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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
First Handicap on Return.

Igloos there disappeared completely
and the entire region was unrecogniz-
able. Where on the outward journey
had been narrow cracks. there were
now broad leads one Of them over Ave
miles in width. caught over with young
ice.
Here again fortune IA vored US. ana
no pronounced movement OF the ice
having taken place since the captain
passed. we had his trail to follow. We
picked up the old trail again north OF
the seventh igloos. followed IL beyond
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Make Ready for Dash.

BY February q such Of the Cape Colan
depot was needed had been brought
up to Cape Columbia. the dogs were
rested and double rationed and harnessed,
and the sledges and other gear over
hauled.
Four months Of northerly winds during
the fall and winter instead Of souther-
ly ones. as during the previous season.
led me to expect less open water than
before. but a great deal OF rough ice. and
l was prepared to hew a road through
the jagged ice for the first hundred miles
or So then cross the big lead
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Heavy Running Ice.

Finally on September 2 We squeezed
around Cape Union and made fast in
shallow niche in the Ice. but after some
hours we made another short run to
Black cape and hung on to 4 grounded
bit of ice. At last, little after mid
night of September g. We passed through
extremely heavy running ice into
stream of open water, rounded Cape
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan.
Within a quarter of an hour of the
same time we arrived three years before
seven a. m, September 5-we reached
the open water extending beyond Cape
Sheridan.
We steamed up to the end OF u and 1t
appeared practicable at first to reach
Porter bay. near Cape Joseph Heniy,
which had for my winter quarters but
the outlook being unsatisfactory. / went
back and put the Roosevelt into the
only opening in the foe, being barred
close to the mouth Of the Sheridan riv-
er little north Of our position three
years prior.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Going Improves on Way.

Again there was a few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight.
The weather and going were even bet
ter. The surface. except as interrupted
by infrequont ridges. was level as
the glacial fringe from Heela to Colum- =
bia, and harder.
We marched something over ten
hours. the dogs being often on the trot,
and made 20 miles. Near the end of
the march we rushed across a lead 100
yards wide. which buckled under our
sledges and finally broke as the last
sledge left It,
We stopped in sight Of the eighty
ninth parallel in a temperature of 40
degrees below. Again q scant sleep
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Changes His Plan.

From this point the expedition COM
prised 20 men, 10 sledges. and 10 dogs. 1t
was necessary for Marvin to take a
sledge from here, and l put Bartlett
and his division in advance to pioneer
the trail.
The continual daylight enabled me to
make a moderation here that brought my
advance and main parties closer together
and reduced the likelihood Of their be-
ing separated by open leads.
After Bartlett left camp with Hender-
son and their division, Marvin and l re-
NAMED with our division 20 hours long
er and then followed. When we reached
Bartlett's camp he broke out and went
on and we turned in. BY this arrange
ment the advance party was travelling
while the main party was asleep. and
vice versa, and ] was in touch with my
adyance nartv eNNrY hours
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Prepare for SIedGe Trip.

On September Is the Iull work Of trans
ferring supplies to Cape Columbia was
inaugurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sail and Borup and the Eskimos. took 16
sledge loads Of supplies to Cape Belknap
and on the 9th the same party started
with loeds to Porter bay
The work Of hunting and transporting
supplies was prosecuted continuously by
the members Of the party and the Eski-
mos until November 5, when the sup
plies for the spring sledge trip had been
removed from winter quarters and de-
posted at various places from Cape Co
Ian to Cape Columbia.
The latter part of September the move
ment OF the ice subjected the ship to a
pressure which listed II to port some
eight or ten degrees, and it did not re-
cover till the following spring.
On October ! / went on hunt with two
Eskimos across the field and Pass bay
and the peninsula, made the circuit Of
Clemants Markham inlet, and returned
to the ship in seven days with Is musk
oxen. bear and a deer.
Later in October l repeated the trip,
obtaining nve musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 40 deer
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Pole Reached at Last.

