The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
PROF. rIRkER TO TRY .T roo.
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Nuaihrr polat &C Attach.
Prof. Herschsl Parker - Columbia
University who ws- member ot Dr.
Frederick A Cooh = cNuedi,iOn to Mount
Mckinley whcn ~" RushwicS explorer
~Aid that he hAd a-Ccrded the mountain
alune was the guest vt honor AZ an IN
formal DUNE giNer AZ ISS Pearl street.
Iasa night ~ Parker Was very much
Interested m the new- It the Fairbanks
par1ys successful quest for tbs top u
Mount Mckinley ant SAID that hs had
every reason - b~li.vr that IN" news u
correc'
80 tar a. ~ 'orL - ConCerned DR.
Parker simply T~it"r't"d an opinion that
he has exT,rc--.-i before frequently The
BROOKLYN explorer never it'd 1t
From tho present m'iirAfions. said
Dr. Parker. an" rCpnrts seem ." hs a.
rslyate and -whcr'io II ~ my strong
opinion that fhr Ansksr- I'D reaCh the
TOO 81 Mount M"hrIrv hv the northern
route I hop that their Topography
u. corTe,' So that W. shall not have 20
touch thai sd ~ ~" mountain. We
want - Cpn',nr ourselves - tn" southern
p,rIte exclusively
~ parset .ttd that AZ first they had
ocls ldere1 the ,l,e uf u.,ck horses Tor their
81 oes,',"u. but after careful Thought
Dc lde1 that the dificult''- would bs IN
CREASED IIis pArtv will approach the
tol vt ths mountain from IN" south.
taxing elshsr an -a-isTy 81 westerly
dire -ticn. ~ the circumstances warrant
We going ~ take iaroTetrIC nbseTva-
tom and houes - w.. aide - figure out the
e1acr slti',Id" q" within u" tee,
"" ar rNtr-msIv d@sirorS.- DT
Parker ,onunIsd - getting the topoK-
raphv ~ the southern ~id". tn" glaciers
and ~. ,arion- uhen cinema II Ne tall
frun1 the. south 'h"u y" shall know that
according o. tis Na-N4tH- the northern
rcu's with dogs AVID s,'iE"S - the only
Way " -. are successful Mount Nc
kiulev may b-C,ui" mecca tor alpine
clltnhvr- Wh"thsT thsv. -" the W inter
rc'Its mortherr' ~ apITuach an" summit
from The south hv means ~ boats, as We
ais t. d.
The Columbia explorer ~ II that he
placed confidence IN the Aaskans because
tisv lad gwen out son-thtug definite
According =" the pre-s accounts. they
fssInd a r,-'k summit
DT PARSER NH- not SURF last lght that
the h.Ight ~ Mount Mckinley i more
than ~ ~ feet. II may not he more than
~ 100. he thought. and IT. quite likely
that no will bring bark such "A report. ~
O. hi- expedition. II - purely an American
affair. spuTting proposition TAI gather
SCIENTIFIC facts He wants To learn all he
can about the much disputed mountain
and T. going g. continue hiS exploration
when he returns from thl- trip. II ~ 10
b. "A cheap party. not costing more than
ab"ut - 'an
Balmure Browne = companion ~ Dr
Cook on The Mckinley Journey. Who !
one Of DR. Park"r'r rgnt hand men. made
a brief spe..ch last Inlght Too. MIR
BToWus aEressi With DIR Parker ia regard
IL th. sin~euty II the Alaskan- claims
Ne regretted that he would not In the first
e. -".ls tn, peak hut said he had no kick
coming tie mentioned the fact that no
WiIf. uian has ever stood above fifteen
mil..r from the baa.- pf the mountain GA
the southern SIDE That Was a. far north
n Or Cook got, thought Mr.. Browne
The Parker expedition supplies Will
no relayed IA the various ridges. and they
Will tnak,. their l.a-ss az about ~ OJl feet
altitude
Th"re wpre several other speakers az
tn dinner last night. Hlsn who ar" inter
ested N the work Of DR. Parker amt his
as>ocist-- y WAS a farewell gathering
Of very OptImI-tic friends. lho-. ~ the
feast were. Prof John IA CUNT of ~tey-
sns institute who j. one - the PARTY.
Herbert 4 Briigmau Frederick Dillsn-
hauwef ~ the Am-ricIn C'eoPra ph,Cul
Society Henry 4 Walsh secretary II fh.
Eanloye-s Tlub. poi NL.r-hal "A
SeNill" VICE presIdcn' II n" IA
plorSrs Clue Walts~ & tb,TE. treasurer
~ the Explorer Club. William Ritchsl
the artist. IouIs DC Milhau. who tina nC,.d
The Harvard eNp-tItlon To south America.
FrVdencR Mun son. the lecturer S,an--
bury HageI v = Waldridge and Harry
Eane Prot seville outlined hI- trim a.
South America for which n" l-a"r-
neat month He's going 20 study 10"
traces Ut early peoples IA the heart ~ N"