THE NEWS RECORD
(Twiee-a-Week.)
A!;tMDEPESDEl'ltXErsPAlFB;
Formerly the Wallowa News, estab
lished March 3. 1899.
Published Wednesday and Satur
days at Enterprise. Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE PRESS
Office East side Court House Square
Entered as second-class matter
January 2, 1909, at the postoffice at
Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of
March 3, 1S79.
Subscription Rates; One year $2,
six months $1, three months 50c,
o.ie month 20c. On yearly ca3h-ln-r.ce
subscriptions a discount of
j.jv a given.
AT J. .DAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1909.
A Royal Romance.
The second bod cf Prince Oscar II.
fell In love with a Miss Ebba Munck
while at Bournemouth. fbe was one
of the Indies In wnliliif? to the Swedish
crown princess, and Klus Oscar wished
bis son to make an alliance with one
of the royal houses of Europe. The
difficulty seemed one to be met only
by drastic steps on the part of the
lovers, but Queen Sophie's heart was
won, and she It was who obtained the
king's consent. She was very ill, and
a dangerous operation was the only
chance of saving her life. "If I under
go It and It is successful, will you al
low Oscar and Ebba to be married?"
she asked the king, and of course the
king promised. A year Inter the queen
was quite well again. The lovers were
In bcr room when the king approached.
At the door he stood and listened.
Miss Munck wns singing to the queen,
and he waited until It wns over. Then
be advanced, held out one hand to bis
on and gave his other to Miss Munck,
nd so his pledge was fulfilled and the
couple came Into their happiness.
' A Narrow Escape.
An old circus man tells this incident
as one of the uurrow escapes he had
in the show buuluess. He had trained
lions, zebras, leopards, rhino you
know and all sorts of beusts of prey,
but this, he says, was bis narrowest
escape. It was when be was running
dime museum in Milwaukee.
One day a mild inuuuered Ilusslan
came out of the railway station with
a valise in his hand. He was a heavily
bearded man and with shaggy hands
and arms like George Esau. lie bunt
ed up a cabman and inquired modest
ly, "Where is the dime museum?"
The cabman told him and then asked,
"Want to ride up?"
"Yes," the beurded stranger told him
quietly, almost bashfully. "I'm to be
employed up there. I'm the wild man."
"The narrow escape," says the ex
circus man, "luy in the fact that no
newspaper man heard the man's re
mark and that the cabman was an
Englishman, with no sense of humor,
who never thought to repeat it" Ex
change. Vary Likaly,
Mamma't Darling-Say, pop, I'll be
glad when I get old enough to do as I
please
Henpecked nusband-When you reach
that uge you'll likely be foolish enough
to get murrlcd. So what good will it
do you? Judge.
SEVINO MACHINE.'
ROLLER BBARINa
HIGH CKADB.
by buying thta
l reliable, honest,
l4 high grade lev
j ing machine.
STRONGEST GUARANTEE.
National Sewing Machine Co,
Belvldere, III.
OF BENEFIT TU ALL
Knspnri'.ln in ttie nntneof n new remeiU
Dioht successfully prihvr.btd fi r a "wort
of troubles.'' Tor dcr.iiiuncnu of tin
digestive orgnns it is a luiutnl curm-tit
rperating diivclly upon the liver and all
niftitary caiutl, gcmly but persiMrMh
KtAmtluting a healthy activity. Its bein
firiul intlcpu-e extends, however, to ever
portion of the svsiem, aiding in ll
processes of digestion and assimilation t.
food, promoting a wholesome, natura
appetite, correcting aour atomarh, bai
breath, irregiiluriliea of the bowels, con
tipation and the long list of trouble
directly traceable to those un4iolesoini
conditions. Kasnrilla dispels drowsi
neaa, headache, backache and despond
ency due to inactivity of the liver
kidneys and digestive tract. It ia
strengthening tonic of the highest valun
If it fails to satisfy we authorize all
dealers to refund the purchase Mire.
IIOYT Chumicm Co Portland, Oregon
Tor 8al By
BURNAUQH A MAY FIELD
! The Conquest
By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK
Copyright. 1909, by the New York
Herald Comp&ny. rVegiitered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy,
rijht Act. Copyright In Mex
ico Under Ltwa ol the Republic
ol Mexico. All Rights Reserved
EABLY In January of 1008 the
campaign opened. A few sled
were sent to the American
s bores to explore a route and
to advance supplies.
Clouds and storms made the moon
light days dark, and therefore these
advance expeditious were only partly
successful.