l had now made my five marches and
was in time for a hasty noon observation
through a temporary break in the clouds,
which indicated our position as 1851
hours later:
The pole at last The prize Of three
centuries, my dream and goal for 70
years, mine at last. l cannot bring my
self to realize ii.
1t all seems simple and common
place. AS Bartlett said when turning
back, when speaking of his being i'm
these exclusive regions, which no mortal
has ever penetrated before: 1T is just
like every day
OF course l had my sensations that
made sleep impossible for hours despite
my utter fatigue-the sensations OF life
time; but l have no room for them here.
The first 80 hours at the pole were
spent in taking observations in going
some ten miles beyond our camp and
some eight miles to the right Of it; in
taking photographs. planting my flags.
depoSiting my records studying the hori-
zon with my telescope for possible land,
and searching for a practicable place to
make q sounding.
Ten hours after our arrival the clouds
cleared before a light breeze from
left and from that time until our depar-
ture in the afternoon of April the
weather was cloudless and flawless.
The minimum temperature during the
30 hours was 33 below, the maximum r.
We had reached the goal. but the re-
turn was still before us. 1t was essential
that we reach the land before the next
spring tide. and we must strain every
nerve to do this.
l had a brief talk with my men. From
now on it was to be big travel. little
sleep and a hustle every minute.
We would try. | told them. to double
march on the return-that is. to start
and cover one OF our northWard
marches. make tea and eat our luncheon
in the gloos. then cover another march.
eat and sleep a few hours. and repeat
this daily
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Return on Roosevelt BeuinS.

These instructions were carried out and
after their return in the latter part Of
May Mcmillan made some further tidal
observations at other points The sup
plies remaining at the various caches
brought in and on July IS the
Roosevelt left its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back of
Cape Mon.
1t fought its way south in the center
Of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
on August s. or 80 days earlier than in
1908. and 32 days earlier than the British
expedition in 1876
We picked up Whitney and his party
and stores at Etah. We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Eskimos, whom I
landed at their homes. We met tho
Jeanie off Saunders island and took over
it's coal and cleared from Cape York on
August &C. one month earlier than In
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
All Followed Him BIindIy.

All had blind confidence so long as
! was with them. and gave no thought
for the morrow, sure that whatever hap
pened | should somehow get them back
to land But l dealt with the party
equally. | recognized that all its i'm
petus centered In me. and that whatever
pace / set it would make good. If any
one played out, 1 would stop for short
time.
| had no fault to find with the cOndi-
tons. My dogs were the best the pick
Of 122 with which we left Columbia. Al
most all were powerful males, hard as
nails, in good flesh, but without SUPER
nuous ounce, and. what was better yet,
they were all in good spirits.
My sledges. now that the repairs were
completed were in good condition. My
supplies were ample for 40 days. and.
with the reserve represented by the dogs
themselves. could be made to last so.
At little after midnight of April /.
after a few hours Of sound sleep, l hit
the trail, leaving the others to break
up camp and follow.
AS l climbed the pressure ridge back
of our igloos | set another hole in my
belt, the third since l started. Every
man and dog OF us was lean and fiat
bellied as a board and as hard
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Moves ExpeditiOusly.

l had no reason to complain of the
going for the next two marches. though
for less experienced party, less adapt
able sledges, or less perfect equipment IT
would have been an impossibility.
At our position at the end of the sec
ond march, Marvin obtained a satisfac-
tory sight for latitude in clear weather,
which placed at S5.4S. The result
agreed satisfactorily with the dead reck
oning of Marvin, Bartlett and myself
Up to this time the slight altitude of
the sun had made it not worth while to
waste time in observations.
On the next two marches the going I'M
proved, and we covered good distances.
In one Of these marches a lead delayed
us a few hours We finally ferried across
the ice cakes
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Members of Crew lauded.

