Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24
NEAR HIGHEST PEAK
Prof. Parker Gets Close to Top
of Mount Mckinley.
is FORCED TO DESCEND
Columbia Educator Accompanied by
Belmore Browne of Tacoma.
THIRD ATTEMPT
THEIR
Following One Of Their Expeditions,
DR.. Cook, Member of Party,
Claimed He Reached Goal,

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. July a4-Prof
Herschell Parker of Columbia Cniver-
sity and Bemore Browne Of Tacoma ar
rived at Tolvina. on the Tanana river
late last night and reported that they
failed to reach the summit of Mount Nc
Kinley, although getting close to the top.
Two attempts were made. one on the
north and the other on the south peak.
An altitude of 90 200 feet was reached. on
the north peak. and $4,000 on the south
peak.
Mount Mckinley terminates in twin
peaks. each approximately 2o.5o0 feet
high. Several billiards. about the sum-
nit prevented their scaling.
Prof. Parker said heavy earth
quake was felt while the party was on
the mountain. Excellent photographs
were taken.
Their Third Attempt.
The last attempt to scale Mount Nc
Kinley. the highest point on the conu-
nent, is the third attempt Prof Parker
and Mr.. Browne have made TO reach the
summit. They tried in 1906 and 1910. and
started on this almost successful expe-
dition in January last.
On the first occasion they were accom-
panied by the redoubtabie DR.. Frederick
Cook. They approached the mountain
from the southeast. but found the south
ern slopes of the Alaskan range so dtff1-
cult that ii was impossible to make prog
ress. The season for climbing was almost
over. and so it was decided to consider
the expedition as a mere reconnoiter and
to use the information il had given on
another occasion. Prof. Parker returned
TO coviliZation and left MIR. Browne and
DIR. Cook together.
Cook Claims Honor.
The latter then got rid Of Mr.. Brown
by asking him favor to go on a
trip to hunt specimens for him. When
Mr.. Brown reached Seldoria he heard a
rumor that DR.. Cook had been to the
summit of Mount Mckinley. He was
convinced that ii was a physical i'm
possibility for any man to go to the
top of the mountain and return to salt
water within a month, but DIR. Cook
explained lightly that he had found the
climb easier than he had expected, alb
stained from going into details. and
stuck to his story. He published his
account of his alleged climb. THE Top
of the Continent" but made the error
of including in it a photograph which
he declared to be that of the summit Of
Mount Mckinley
In 1910 Prof. Parker and Mr.. Brown
set out again. This time they attacked
the mountain from the southeast. but
found that the ice made it absolutely
impossible to proceed. They were con-
fronted with 1900 feet of solid ice walls
and pinnacles. and were forced to turn
back However. the expedition was sue
cessful in one thing. Prof. Parker and
his companions were fortunate enough to
Identify the very peak which DIR. Cook
had photographed and labeled the sum-
NIT of Mount Mckinley. and discovered
that it was only 5000 feet above sea level
and miles from the real mountain.
Travelling Made Easier.
This last attempt. SO nearly successful.
was directed at the northeast side of
the mountain. and was undertaken durin.,
the winter season. BY this means the
explorers obtained the advantage of the
good travelling over the snow and were
able to reach the actual base good deal
more easily than II they had waited till
the thaw had begun to make the surface
soft