TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1900.
CQQK EXPEDITION
f Cook's story is the mention of glacial
Ice. This may cover .shoal places or
( low-lying Islands."
Mini cniiiDDcn
Bradley, His- Backer, Quietly
Prepared to Start Him
on Polar Quest.
ORGANIZED PARTY AT ETAH
Wealthy New Yorker Took Cook on
Fishing Cruiser, but Carried
Ample Supplies Tor Dash
Across Polar Sea.
SET YORK. Sept. 2 John R. Bradlpy,
the financial hacker of Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, explained today that the Brooklyn
explorer's success In reaching the North
Tole was not 50 much the result of
chance as the opinions of several polar
exp-rts would Indicate.
"This was not a haphazard expedi
tion." he !d. "no Intensified Arctic "Joy
rMe' undertaken on nerve. We went
about our preparations quietly and with
out brass band accompaniment, hut every
liuaclnable. contingency had been pro
vided for. We ttuiiivd out the mistaken
and misfortunes of other men who had
tried for the Pole, hoping to benetU by
tneir errors, and we certainly benefited
by their examples.
look naa .-nipie supplies.
"I am not going to tell what the cost
was. but I'll tell you this much One
nintcle Item was J50OO gallons of gasoline
and another was- two barrels of gum
drops'. An Eskimo will travel 30 mllea
for a, gumdrop
"Now Cook has a much nerve as any
man in the world. I guess; but he had
something besides nerve to carry him
through. I am not trying to" take an$"
of the credit; but I want to say that he
had the right kind of an outfit to take
him through. Cook will prove to the
satisfaction of every fair mind that he
has done exactly what he claims be did. 1
lio to FUh, Stay to Explore.
Or. July 3. 19f7. Dr.
guest of Mr. Bradley
Cook was the
on board his
schooner yacht, the John R. Bradley,
which left Gloucester, Mass., to go on a
fisMns trip up the Ibrador Coast. Mr.
Bradley Is a New York man of wealth,
interested in sports and who has fol
lowed Dr. Cook s aspirations closely.
Aboard the schooner were half a dozen
New Foundlanders who were thoroughly
familiar with the coat of Labrador, who
were to act as guides. The sailing mas
ter was Captain Moses Bartlett, who had
been with Peary on the Roosevelt when
he left for the North.
The fishing party ran Into treacherous
weather and heavy Ice packs as It pro
ceeded along the Labrador Coast. Then
the gasoline engines got out of order and
the vessel was Involved In difficulties.
The ship was at length headed for Cape
York Harbor, but owing to the heavy Ice,
it was unable to land there, and a land
ing was made in North Star Bay. There
some d.vs were spent in hunting and fish
ing. While there Mr. Oook organized
force of Eskimos, and. with Rudolph.
Francke. made preparations for the ex
pedition. Mr. Bradley left in August.
1Cm7, on his fishing schooner to return
to New Y'ork, leaving the determined
Brooklyn man and bis party to seek the
pole.
Avoids Mistakes of Others.
Dr. Cook had an entirely different
idea of how the trip to the Pole ought
to be attempted from that followed
by Peary and other explorers. He
calculated upon going through Nansen
Straits and doing his traveling in
the Winter months. His reasons for
choosing a period of extreme cold were
that the lce-flelds would be smoother and
that there would be less danger of en
countering the Jagged passages of lee
throUgh which travel Is extremely diffi
cult. When Mr. Bradley returned to New
York in October, 1S0T. he told of Dr.
Cookls scheme and the preparations for
the trip.
"Dr. Cook told me before he left
Gloucster that it would be a great
achievement if we tried to reach the Pole
before we returned." said Mr. Bradley.
"I did not give him any encouragement
then, but thinking that he might insist
upon making the attempt wheWVe reached
- the farthest point North on our trip. I or
dered provisions put aboard that would
. furnish an Arctic expedition for three
years.
Enlists Aid of Eskimos.
"When the vessel sailed, therefore, we
had everything necessary for a polar ex
pedition. On our trip we went as far
North as Etah, Peary's former Winter
quarters. There we enjoyed a fine view
from the high hills of Smith Sound. There
was no great amount of ice in the sound,
so Dr. Cook, the first mate and myself
took a motor boat and went through
Smith Sound to 79 degrees north latitude.
There are located the farthermost settle
ments of Eskimos and we pent several
days among them. Dr. Cook knows the
JSsklmo language and had no difficulty
conversing with them. He had been up
there on Peary's first expedition and
some of the Eskimos remembered him.
