The Washington times., 1910-03-09

their energy in the most comfortable
manner known in such regions-with
"u TINS assistance, his report shows
that he could only make 9.06 miles per
day on the average.
His story seems convincing that this
was the extreme limit possible but as
soon as he was left alone with his Es-
ki1nos, with their own tracks TO break
ulelr own shelters 70 provide, and their
Iatlgued conditions, he says he averaG
ed over twenty-siN miles per day there
after, until he reached Cape Columbia,
5i5 miles in twenty-One days."
Mr.. Macon next quoted from the writ
lngs of Explorer ShackletOn, George
KEENAN,, Gen. a. w. Greeley, DR.. Cook.
and others I'm an attempt 70 show that
q speed Of from ten TO fifteen miles per
day is considered good in Arctic re-
Eions.
Returning to Mr.. Peary's claims that
le had made as high as forty-fOur on
the return trip. Mr.. Macon continued:
Gould ne or his Eskimos possibly do
this. dragging loaded sleds all the way?
Could the pedestrian Weston himself,
with no such underfooting, have done
it between Boston and san Francisco If
there had been slippery Ice and snow
on the roads and he had Travelled every
day regardless of the weather.
IF this speed was SO clear TO Peary
may we not justly ask why was not
Bartlett permitted TO continue within
a day or within half a day Of the Pole
and be an actual witness and Still not
be discOVerer2
Says No Records Were Made
1T viii he further noticed that no
where in the published report is there
a single positive record made during
these eight days that could be examined
as evidence, except the one instance
where he found no bottom in his at
tempt 20 sound I.500 fathoms Of water.
And all further attempts became i'm
possible, as he says i'm pulling up the
wire IL broke and the lead and wire
went TO the bottom. This is a positive
statement Of fact. and may be or i'm
portance I'm the future if other sound
lugs are made al that point.
'lt should be- noted that this part Of
the narrative, after Bartlett left no
longer appears 10 be taken from a daily
log book or Information as TO daily
deeds or diary, but as a separate story
of itself deliberately planned. a brief
statement of one transaction complete
iu itself After reading il, one only
remembers that il was q hop, skip, and
9ump, sleep a wink or two and then on
the ggllop.
A Potent Charm"
After their travel Of twenty-one days
in this manner is over, and they reach !
Cape Columbia. then fun sleep. all
are rested and the deed is done Il ap-
pears that the greatest speed was made
north Of the point where Bartlett turned
back, which should he significant
point to a man whose act is making his
Tory
"Peary clearly intimatcs that ne was
dlvinelv favored. which he must have
been, as was Moses at the Red Sea and
Joshua on the field of Gideon This
Alr- IeaTY calls some potent charm" -'
Mr. Macon added rather severely that
lne beaten tracks Of himself and Cap
tam Bartlett seemed to have proven .
better guide 10 the explorer than "a
cloud bv day" or a pillar Of fire by
night"
we should remember he continued.
THAT Peary was far north in the Arctic
sea for man Of his age on last trip
there. II was the month Of April and
me Arctic summer was advancing
There was DTDha BILE impending break
lug mp Of Ice, leaving him isolated on
the ClrCumUoldT pact and the world
would nave been in ignorance OF his
achievement The situation was a grave
one for PeaTT.
New Exodus Is Written"
IT I have read his narrative right
and understand his excellent language, /
he would have US understand that:
Ten hours after we arrived iat the
Poie) the clouds cleared before a light
breeze from our left and from that
time until our departure I'm the after
noon. April Z, the weather was cIoudIess !
and hawIess.'
Thence onward I would condense his
narrative meaning that when he was
ready To start the winds caImed. the
storms ceased. the easterIv currents
stopped and the dangerous open waters
closed. 4 perfectly connected and IN
covered beaten snow path is left undis-
lurbed U a direct line from the Pole
across -he whole Arctic sea 10 Cane
Columbia and from this cstima bic es- |
plardde found at the end Of their long
tHut apparently Unwearyiug tourney
tley march with long league boots TO
R5rilett again. Li2 miles I'm three davs.
gr t9rty-tour miles per day, and a new
Exodus IS written