The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20

Continued from pare y.
bers Of Commander Peary's expedi-
ton that DIR. Frederick A. Cook had
met them at Etah and had mentioned
nothing Of discovering the pole
When Harry Whitney, George Nor
ton and Larned went to Etah on the
Erik to bring provisions for Com
mander Peary,s both Norton and Lar-
ned turned back and whitney obtain
ed permission from Commander Peary
70 remain at the Etah station. Com
mander Peary stationed John Murphy.
boatswain Of the Roosevelt, and viii
liam Pritchard, assistant cook of the
Roosevelt at Etah to guard the stores.
Murphy telling of his experiences at
Etah, said to the newspaper men:
Pulled Own sledae.
Commander Peary told me to go
ashore at Eath to guard the stores
which / saw taken from the Roose-
welt and the Erik. Pritchard was with
me. Some time last spring a white
man came into camp and Mr.. whitney
told me It was DR.. Cook. He did not
stay long in camp and soon went
away. Cook looked tired and worn
out and said he was hungry / had an
argument with him. as he claimed that
some OF the stores that we were
guarding belonged TO him. He only
had two Eskimos with him, and as ell
his dogs We're dead the doctor mad to
pull his own sledge."
Pritchard said these Eskimos told
him that they had been way, way
north. None of the Peary party at
Battle Harbor would discuss what in
formation has been learned from
Harry Whitney as Commander Peary
had given orders that the Cook con-
troversy must not be mentioned. IL
was commonly reported at Battle
Harbor, however, that Peary had some
differences with whitney, who decid-
ed that instead of returning to Sydney
on the Roosevelt. he would do some
shooting in Greenland.
Peary Also Silent.
Friends of DIR. Cook pointed out
that when Commander Peary on his
regurn from the pole sent for Professor
Mcmillan, who had gone to establish
a base Of supplies at Cape Morris
Jesup, he did not mention in his letter
TO the professor anything OF his dis
covery Of the pole. The message which
was made public by Professor McMl-
Ian at Battle Harbor read:
IS. s. Roosevelt, April %, 1903: Ny
Dear McMillan.-Arrived on board yes-
terday. Northern trip was entirely
satisfactory. There is no need of a
Greenland depot. Captain came on
board the oath. Concentrate all your
energies on tidal observations and line
soundings north from Cape Morris
Jesup. Use intended supplies for me
for this purpose.
"(Signed) Commander Peary."
The adherents Of Commander Peary
assert that the words in the message,
northern trip entirely satisfactory"
indicate clearly that the expedition had
accomplished it's purpose. Professor
Mcmillan said at Battle Harbor that
he had seen Harry Whitney at Etah
and that Whitney did not tell anyone
Of DR. Cooks reported discovery of
the pole.
Il was in an old sail and stores left
I'm Battle Harbor, Labrodor, that Com
nlander told the story 30 a score or
more OF correspondents of j 2, journey 10
the pole He will head 10 more trips
to the arctic, nor, for that matter, to
the antarctic His work in the ice
fields is finished.
Left to Younger Men.
Il have accomplished the ambition OF
my life" said the commander. II shall
always be interested in arctic explor-
alton, but II must now be left to
Younger men,"