"When we returned to Etah we brought
the greater part of the Eskimos from the
settlement back with us. Once back at
Etah conditions looked so favorable for
a dash to the Pole that Dr. Cook could
not resist the Impulse. We found we
could get all the dogs we wanted and all
the natives that Dr. Cook wished to have
with him. The natives had already
cached their Winter supply of food. I
helped them kill walrus, seals, white
whales and narwhals to augment the
supply.
"The Eskimos were kept busy catching
' Arctic hares and birds to make their
Winter clothing.
Will xt Find South Pole.
"Dr. Cook concluded to stay and make
the dash for the Pole as soon as feasible
after the long dark night should begin to
break. Dr. Cook took about SO Eskimos,
men, women and children, with him to a
place farther north of Etah and estab
lished Winter quarters. With him also
was- Rudolph Francke, who was anxious
to accompany Dr. Cook In his attempt."
William L. E Cook, a brother of the
explorer, states that Dr. Cook will now
devote his energies to discovering the
South Pole.
' Anthony Flala. commander of the I
Z'.egler expedition of 1903-05, agreed with
Mr. Bradley In placing confidence In the
reports of Dr. Cook's success.
"Dr. Cook says he has discovered land
In the Far North." he said. "If the
land Is there, others will find it and
verify his story. If It Is not there, his
story will be branded as false."
Expected Land In Arctic.
Asked if the condition" 'reported by Dr.
Cook at the Pole Were as he had ex
pected. Mr. Flals replied:
"Yes; I did not look for the discovery
of acf Aretlo continent, but I did be- I
lie vie that land would be found. The I
Wat abtnak.Otal : sararHsd, atlaJ3A 1
JLSKIMO GLAD COOK WOX
Because Other Explorers Gave Their
Countrymen No Credit.
SEATTLE, Sept. I. The party of Lab
rador Eskimo at the World's Fair was
delighted when told that Dr. Cook, an
American, had discovered the Pole. None
of them had ever met Cook, but they
knew all the other recent explorers who
had gone north by way of Greenland.
Chief Aputek. Perry's guide in several
expeditions, and who was with him in
his farthest north trip, can speak Eng
lish and referred a reporter to Enutzak.
who has been interpreter for many ex
plorers. Enutzak was Inclined to ciiticise all
Arctic explorers because they never gave
the Eskimo credit for any of the
achievements, but claimed all the credit
for themselves. Of all such offenders.
Fcary was the woist. said Enutzak and
he was glafl Cook had won the glory, and
not Peary.
MELVILLE IN DOUBT Flea
Naval Officer Skeptical as to
Cook's Success.
EXPLORER NOT EQUIFPED
Amundsen Praises Dr. Cook.
CHRISTIANA. Pep. 2. Captain Roirld
Amundsen, the Norwegian Arctic ex
plorer, was interviewed here today on
Dr. Cook's triumph.
-Tr f'rtnk wns mv nartner' on the
Belglca expedition as physician." he I
said, "and ail on board appreciated
highly his experience and ability. His j
.1- a a nn uric nmmonlv staunch, persever
ing and energetic personality and I ad
mire him. The route chosen by Dr.
Cook presented unusually difficult
problems. This was proved by Com
mander Peary's experiences. The pos
sible results from Dr. Cook's achieve
ments will have no influence on my
projected expedition. I am not plan
ning to reach that point of the Pole.
My trip will be for oceanographic In
vestigation. It would be highly inter
esting and Important to know if Dr.
Cook found a continent around The
Pole. But he wns of necesmiy limited
to mere visual Impressions. "
Eskimos Confirm Cook's Tale.
LONDON. Sept. 2. A dispatch to the
Pally Mall from Copenhagen says that
Dr. Knud Rasmussen, the Danish ex
plorer, who now Is making ethnograph
ical studies in North Greenland, met Dr.
Cook at Cape York. Rasmussen's moth
er was an Eskimo woman, and he speaks
the language fluently. He had a long
conversation with two Eskimos who ac
companied Dr. Cook to the Pole. Thay
confirmed every derail given by br.
Cook.
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Icehonnd Land Is America's.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2. All new territory
discovered by Dr. Frederick A. Cook
when he reached the North Pole will be
long to the United States by right of
discovery, according to the Rev. C. M.
Charropln. professor of astronomy at St.
Louis University. Father Charropln said
today that Dr. Cook's statements would
be accepted by scientists, who will at
tempt to confirm them.
