The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21
ARE TO CLIMB
MOUNT N 'K|NL[Y
PROFESSOR HERsci4EL c. PARK
Ea, or COL uMBiA, HEADS
THE PARTY.
LEAVE SEATTLE MAY |
Body Of Eminent Scientists VIII Tfy
to Beat Record of Or Cook
For Geographical
Society.

New York, March 20.-One of the
most important scientific expeditions
|of the year will start from Seattle
on May |, when a party ol expert
|enccd mountain climbers and scian-
fists, headed by Prof. IIerscliel q.
Parker of Columbia University, will
set ont for the Alaskan wilderness
where they will attempt To reach tte
summit Of Mt Mckinley that al.
fant iceclad monster that has
lmUled the effort ~ scientists and
explorers for the pest decade.
The expedition win be conducted
'by the American Geographical Sol
ciety and the elaborate and novel
arrangements that have been made
shorld insure rs success. All fhe
experience gained in the many pre-
yious attempts to scale this ruggei
lpeak has been utilizd in planning the
forthcoming ssseasult, arid the men
who will lead the expedition have
I had years Of experience in the Alps
and the Rockies.
Prof Parker, who will lead the
party, has already scaled four Of the
most difficult peaks in the Canadian
Rockies, besides having clambered
Iup and down the peaks Of the Alps
for years. In 1906 he accompanied
DR. Cook on the latter's now famous
expedition to Mount Mckinley, and
the experience gained on that expo
ditfon has proved Invaluable In ont
lining the details Of the Forthcoming
| trp. Grave doubts have always
existed in Prof afker's mind as to
Fthe truth of Dr Cooks claim I'D hav.
ling reached the summit, and he In
tends to satisfy himself IN regard to
tho matter on this trip. X
/ One Of Prof. Parker's chief lieu-
tenants win be Bellmore Brown, the
artist, who was member Of the
/ Parker-Cook expedition, and who Is
also an expert mountain climber.
J. II. Krnz OF Stevens Institute, n.
IN. Tucker Of the Appalachian Club
OF Boston and Wademar Grasi Of
, Columbia are other prominent mem-
bers Of the party.
One Of the principal features OIL
the forthcoming trip viii be the use
lof the motor boat as means Of
transportation. Pack horses will be
tabcoed, as past experience mas
taught that they are a hindranee and
/ the party will make their way
throuhg the $50 miles Of wilderness
to within striking distance Of the
base of the mountain by means of a
specially constructed motor boat.
I'm the Cook expedition of 1906 a mo-
itor boat was used. but the party
reached the headwaters Of the river
too late In the season to attempt 70
climb the mountain After they had
returned to their camp, however
Cook set ont in company with two
Eeuidcs. and returned with q ta'e that
Ike had reached the top.
IN outlining his plans for the forth
! coming expedition 10 q representa-
tive of the International News Ser
vice, Professor Parker said
Pref Parker's Plans.
"'rhe main party VIII leave Seattle
abort May | and proceed direct to
Cooks Inlet. The easiest way to
reach the base Of tne mountain Il
from the south, ami as soon as we
reach the head of Cooks Inlet we
shall embark in a motor boat and
sail up the Sushitna river to the
Chulitna, and then up the latter
stream as far as Il Is nayigahle. Sew
eral large glaciers flow from Mt. Nc
Kiney toward the Chulitna and tho
members Of the party will load the
supplies on their backs and make
their way across the glaciers to a
| favorable spot where a base camp
can be established.
From the base cama we intend
to devote ourselves to complete
ana exhaustive study of the noun
Etain system from the southern base