The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
AclMan,as G Tucker,
Il eokuk Distributors.

I'VE travelled from Annatook with
eight sledges, in company with Dr.
Cook, at the first sunshine (Febru-
ary). From there to Ellesmere we
slept only once on the ice 1t took
four days to cross Ellesmere Land.
Eighteen days out our companions
left us. We then had gone only about
twelve English miles from land.
The ice was fine, and there was
no reason to stop, for any one who
wanted to go on could do SO. The
nineteenth day DR.. Cook took obser-
vatins with an instrument he held in
his hand, and we then changed our
course westward.
We left here lot of food for men
and dogs, and one of us Qtukusuk)
went ahead to examine the ice. We
reported it in good shape, which it
was, but DR.. Cook looked at it and
said it was bad.
On the way back we stopped at
open water near the land. We stopped
one day and went over to Ringnas Is
land before the snow. had melted,
(ApriD. We had not had the least
fog on the ice. At this time the sun
was just below the horizon at night.
1t was the month when it does not
get dark (March). Letter, when near
Alex Heiberg Land, we passed two
days in a fog.
"One day (Apilak) came upon DR..
Cook sitting down and drawing map
l looked at it and asked him:
Whose route are you drawing?'
My cwn,' replied DR.. Cook.
But that was lie, because he
drew the map a long way out at sea
where he had never been.
I'VE continued to shoot bears on
the ice until we found we had enough
for the dogs. We do not know how
many nights we slept on this part of
the journey. The small rivers had
only begun to break when we reach
ed Hellsgate.
Here, as DR.. Cook directed us, we
left our dogs behind us, although
they were fat from the mea. Of. bears.
We crossed the great sound and had
to push cur boat along the ice, DR..
Cook saia:
We will reach human beings
(Baffins Land within. two days,
we lad slept twice when he look
ed ahead anu said he saw tent, but
1t was oni a stone. We kept hunting
for human beings a long time. Then
we came to an island on which elder
birds were nesting. We followed the
land past Cape Cparbo, end when our
provisions were nearly gone we re-
turned toward Cape Seldom, where
we arranged for wintering.
1T was yet twilight the whole night
and we butt house of peat and
stone, just as we CO 1t lome. We
kllled Walrus, musk OK and bear Tor
the winter. With bow we killed
only two hares. We had gu-, to kill
musk OK and bear with. TO kill a
musk OK with bow is impossible. 1t
was a fine autumn and we had good
provision for the winter.
During the dark time we were in.
side most of the time, making cloth.
es, and Dr. Cook wrote all the time.
At first light we started. We pushed
the sledge ahead of rs md had much
target practice at seals until we
had only four cartridges left. Not be-
fore We were near Annatook did we
leave the sledge. The slp then STAY
ed in the sky at night.
DIR. Cook during the Journey nrom.
ised us good reward, but he proved
himself liar and swindled us out
OF the payment We did not get the
guns he promised us. These he sold
for fox skins. He gave Us only a
knife and some matches and a use.
less boat
This is all we, Itukusuls and Ami.
lax have to tell of cur journey with
the great DR.. Cook"
To this Rasmussen adds:
i regard the report as absolutely
authentic. According to what is
konwn, DR.. Cook said nothing of the
pole while with his two companions
and when he left them, and began
telling of finding the pole his new
companions believed, as they could
not conceive a man prevaricating
about so great thing. The map
drawn by 1tukusuk is remarkably
we'll done,
Rasmussen also sent his wife
similar report on Peary's trip, says
the dispatch to the Chicago paper
purporting to give the tales of logan
gurak and Ukurark, Peary's compan.
ions This part of the dispatch says
Peary prepared for the march by
sending ahead men and sledges some
time before.