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J let i red Admiral, With Arctic Exper
ience, Says Such a Story Is Easily
Faked Sledging Speed Is
' IIai d Too High.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept, 2. "After read
ing the dispatches today, I am more con
vinced than ever that the reported dis
covery of the North Pole is a fake." was
the emphatic declaration of Rear-Admiral
George Melville. U. S. N., retired, who to
qualified to comment on North Pole ques
tions because of his intimacy with the
northern regions as well as his familiar
ity with the progress of expeditions thith
er within the last 40 years. "I do not
mean to eay that Dr. Cook is a faker. I
do not know him personally. But from
my experience I would say that there la
nothing to confirm the original dis
patches. Some of the best equipped ex
peditions have cost from $150.(10 'to 1200.
M. I know that Dr. Cook had no such
outfit.
"There is nothing In the story thus far
to indicate that Dr. Cook has found any
thing new. Indeed, I cannot see vthy the
reported story of his expedition could not
have been written by anyone who had
reached within 100 miles of the Pole. I
could sit in my office and invent ob
servations of all sorts.
"Yet, no one can positively deny the
truthfulness of Dr. Cook's story. I have
heard that the Royal Geographical So
ciety Is reported to have discredited Jt.
If tills Is so. I will reiterate more strongly
than ever that Dr. Cook's alleged discov
ery of the North Pole is highly Improb
able. "According to Dr. Cook's story, no men
tion Is made of the travel from April 14
to April 21, 1908. His bearings on the for
mer date were. It la reported, 8S degrees,
21 minutes, north latitude, and roughly
speaking, a distance of about 100 miles
remained before him after April 14. An
average of about 14 miles per day there
after must have been maintained."
"It was my experience In the'Jeanette
expedition retreat (1878-18S1) that after
marching 30 miles one day we found we
had actually gone 2Mt miles," continued
Admiral Melville. "That the ice drift
was northward in Dr. Cook's expedition
Is not at all impossible, but It Is very im
probable. "The talk of having killed musk oxen
Is not new. These animals were killed
years ago. The apparent ease of Dr.
Cook's travel near the pole Is what in
clines me strongly to discredit the story.
With a pack of good dogs and sleds in
Siberia, over smooth enow, the best dis
tance I ever made, was 60 .miles a day.
Ice travel Is much more difficult."
Admiral Melville is 68 years old. He
has been on three Arctic expeditions the
Hall relief expedition In 1873; the Jeanette
expeditlcm- In 1S78-81. and the Greely re
lief expedition in 1882.
CAXXOT FAKE OBSERVATIONS
Scientists Agree Cook's Astronomical
Notes Will Prove Discovery.
WINNIPEG, Sept. 2. What proofs
would Dr. Cook be able to bring back
with htm to substantiate his claim to the
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discovery of the North Pole? This ques
tion was submitted to a number of dis
tinguished British scientists, who had
attended the convention of the British
Association for the Advancement of
Science. They all agree that the only
evidence Dr. Cook could have would ba
his astronomical notes.
A good deal of confidence was ex
pressed by" the vLsitors in the genuine
ness of the reports from the American
explorer. Colonel Sir Duncan Johnstone,
president of the geographical section, said
It would be easy to prove if the Pole had
been reached by studying the Observa
tions made. It would be Impossible for
observations to be faked so as to deceive
scientists, he said.
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Chicago Scientists Will Be Convinced
Only by Proof.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2. More definite and
more reliable Information concerning Dr.
Cook's trip to the North Pole must be
received before Chicago scientists will
admit the quest was successful. Last
night University of Chicago professors
were Inclined to be skeptical concerning
the message received lrom the explorer
who claims to have reached "Farthest
North." They even Intimated that his
position in the world of exploration and
science was not sufficiently firm to give
bis statements the strength of those of
Peary, Nansen or others who have de
voted their lives to attempting to reach
the pole. '
By Inference, at least, they discredit
Dr. Cook's trip to the top of Mount Mc
Kinley, upon which achievement his chief
claim to fame as" an explorer rests, they
say. His standing in the geological field
was belittled and they made it plain
that he would have to present strong
evidence of his reported discovery be
fore they would accept it as true. Pro
fessor Thomas C. . Chamberlain, head of
the geological department of the Uni
versity of Chicago, and his assistant,
Professor W. W. Atwood. were asked to
give their opinions. Professor Chamber
lain was reticent. Professor Atwood, in
commenting Upon Dr. Cook's discovery,
said:
"His geographical information would
be of no value, and I doubt if he would
know when he reached the Pole, even if
he did get there. The Eskimes would
know more about it than he would. You
know he claims to have reached the top
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