Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-16

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 1t beyond
the fifth and at the big lead lost 1t
| finally.
From here we followed the captains
trail and on April % our sledges pass
ed up the vertical edge Of the glacier
fringe a little west Of Cape Columbia
When the last sledge came up
thought my Eskimos had gone crazy.
] They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. As Ootah sat
down on his sledge he remarked In Es-
kimo:
The Devil Asleep.
THE devil is asleep or having trou-
bic with his wife or we never should
have come back SO easily"
A few hours later we arrived at
Crane City, under the bluffs Of 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.
Never shall forget that sleep at
Cape Columbia. 1t was sleep, sleep.
then turn over and sleep again.
Two days we spent here in sleeping
and drying our clothes. then for the
ship.
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 been either less eau
! tious or less fortunate than the rest
of us. and his death emphas sized the
risk TO which we had all been subject
ed. for there was not one Of lis but
had been in the sledge at some time
during the journey.
The rest can be quickly told. McMil-
! Ian and Borup had started for the
! Greenland coast to deposit caches for
me BEFORE I arrived flying Eskimo
courier from me overlook them with
| instructions that the caches were no
, longer needed and that they were to
concentrate their energies on tidal OBJ
servations. etc. at Cape Morris Il.
Jesup and north from there.
The Roosevelts Cruise.
| 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
supplies remaining at the various
caches were brought in. and on July
Is the Roosevelt left her winter quar-
tiers and was driven out into the chan
mel pack Of Cape Union.
She fought her way south in the
center Of the channel and passed Cape
| Sabine on Aug 8, or thirty-nine days
earlier than in 1908 and thirtytwo
days earlier than the British expedi-
ton in 1876.
We picked up Whitney and his party
and the stores at Etah. We killed
seventy odd walrus for my Eskinos.
whom I landed at their homes. We
met the Jeanne off Saunders Island and
took over her coal and cleared from
Cape York on Aug. %. one month
earlier than Ia 1906
On Sept. r we arrived ut Indian Har-
Dor. whence the message. stars and
stripes nailed 10 north pole" was sent
vibrating southwark through the crisp
Labrador air.
Praise for His Men.
AS to the personnel, l have again
been particularly fortunate. Captain
Bartlett is Just Bartlett-tireless, sleep
less. enthusiastic
Or. Goodscll the surgeon Of the eX-
petition, not only looked after its
health and his own speciality of micro
scopes, but took his full share Of the
field work of the expedition ~ well
and was always ready for any work.
Professor Marvin and Mcmillan have
secured mass Of scientific data, and
their services were inva lua BILE in every
way.
Borup not only made the record as
to the distance travelled during the
Journey. but to his assistance and his
expert knowledge of photography is
due what believe TO he the unequaled
series Of photographs taken by the ex-
petition.
Hansen in the field and Percy as
steward were invaluable in their re
spectivc lines Chief Engineer Ward
well, also of the last expedition. aided
by his assistant Scott. kept the ma
chinery up to high state Of efficiency.
Mr.. Gushue. the mate. who was in
charge OF the Roosevelt during the
absence of Captain Bartlett and my
self, and Bos'n Murphy, who was put
IN charge Of the station AZ Etah for
the relief of Cook. were both trust
worthy and reliable men. and | count
myself fortunate In having had thcm
in my service.
The members of the crew and the
firemen were distinct improvement
over those Of the last expedition.
Every one Of them was willing and
anxious to be Of service in every pos
sihle way
AS for my faithful Eskimos. have
left them with ample supplies Of dark,
rich walrus meat and blubber for their
winter, with currants. sugar biscuits,
guns. rides. ammunition knives, hatch
cts. traps, etc. and for the splendid
four who stood beside me at the pole
boat and tent each to rcauite them for
their energy and the hardship and toll
they underwent TO help their friend
Peary to the north pole.
Rut all of this-the dearly bought
years Of experience. the magnificent
strength of the Roosevelt. the splendid
energy and enthusiasm Of my party,
H,tS l. f,,l = III.