On Feb. 19. 1908. the main expedi
tion started for the pole. Eleven men.
driving 103 dogs and moving 11 heav
ily loaded sleds, left the Greenland
shore and pushpd westward over the
troublesome Ice of Smith sound to
Cape Sabine.
The gloHin of the long winter night
was but Utile relieved by a few hours
of daylight, and the temperature was
very low.
Eighty-three Degrees Below.
Tasslng through a valley between
Ellesmere I .and and Urlnnell Land
from the head of Flagler bay. In cross
ing to the Pacific slopes, the tempera
ture fell to 83 degrees F. below zero.
In BaJ fiord many musk oxen were
secured, and, though the winter frost
PwrW&s ,..f. ftmmk
i
It ..a
ESKIMO BELLES ON THE JOHN K. BRADLEY.
was at its lowest, there was little wind,
und with an ahundunce of fresh meat
and also fat for fuel the life in the
enow house proved fnlrly comfortable.
'x he Ice In Eureka and Nansen
sounds proved fnlrly smooth, and long
marches were made. With an abun-'
dance of game musk oxen, bears and
hares-we found It quite unnecessary
to use the supplies taken from Oreen 1
land. Caches of food and ammunition
were left along Ilelberg Island for the
return.
Willing 8avaga Hands.
Thus we managed to keep In game
trails and In excellent fighting trim to
the end of known lands. Camping in
the chill of the frowning cliffs of the
northernmost const (Svartevog), we
looked out over the heavy Ice of the
polar seas through eyes which bad
beeu hardened to the worst of Volar
environ incuts.
There wns at bund an abundance of
supplies, with willing savage bands
and a superabundance or brute force
in overted pelts, but for a greater cer
tainty of action over the unknown re
gions beyond I resolved to reduce the
force to the smallest numbers con
sistent with the execution of the prob
lem In hand.
We had traveled nearly 400 miles In
twenty-eight days. There remained a
line of C'JO miles of unknowable trou
ble to be overcome before our goal
could be reached. For this Unal task
we were provided with every concelv
able device to ease this hard lot; but.
lu addition to a rdm-ed party, 1 uow
definitely resolved to simplify the en
tire equipment. At Svartevog a big
cache was made, lu this cache fresh
meat, todmi. pemniU au and much oth
er food, together with all discarded
articles of equipment, were left
In the northward advance every
factor of the dog train hud been care
fully watched and studied to provide
a perfect working force for the final
reach over the polar aea. Etuklshuk
and Abwelnh. two young Eskimos,
each tweuty years old. bad been chosen
as best fitted to be my sole compan
ions In the long run of destiny. Twenty-six
dog were picked, and upon two
sleds were loaded all our needs for a
stay of eighty days.
All For Prograaa.
To have Increased this parly would
not have enabled us to carry supplies
for a greater mint bcr of days. Tba
sleds might have been loaded more
heavily, but this would reduce the Im
portant progress of the drat daya.
With the character of Ice which wa
bad before us advance atatlona wera
Impossible.. A large expedition and a
heavy equipment seemed Imprudent
We must win or lone In a prolonged
effort at high pressure, and tberalvrt
of the Pole ?
t EiM.The Der, Be
low Willing Savage Hands.
Marching Over the Polar
Seal J
IFIFTH ART1CIE
absolute control and ease of adapta
bility to a changing environment must
be assured.
It is Impossible to adequately con
trol the complex human temperament
of unknown men in the polar wilder
ness, but the two Eskimo boys could
be trusted to follow to the limit of my
own endeavors, and our sleds were
burdened only with absolute necessi
ties. Cutting Down Weight.
Because of the lmoi tance of a light
and efficient equipment much care was
taken to eliminate every ounce of
weight. The sleds were made of hick
ory, the lightest wood consistent with
great endurance, but every needless
liber was gouged out The iron shoes
were ground thin, and In every way the
weight of nearly everything was re
duced even after leaving headquar
ters. The little train, therefore, which fol
lowed me Into the farther mystery
was composed of two sleds, each
.carrying COO pounds, drawn by 13
dogs, under the lash of an expert
driver. The combined freight was as
follows: I'emmlcan. 805 pounds; musk
ox tenderloin, CO -pounds; todnu, 25
pounds; tea. 2 pounds; coffee, 1 pound;
sugar. 25 pounds; condensed milk, 40
pounds; milk biscuits, CO pounds; pea
soup, powdered and compressed. 10
pounds; surprises. 5 pounds; petro
leum. 40 pounds; wood alcohol, 2
pounds; caudles, 3 pounds; matches, 1
pound.