The members of the crew and the
fremen were a distinct Improvement
over those OF our last expedition. Every
one Of them willing and anxious
to he Of service in every possible way.
Connors who was promoted to be
bo.'n in the absence of Murphy. proved
to be practically effective.
Barnes seaman. and Wiseman and
Joyce firemcn. not only assisted Mar
vim and Mcmillan In their tidal and
meteorological observations on the
Roosevelt but Wiseman and Barnes
went into the field with them on their
trips to Cape Columbia. and Condor
and Cody covered 1000 miles hunting
and sledging supplies.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Sleep Finally in Safety.

Columbia. 1t was sleep. sleep. then turn
over and sleep again We slept glorious
ly. with never a thought Of the morrow
or having to walk and, too, with no
thought that there was to be never Q
night more of binding headache
Cold water to a parched throat is moth
ing compared with sleep to numbed,
fatigued brain and body
Two days we spent here in sleeping and
drying our clothes Then for the ship.
Our dogs, like ourselves. had not been
hungry when we arrived, but simply life
less with fatigue. They were different
animals now. and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly curled tails
and uplifted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with pistonlike regu-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Put Up for Winter.

The season was further advanced than
in 1905; there was more snow on the
ground and the new ice inside the foe
bergs was much thicker.
The work Of discharging the ship was
commenced at once and rushed to COM
pletion. The supplies and equipment we
sledged across ice and sea and deposited
on shore. A house and workshop were
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Few Handicaps Are Faced.

few hours sleep and we were on
the trail again. AS the going was now
practically horizontal. We were un-
hampered and could travel as long as
We pleased and sleep as little as we
wished.
The weather was fine and the going
like that OF the previous day except
at the beginning. when pickaxes were
required. This and "A brief stop at an
other lead cut down our distance But
we had made 20 miles in ten hours and
were half way to the eighty-ninth
Darallel
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Shocked by Marvin's Death.

We reached Hecla in one march and
the Roosevelt in another. When we
got to the Roosevelt / was staggered by
the news Of the fatal mishap to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest of US, and his
death emphasized the risk to which we
all had been subjected, for there was not
one of us but had been In the sledge at
some time during the journey
The big lead cheated Of its prey three
years before, had at last gained its hu-
man victim.
The rest can be told quickly Mcmillan
and Borup had started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me. Be-
fore I arrived a flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
and they were to concentrate their ener-
gies on the ideal observations, etc, at
Cape Morris X. Jesup and north from
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Supplies Left for ESkimos.

AS for my faithful Eskimos. l have
left them with ample supplies of dark.
rich walrus meat and blubber for their
winter. with currants. sugar. biscuits.
guns. rifles. ammunition. knives. hatch
cts. traps. etc.
For the splendid four who stood be-
side me at the pole boat and tent
each to requite them for their energy
and the hardship and toll they under
went 10 help their friend Peary TO the
north pole.
But all OF this--the dearly bought
years OF experience. the magnificent
strength of the Roosevelt. the splen-
did energy aud euthustasn O. my party.
the loyal faithfulness of my Eskimos
could have gone for naught but for
the faithful necessaries of war fur
nished SO loyalty by the members and
friends Of the Peary Arctic club.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Peary Denies Cook Claim.

Battle Hs-boI. Labrador (via Marconi
wireless. Cape Ray, ~ FD, Sept. 10.-Do
not trouble about Cooks story, or at
tempt to explain any discrepancies in his
statements. Tie affair will settle itself.
q, 1903, or at any other time. He has
simply handed the public a gold brick.
These statements are made advisedly.
and | have proof OF them. When he
makes a full statement of his journey
over his signature to some geographical
society or other reputable body II that
statement contains the claim that he mas
reached the pole, / shall be in posi-
ton to furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
lie. ROBERT II. PEARf.
Battle Harbor. Labrador (via Marco
nj wireless. Cape Ray n. F). Sept. 3
The steamer Roosevelt bearing the
north polar expedition of the Peary
Arctic club parted company with the
Erik and steamed out of Etah ford late
in the afternoon of August IS. 1908
setting the usual course for Cape Sa-
bine. The weather was dirty. with
fresh sOutherly winds. We had on
board 80 Eskimo men, II women, and
10 ckilcren. 226 dogs. and some forty
odd walrus
We encountered the ice a short dis
tance from the mouth of the harbor
but it was not closely packed, and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
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EskimoS Wild with jov.

