Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-15

Kinley shown in my dairy on the
fourth and fifth pages OF the
sketches therein. represents con-
ditions as they appeared to me
upon the ground. Or. COOK
stood by my side when | Vas making
these sketches, using his instruments
for the purpose of taking temperature
elevations and the like. We remained
on the saddle after | was photograph
ed on the point for ABOUT one haii
hour. during which sketched as
above stated. and the doctor used mis-
instruments.
When | came down from iHe po.a,
and handed the doctor the flag IN
addition to what ] stated teov" n
made several other remarks and there
was more or less talking done which
| do not now recall: but whether at
that place or thereafter between the
18th and 10th of the month when my
diary was doctored to fit the condi-
iiOl1 liidA TINS punt wac Inv NDBf
stated TO me as follows:
Would Make a Good Top"
That point would make good top
for Mt. Mckinley which we had been
looking at from the saddle.
I'm about half an hour after the
pictures were taken We fixed up our
packs and at about 1890 o'clock on
September is started down a-d ar
rived On the place designated in Elk
hibit O. as sixth camp. The doctor
saying that he wanted TO go around
there in order to get farther up on
the main glacier so as to get good
view Of y. f. Ridge leading up to
the summit OF Mt Mckinley so as to
ascertain il that ridge was connected
solid with the top to the mountain
so that it would have an appearance
similar TO the description he would
have to give in his writings, as the
doctor had seen the mountain from all
sides except this side and as this
was the side where he proposed to
claim that he had climbed 1t. he wish
ed to know the nature of the ridge
leading up to the top of the mountain
so that he could write about it as 1t
appeared In doing this we put in the
balance of the 18th and all of the
I4th and 18th days OF September,
and at the eighth camp on September
10. Dr.. Cook made his observations
Of the ridge. We then turned back
from this camp for the reason and
we had beth fallen through crevasses
as stated in the diary and we con-
sidered it too dangerous TO proceed
without snow shoes as the doctor haG
obtained good view Of the ridge
which was what he wanted.
Not over 10000 Feet.
Il was with DR. Cook every day
during the time while he was trying to
ascend the mountain in the year 1916
and the nearest point to the summit
of Mt. Mckinley which We reached
was at least fuorteen miles distant
from the summit of that mountain and
at no time did We not reach an ele-
walton in excess of 10000 feet and
the doctor told me when we were at
the place where my picture was TAX
en- that we were not over 5000 feet
nigh. / neglected to state that on Sth
of September and evening OF Sep
TEMPER 3 DR.. Cook asked me il !
vas willing to stay with him.
Il said yes" when he said: J Will
see you get S2OG extra for doing so.
The photograph opposite page III
in DR.. Cocks boog above mentioned
and described therein as the Eastern
Cliffs of Mt. Mckinley are not such
cliffs, but are a part of the eastern
slope Of the Sth peak Of the peaks
mentioned and drawn by me in my
diary attached hereto.
The photograph opposite page 1872
IN Dr. COOK DOOh was TAKEN tue
evening OF the same day that ne took
me with the flag at what he claims
as the top of ut. Mckinley and was
taken at Camp shown on attached
Exhibits c and D. The camp In this
picture is noted the one at 5000 feet
This being so the point where my pic
tire vas taken with the flag should
rot exceed 1890 feet as the 5000 feet
amp was established from 6 to =
hours after my picture was 50 TAX
IN.
The drawing shown opposite page
204 OF Dr. Cooks book above men
toned. Is entirely false. as we aeyer
built a snovhousc on the frtD although