The Camp Equipment.
The camp equipment included the
following articles: One blow tire lamp
(Jeueh, 3 aluminium polls, 3 alumini
um cups, 3 aluminium teaspoons, 1 ta
blespoon, 3 tlu plates, 0 pocketknlves,
2 butcher knives (10 lucbesi, 1 saw
knife (13 Inchest, 1 long knife (15 lucu
esi. 1 rltle (Sharpei. 1 ride (Winchester,
22). 1 10 cartridges, 1 hatchet, 1 Alpine
ax, extra Hue and lashings, 3 personal
bags.
The sled equipment was 2 sleds
weighing 52 pounds each. 12 foot fold
ing cunvus boat 34 pounds; I silk tent
2 cauvas sled covers. 2 sleeplug bogs
(reindeer sklni, floor furs, extra wood
for sled repairs, screws, nails and riv
ets. The Instruments were as follows:
Three compasses. I sextant. 1 artificial
horizon (glussi, 1 pedometer, 3 pocket
chronometers. 1 watch, charts, map
making material uud instruments,' 3
thermometers. 1 aneroid barometer, 1
camera uud tltins, notebooks and pen
cils. The iersoiial bags contained four ex
tra pairs of kuiuiks. with fur atockluga,
a woolen shirt, three pairs of sealskin
mltteus. two pairs of fur mittens, a
piece of blanket, a sealskin coat (net
abni, a repair kit for mending clothing
uud dog harness, tra fox tails.
On the march we wore snow goggles,
blue fox coats (kapllabsi. blrdsklo
shirts, wooleu drawers, bearsklu pants,
kamlks and bureskln stocking. We
fastened a bund of fox tails under the
knee aud about the waist
Helping the Advance. .
On the morning of March 18 prepara
tion were made to divide the party.
The advance must be helped over the
rough he of the pack edge, and for
this purpose Koolootlngwub and Ido
glto were selected. The other six Es
kimos prepared to return. Uue sled
wa lert with the cache to tusure a
good vehicle for our return in case the
two sleds were badly broken en mute.
A hair it ale was blowing Into Nan
sen sound trom the northwest, but this
did not Interfere with the starting of
those home going Eskimos. With
abundant game for the return they re
quired little but ammunition to sup
ply their wants.
When the word was given to start,
the dogs were gathered and tbt aleda
were spanned with a Jump. Soon tboy
disappeared In the rush of driving
snow. The crack of the whips and
the rebound of cheering voices 'were
the Inst which we beard of the faithful
savage supporters. They bad followed
not for pay, but for a real desire to
be helpful, from the dark days of the
ending of night to the bright nights
of the coming double days, and tbelr
parting enforced a pang of loneliness.
Another Sleep Before the Start
With a snow charged blast In our
faces it was quite Impossible for us
to start, so we withdrew to the snow
Igloo, entered our bags and slept a few
hours longer. At noon the horizon
cleared. The wind veered to the south
west and came with an endurable
force. The dogs bad been doubly fed
the nlgbt before. They were not to
be fed again for two days. The 1.200
pounds of freight were packed on our
sleds, and quickly we slipped around
deep grooves in the great pollocrystlc
floes.
The snow bad been swept from the
Ice by the force of. the preceding
fiforms. and the speed attained by the
dogs through even rough Ice was such
that It was difficult to keep far enough
ahead to get a good course.
The crevasses and pressure lines gave
little trouble at first, but the hard ir
regularity of the bared Ice offered a
dangerous surface for the life of onr
sleds, passing through blue gorges
among miniature mountains of sea
ice. On a course slightly west of
north we soon sank the bold headland
which raises the northern point of
Heiberg Island.
Camp I Pitched.
After a run of twenty-six miles we
pitched camp on a floe berg of unusual
height. There were many big hum
mocks about, to the lee of wblcb were
great banks of hardened snow Away
from land It Is always more difficult
to find snow suitable for cutting build-
ing blocks, but here was an abundance
conveniently placed, in the course of
an hour a comfortable palace of crys
tal was erected, and into it we crept
out of the piercing wind. The first
day's march over the circumpolar sea
was closed with a good record.
The dogs curled up and went to sleep
without a call, as if they knew there
would be no fond until the morrow.
