hans
Egede. Lerwick," on his experiences
III the arctic regions.
after a@pfolonged fight with. fam
inc and frost, says DR.. Cook, we
have Eat last succeeded in reaching
the north pole. A new highway, with
an. interesting strip or animated ma
tuTe has been explored, and big game
Jhaunts located, which I. will dengnl
spOrtsmen and extend the, Eskimo
s"Land has been discovered on
which rest the earths northernmost
rocks. A triangle of 10000 square
miles has been cut out OF the terres
tEll unknown.
N'The expedition was the outcome.
al summed, Cruise. in the arctic seas
Oh the schooner Bradley, which, ar
TS%ed at the limits of navigation in
Smith sound late in August, 1907
Here conditions were found to launch
venture to. the pole @
u. R. Bradley liberaly supplied
FROM his vessel suitable provisions for
local use. My own equipment fof
emergencies served well for every
purpose "tiflA artcic travel.
.9Fhe campaign .opened with few
scouting parties '6efhg sent over the
American shores to explore the way
asNl seek the game haunts. Their
mission wasypnly partly successful be
A44t2SS OA,..tEA6 OtOLAl' ~ -'ts-3F
ee'At sunrise of 1908 (February 49,
the main EXPEDITION embarked on its
voyage to the pole. 1t consisted Of
eleven men and 1913 dogs drawing
eleven heavily laden s1edges. The ex
petition left the Greenland shore and
pushed westward over the troubled
ice of Smith Sound.
1--WE forced through Nanseh Sound
TO Lands End In this march we Sc
cured 101 musk oxen, seven bears
and 335 hares.
'sWe pushed out into the Polar sea
from the$ southern point Of Herbert
Island ON March Is. Six Eskilnos re
turned from here. With four men anC
fOrty-six dogs moving supplies for 81
days, the crossing Of the Circum-polal
pack was begun. Three days. latel
the other Eskimos, forming the las1
Supporting party. returned, and the
trials had now been reduced by. the
survival of the fttest%s The two -bes
men and 26 dogs We're picked for the
final effort
sThere before us, in an unknown
line of 460 miles, lay our goal, The
first days provided long marches, anG
we made encouraging progress. A big
lead, which separated. the land from
the ice of the central pack, was
crossed with little delay. The low
Temperature was persistent and thC
winds made life torture. But eoopec
uusin our snow houses, eating dried
beer tallow and drinking hot tea
there were some animal comforts oc
caHi0nally to be gained.
s.For several days after the sight Of
known land was lost, the overcast sky
prevented an accurate determination
Ofsour positions. On March Goth tht
horizon was partly cleared, and new
land was discovered Our observa
tionsj gave our position as latitude
84.A7, longitude 1896. There was urg
ent need of rapid advances. Our main
mission did not permit detour fol
the purpose of exploring the COAST
Here were seen the last signs OF solo
earth: beyond there was nothing sta
bile to be seen.
.sssWe advanced steadily over the mo
nOtony of moving sea ice and now We
found ourselves beyond the range Of
all slife-neither footprints of bears
nor the blow holes of seals were de
teeted. Even the microscopic crea
lures of the deep were no longer un
der us.
1.-THE maddening influence Of the
shifting desert of frost became almos
unendurabIe in the daily routine The
surface of the pack offered less ane
less trouble, and the weather lmprOv
cd. but there still remained the life