From here we followed the captains
trail, and on April % our sledges
passed up the vertical edge of the
glacier fringe, little west OF Cape
Columbia.
When the last sledge came up I
thought my Eskimos had gone crazy.
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. AS Ootah sat down
on his sledge he remarked. in Eskimo:
The devil is asleep or having trouble
with his wife. or we never should have
come back so easily"
few hours later we arrived at
Crane City. under the bluffs oe Cape
Columbia. and after putting four
pounds OF pemmican into each of the
faithful dogs to keep them quiet, we
had. at last. our chance to sleep
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Fine Morning for Start.

1t was fine morning. The wind of
the last two days had subsiGed and the
going was the best and most equable
Of any l had had yet. The foes were
large and old. and clear. and were sur
rounded by pressure ridges some of
which were almost stupendous
The biggest of them. however. were
easily negotiated. either through some
crevico or up some huge brink. | set
a good pace for about ten hours.
Twenty-Five miles took me well be-
yond the eighty-eighth parallel.
While / WAS building my iglOos a
long lead forward by the east and
southwest Of US at a distance of few
miles
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Make Forced Marches.

The next morning l put Marvin in the
lead to pioneer the trail, with instruc-
tons to make two forced marches to
bring up our average which had been
cut down by the last two short ones.
Marvin carried out his instructions i'm
plicitly A considerable amount Of young
ice assisted in this.
At the end of the tenth march, latitude
S5.23, Borup turned back in command OF
the second supporting party, having trav-
eled a distance equivalent to Nansen's
distance from this far to his farthest
north.
was sorry to lose this young Yale
runner, with his enthusiasm and pluck.
He had led his heavy sedge over the
foes in a way that commanded every
ones admiration and would have made
his fathers eyes glisten
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Makes Record Run.

The next day Bartlett let himself out,
evidently. for record, and reeled off 20
miles Here Marvin obtained another
satisfactory sight on latitude, which gave
the position as Sc. 3S Cor beyond the farth-
est north of NanSen and AbruzZD, and
showed that we had covered 80 minutes
of latitude in three marches.
In these three marches we had passed
the Norwegian record of S6.14, by Nan
sen, and the Italian record of Sc "a, by
Cagni.
From this point Marvin turned back in
command of the third supporting party.
My last words to him were: BE care
ful of the leads, my boy
The party from this point comprised
nine men, seven sledges, and 60 dogs
The conditions at this camp and the ap-
parently unbroken eXpanse of fairly level
ice in every direction reminded me of
Cagni's description Of his farthest north
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Men All Tried and True.

Four OF them possess the technique of
dogs. sedges ice and cold their heri-
tage. Two of them. Hansen and Ootam,
were my companions to the farthest point
three years before. Two others, Eginwuk
and Sigloo, were in Clark's division,
which had such narrow escape at that
time, and now were willing to go any
where with my immediate party, and
willing to risk themselves again in any
supporting party.
The fifth was a young man who had
never served before in any expedition,
but who was. IL possible, even more
willing and eager than the others for
the princely gifts-a boat. a rifle, a shot
gun, ammunition. knives, etc, which l
had promised TO each Of them who
reached the pole with me: for he knew
that these riches would enable him to
wrest from a stubborn father the girl
whose IMAGE filed his hot Young heart
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Goal of Centuries Reached By Marvelously Swift
Travel, Smooth Ice and Mild Weather
Helping ---Sensations Of Intrepid
Commander at Climax of
His Life Work.

going. In the latter part there were
pronounced movements in the ice. both
visible and audible.
Some leads were crossed, in one of
which Borup and his team took a bath,
and we were finally stopped by an i'm
practicable lead opening in front of us.
We camped in a temperature Of 30 de-
grees below.
At the end Of two short marches we
came upon Hansen and his party in
camp, mending their sledges. We de-
voted the remainder Of the day to over
hauling and mending sledges and break
ing up our damaged ones for material.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Thanks to Dead Friend.