My wild companions covered their
faces with tbelr convenient long hair
and sank quietly Into a comfortable
slumber, but for me sleep was quite
Impossible. Letters must be written
The whole problem of our campaign
must be again carefully studied and
final plans must be mode not only to
reach our ultimate destination, but for
the returning parties and for the secu
rity of the things at Annootok.
Impossible to Foretell Return.
It was difficult at this time to even
guess at the probable line of our re
turn to land. Much depended upon
conditions encountered In the north
ward route. Though we had left
caches of supplies, with the object of
returning along Nansen sound Into
Cannon fiord and over Arthur Land.
I entertained grave doubts of our abil
ity to return this way. If the lea
drifted strongly to the east we might
not be given the choice of working out
our own return. In that event we
would be carried perhaps helplessly to
Greenland and must seek a return
either along the east coast or the west
coast
This drift did not offer a dangerous
hardship, for the musk oxen would
keep us alive to the west, and to the
east It seemed possible to reach Shan
non Island, where the Baldwin-Zlegler
expedition bad abandoned a large
cache of supplies. It appeared not im
probable also that a large land exten
sion might offer a safe return much
farther west
Francks'a Instructions.
Because of this uncertainty Francke
was Instructed to wait until June 5,
1008. and If we did not return be was
told to place Koolootingwab in charge
and go home either by the whalers or
by the Danish ships to the south. "
No relief which he could offer would
help us. and to wait for an Indefinite
time alone would have Inflicted a need
less hardship. This and many other
Instructions were prepared for Koo
lootingwab and Inuglto to take back.
In the morning the frost In crystals
had been swept from the air. but there
remained a butnld chill wblcb pierced
to the bones. The temperature was
minus CO F. A light air came from
the west, and the sun burned In a
freezing blue.
After a few hours' march the Ice
changed In character. The extensive
thick fields gave place to moderate
sized floes. The floes were separated
by zones of troublesome crushed Ice
thrown Into high pressure lines, which
offered serious barriers, but with the
Ice ax and Eskimo Ingenuity we man
aged to make fair progress.
The second run on the polar sea was
with twenty-one miles to our credit
I hod expected to send the supporting
party, back from bere. but progress
bad not been as good as expected. We
could hardly spare the food to feed
tbelr dogs, so they volunteered to push
along another day without dog food.
. Return of the Helper.
On the next day, with Increasing dif
ficult lea In some troublesome Ice. we
ramped after making only sixteen
miles, riere a small snow house was
built, and from here, after disposing of
a pot of steaming musk ox loins and
broth, followed by a double brew of
tea. our last helpers returned.
With empty sleds and hungry doga
they hoped to reach land In one long
dny'H travel. Hut this would make the
fourth day without food for tbelr dogs,
and Id case of storm or moving Ice
other days of famine might easily fall
to their lot They had. however, an
abundance or dogs and might sacrifice
a few for the benefit of the others, as
we must often do.
(Continued next weak.)
J.D.WALCK
Real Estate Dealer
NOTARY PUBLIC
Mitchell Hotel Block JOSEPH, OREGON
To the Citizens of Wallowa County:
It is our purpose to handle any business
entrusted to us in such a fair and liberal
manner as to maKe the customer's rela
tion with this bantt satisfactory and
profitable. K Aside from our excellent
facilities, this'bank has the advantage of
a large capital and substantial list of
stockholders. It is also a State Deposi
tory. If j-ou are not a customer we
invite you to become one.
irt'ii' WW ami Fiiiiffi National Bank
Wallowa, Oregon
MA II, ANTD PASSENGER
STAGE LINE '
W'ailowa AppUti.n. Flora io Paradise,
v 'PAY- WEJjNhfcv AYS at, KHII'AYS; ami
j tan Paradise, Flora and Appleton to Wallowa, (
) TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS smrl SATURDAYS '
t i i..i iirMiini;n"1nlioiih, court mi? MvHttnmt unri rfHwonable ratex.
f flvcv Wal!(i"-n nt fi a. ni
E. VV. SOUTHWICK. Proprietor.
FOE YOURSELF!
C Hundreds of people in this town arc
at- rj to purchase a talking
nv.
o daylight 1 Make compar-
ember that there are "talk-
s; ...aines" and "phonographs," but
only one Graphophone the
COLUMBIA
GRAPHOPHONE
C Be sure to get in touch with us before
you buy. Complete Graphophone out
fits from $20 up. Come in and listen.
Most people prefer to
bur "on time" and that
suits us. Terms are Sasjrt'
0VE IT
BURNAUGH A MAYFIELD
Agenta,
ft
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.