The Washington times., 1910-04-13
'KINLEYS PEAK
IS PARKER'S GOAL
He Believes Alaska Party
Reached Summit From
the North.

NEW YORK. April I3-Prof- MerscheI
g. Parker, Of Columbia University. and
BeImore Browne and Prof. John Henry
Cuntz. Of Stevens Institute, viii leave
on April e to climb Mt Mckinley from
its southern ride.
Prof Parker and Nr. Browne were
members Of DIT. Cooks expedition. and
IL Is one Of their main objects to prove
or disprOve Dr. Cooks claim To having
reached the mountains summit after
he had left them many miles from IT'S
base.
Neither hesitates 20 say that he be
Iieves the Alaskan party has reached
the summit. since its report was 50
definite as TO remove the claim from the
realm of controversy Either they would
find TIE cairu the AIaskans say they
built al the peak and prove their claim,
they declared. or they would not find d
and disurOye it-that is, n tney reached
the top themselves
Prof Parker contends, however, that
! the success Of the NlaskanS hao neither
proved nor 1isDroved Or COOK claim
since the IatfeTs data were SO FaEup
and indefinite as 90 axe complete
toDoErs phical report and fun set %
photographs necessary. either IN sub
stimulation or dlspr0gE
Furthermore. the scientist SAYS Df.
/ Cook essav we'd the mountain from the
southern side. and the AlaSkails scalet
I 10 from the north The So-stHern sue
I no thinks presents mucn grcatrI eli M
r1IltieS no white man ever having gone
within fifteen miles OF The mountain {
/ base from that quarter. unless Dr.. Cook
I actually accomplished what he SAYS he
Jld.
Believes AIasksus Claims
( we would have liked 20 make the FIRST
( ascent he said TO-DAY But as far
20
/ port Of its achievement seems authentic
z and accurate. The southern side. how
/ ever, remains uneXplOTed- and our plans
/ remain unchanged. I hope the Alaska
have cleared up the northern SIDE, as
7 they had surveyor with them We are
70 rea III the summit. II possible, from
the southern side and explore scieu-
I tihCally the southern and southeastern
/ approaches 20 the mountain II as much
has been done for the northern side,
I then we won't have TO return another
I year 10 complete the circuit
/ Prof. Parker IS inclined 20 doubt
I that SIT Mckinley IS the top Of the
/ continent That IS another main object
/ Of the expedition. 20 measure accurately
I the height o. the mountain Measure
ruent by -rtanEulaIlon- ne said was IN
/ CIined 20 be faulty becauE1 OF atu1os-
pheric refraction-
/ Absolute accuracy could only be OBJ
/ tained. he exp aimed. by barOmetric Oh
/ servarions taken AT different attitudes
I II Mt Mckinley is found TO be 5000 ~
more feet high 10 rs the top" II. how
/ ever 60 falls short Of n .nq9 feet. Their
! several peaks over the Canadian border
! are higher. It's altitude Is given at pres
I eut as $500 feet Governments survey
! OTIS reached This figure by tr1ansulation
Party Of SIX
) The Parker party IS 70 consist Of siz
/ members Besides the three named
/ EaIdemar Grass. OF Columbia Cniver
{ SitE, and IT. J. tucker Of the A p
/ nslachizn club who IS now in the For.
l est Service in Montana Will be included
J When Seattle IS reached they hope q
1 get an engineer 10 run the motor boa
( in which they viii proceed from Cool
/ Inlet "a as near the base Of the noun
Z tain as conditions vii allow
The easiest and most Teasona. blt
/ method Of approaching the mountain
/ Dr. Parker said was IN winter from tn
+ northern side by dog sleGEes. as tn,
I AIzsEans had done Conditions for tn
I climb too. he considered were nnucl
/ more favora bic IN winter But 20 sdop
I such a course. he pointed out. woult
! make necessary spending the entire win
ter IN Alaska