And st is no detraction from the )iv.
ing to say that to no single individual
has the fine result been more signally
due than to my friend. the late Morris
X Jesup. the first president OF the club.
Their assistance has enabled me "a
tell tho last o. the great earth stories.
the story the world has been waiting
to hear for 800 years-the story Of
the discovery of the north pole.
p0QcQT E pEARN
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built OF board, covered with sails, and
lifted with stoves. and the ship was
snug for winter in shoal water, where it
touched bottom at low tide.
The settlement on the stormy shores Of
the Arctic ocean was christened Hub
bardville.
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
tember 10 and bear was brought in on
the 18th and some deer day or two
later
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Ready for Final Effort.

With the disappearance Of Bartlett
turned to the problem before me- This
was that for which l had worked for 32
years, for which / had lived the simple
life; for which / had conserved all my
energy on the upward trip for which
l had trained myself as for a race, crush
ing down every worry about success.
In spite of my years, l felt in trim
fit for the demands of the coming days
and eager to be on the trail.
AS for my party, my equipment and
my supplies. / was in shape beyond my
most sanguine dreams Of earliest years
My party might be regarded as an
ideal, which had now come to realization
as loyal and responsive to my will as
the fingers of my right hand
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Temporarily Discouraged.

l came upon Bartlett and his party,
tagged out and temporarily discoura ged
road
l knew what was the matter with
them They were simply spoiled by the
good going on the previous marches
rallied them bit, lightened their sledges
and sent them on encouraged again.
During the next march We travelled
through thick haze drifting ever the
Ice before biting air from the north
east. At the end Of the march we came
upon the captain camped beside a wide
open lead with a dense black water sky
northwest, north and northeast.
The next march was also a long one.
1t was Bartlett's last hit He let him
self out over series Of large old foes.
steadily increasing in diameter and
covered with hard SNOW
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-17
Danger Is Encountered.

But l was not deceived by the appar-
emily favorable outlook. for availa BILE
conditions never continue for any dis
tance or any length of time in the arc
tic regions.
The next march was over good GO
ing, but for the first time since leaving
land we experienced that condition, fire.
quent over these ice fields. of a hazy at
mosphere, in which the light is equal
everywhere. All relief is destroyed, and
it is impossible to see for any distance
We were obliged in this march to make
a detour around an open lead. In the
next march we encountered the heaviest
and deepest snow Of the journey, through
a thick. smothering mantle lying In the
depresSiOns Of heavy hubble ice
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the distance. but 1T was only momen-
tary. My work was still ahead, not in
the rear
Bartlett had done coed work and had
been great help to me. Circumstances
had thrust the brunt of the pioneering
upon him instead OK dividing it among
several. as l had planned
He had reason to take pride in the
fact that he had bettered the Italian
record by a degree and quarter and
had covered a distance equal to the
entire distance of the Italian eXpedi-
ton from Franz Josef's land to Cagni's
farthest north.
had given Bartlett this position and
post OF honor in command of my
fourth and last supporting party, and
for two reasons: first, because of his
magnificent handling Of the Roosevelt; ;
second, because he had cheerfully stood
between me and many triling annoy
ances on the expeditions.
Then there was a third reason II
seemed to me appropriate in view Of
the magnificent British record of arc
tic work covering three centuries, that
it should be a British subject who
could boast that, next to an American
he had been nearest the pole