The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-10
COOKS OWN STORY
OF DISCOVERY OF
THE NORTH POLE


Thus declares Dr. Frederick A. signed statement this
morning in the Paris edition of the New York Herald
The statement which dated Hans Edege Lerwic Wednesday,
continues "a highway with interesting strip of animated
nature has been explored and bggame located
light sportsmen and extend the Esquimaux horizon
Land has been discovered which the eas norermost
rocks triangle of 10000 miles has been of the
1estrial unknown
"The expedition the in the Arctic
the schooner Bradley which navga
ton in Smith Sound late August 1907 Here
favorable for launching to the Pole R. Bradley literally
supplied from his vessel suitable provisions My
equipment for emergencies served well for every purpose
tc served well for every purpose Many Es
quamaux had been gathered the Greenland
the winter bear hunt Immense quantities of
end camp plenty strong dogs The combination was lucky
for there good material for equipment
All that required conveniently arranged for point
700 miles from the boea house and workshop built of
packing boxes by willing hands and this norenmost tribe $50
people set themselves to the problem of devsg suitable outfit
fore the end of the long winter ready enterprise
plans had matured force Grnne
along its west coast the polar
THE campaign opened with few scouting parties being sent
the American shores to explore the and game
Their mission only partly successful storms
cat sunrise of 1908 February o) the main expedition embarked
on its to the Pole consisted of eleven 1o3 dogs
drawing eleven heavily edges The expedition
land shore and pushed westward the troubled ice Sound
he gloom of the long night relieved only by day.
light The chill of the winter felt at its
Gas crossed the heights Esmere Pacific slope
the temperature sank tommrs 80 cengrade Several dogs
en- and the suffered severely but game
along which the way easy.
eve forced through to Lands End In this march
secured musk bears and 335 pushed
cut into the polar from the southern point of Herbert island
March 18TH Six Esqumaux returned from here With four and
days later other Equmaux forming supporting party
returned and the party had been reduced by the survival of the
final effort
There before in unknown line Of 400 miles lay goal The
first days journey proved long marches and made encouraging
big lead which separated the land from the ice of the
central pack was crossed with little delay Low temperature
sisent and winds made life But cooped up
houses eating dried beef and taow and drinking hot there
animal comforts occasionally be gained.
For several days after sight of land lost the sky
vented an accurate determination of positions On March the
horizon partly cleared land discovered observa
urgent need of rapid advance Our main mission did permit de-
for the purpose of exploring the Here the last
signs of solid EARTH beyond there nothing stable to be
I'VE advanced steadily the not moving ice and
found beyond the range all neither of
the blow hole Of the seals detected Even the microscopic
ici eaures of the deep no longer under
e maddenng influence of the shifting of frost became al
uncomfortable in the daily routine The surface of the pack offered
less and less trouble and the weather improved but there still remained
the sappng wind which drove despair to the latitude SO
deg its lowest Extreme cold compelled physical
ton Thus day after day legs spread big distances In
cdnts and positions recorded but adventure promptly
gotten in the days efforts
The night of April 9Th made notable by the swinging
midnight the northern Sunbuns frost bites
quite an incentive into ones life of shvers.
"Ou observation April 9th placed the camp deg.
les advanced but little hundred miles Much of
Twas lost in ccuitous pressure lines
,W!th sufficient force to give anYi y
Though still equal about fifteen miles daily the marches
and the long hours Tor travelling with which us earlier
longer possible We about the Pole
and edge loads reduced One dog after another into
omachs of the hungry until the considerably
diminished in number but there seemed
for and brute push along into the heart mystery which
had set
"On April had reached 80 degrees 50 minutes 40
The Pole sight We remaining
and made few final observations told Euishoo Ahwel
(e accompanying Expumaux that had reached great
Everywhere turned south With single step pass
from side of the earth to the other from midday midnight AT
the flag oaed the bezes the April 2
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