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IJK observations of April 14 gave
latitude 8S degrees Ul minutes
longitude IKi degrees f2 minutes
We weie but 1UU miles from
l lie pole but there was nothing to re
lieve the mental strain ot the icy de
spair The wind came with i lie same
Satanic cut from tlie west There had
been little drift but the ice before us
displuj ed signs of receut activity It
was more irregular with au open crack
here and there but the sleds glided
with less friction and the dreary dogs
maintained a better speed under rising
tails
With teeth set and newly sharpened
resolutions we set out for that last 100 1
miles Some dogs had gone into the
stomachs of their hungry companions
but there still remained a sullicieut
pull of well tried brute force for each
sled and though their noisy vigor had
been lost in the long drag they still
brolce the frigid silence with an occa
sional outburst A little fresh enthusi
asm from the drivers was quickly fol
lowed by canine activity
We were in good trim to cover dis
tance economically The sledges were
light our bodies were thin All the
muscles had shriveled but the dogs
retained much of their strength Thus
stripped for the last lap one horizon
after another was lifted
In the forced effort which followed
we were frequently overheated The
temperature was steady at 44 degrees
below zero F but perspiration came
with ease and a certain amount of
pleasure Later however there fol
lowed a train of suffering for many
days The delight of the birdskin
shirt was changed for the chill of the
wet blanket
Fortunately at this time the sun
was warm enough to dry the furs in
about three days if lashed to the sun
ny side of the sled In these last days
we felt more keenly the pangs of per
spiration than in all our earlier ad
ventures
The amber colored goggles were per
sistently used and they afforded a
protection to the eyes which was quite
a revelation but in spite of every pre
caution our distorted frozen burned
and withered faces lined a map of the
hardships en route
We were curious looking savages
The perpetual glitter induced a squint
which distorted the face in a remark
able manner The strong light reflect
ed from the crystal surface threw the
muscles about the eye into a state of
chronic contraction The pupil was
reduced to a mere pinhole
There was no end of trouble at hand
in endeavoring to keep the windows
of the soul open and all of the effect
was run together in a set expreioti
of hardship and wrinkles which should
be called the boreal squint
This bore squint is a part of the
russet bronze physiognomy which falls
to the lot of every arctic explorer The
early winds with a piercing tempera
ture start a flush ot scarlet while
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frequent frostbites leave figures in
black Later the burning sun brown--the
skin ub eqiiently strong
sop the moisture harden the kin and
leave open h iMires
The haul work and reduced nourish
ment contract the imiM ies di pel the
fat and leave the -kin r shrivel up m
folds The imprint of the goggle- ihe
set expression of hard lines and the
mental blank of tlm environment have
removed lill spiritual animation We
have the color uid the lines of old
russet apples and would pasi
for prehistoric progenitors of man
In the enforced effort to spread out
the stiffened legs over the last reaches
there was no longer sufficient energy
at camping times to erect a suow shel
ter The silk tent was pressed into
use Though the temperature was
very low wnen the sun was high its
congenial rays pierced the silk fabric
and rested softly on our brows closed
in heavy slumber In strong winds it
was still necessary to erect a shelter
ing wall to shield the tent
Signs of land were still seen every
day but they were deceptive optical il
lusions and a mere verdict of fancy
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Final Dash For the Pole
The -Big Nail Reached at
last and Old Glory Un
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It eemed that something must hap
pen some line must cross our horizon
to mark the important area into which
we were pressing
When tln sun was low the eye rao
over moving plains it brilliant waves
of color to dancing horizons The mi
rages turned things topsy turvy In
verted lands and queer objects ever
rose and fell in shrouds of mystery
but all of this was due to the atmos
pheric magic of the midnight sun
With a lucky series of daily astro
nomical observations our position was
now accurately lixed for each stage of
progress As we neared the pole ihe
imagination quickened and a restless
nlmost hysteric excitement came over
us The boys fancied they saw beaver
and seals and 1 had a new land under
observation frequently but with a
change in the direction of light or an
altered trend in our temperament the
horizon cleared and we became en tier
only to push farther Into the mystery
From the eighty eighth to the eighty
ninth the ice was in very large fields
and the surface was less irregular but
in other respects it was about the
same as below the eighty seventh We
noticed here also an extension of the
range of vision We seemed to see
longer distances and the ice along the
horizon had a less angular outline
The color of the sky and the ice also
changed to deeper purple blues We
had no way of cheeking these impres
sions by other observations The ea
gerness to find something unusual may
have fired the imagination but sinco
the earth is flattened at the pole per
haps a widened horizon should be de
tected
At 8 oclock on the morning of April
ID we camped on a picturesque old
field with convenient hummocks to
which we could easily rise for the fre
quent outlook which we now maintain
ed The tent was pitched The doss
were silenced by blocks of pemmican
In us new enthusiasm was aroused by
a liberal pot of pea soup and a few
chips of frozen meat and then we
bathed in life giving sunbeams screen
ed from the piercing air by silk
strands It was a beautiful day and
had our sense of appreciation not been
blunted by accumulated fatigue we
would have greatly enjoyed the play
of light and color in the ever changing
scene of sparkle
The Eskimos were soon lost in a pro
found sleep the only comfort in their
hard lives but I remained awake as
had been my habit on succeeding days
to get nautical observations The lon
gitude calculations lined us at 04 de
urees minutes At noon the suns al
titude was carefully set on the sextant
and the latitude quickly reduced gave
S9 degrees 31 minutes twenty nine
miles from the pole
My heart jumped for Joy and the un
conscious commotion which I was cre
ating awakened Etukishuk I told him
that in two average marches we would
reach the tigi shu the big nail
Ahwelah was awakened with a kick
and together they went out to a hum
mock and through classes sought for
a mark to locate so important a place
as the terrestrial axis If but one
sleep beyond it must be seen
1 tried to explain that the pole was
not visible to the eye that its position
was located only by a repeated use of
the various instruments This entirely
satisfied their curiosity and they burst
out in hurrahs of joy For two hou s
they chanted and danced the passions
of wild lite
It was the first real sign of pleasure
or rational emotion which they had
shown for several weeks For some
time I had entertained the fear that
we no longer possessed the strength to
return to land but the unbridled flow
of vigor dispelled that idea
More sleep was quite impossible We
brewed an extra pot of tea prepared a
favorite broth of pemmican dug up a
surprise of fancy biscuits and filled up
on good things to the limit of the al
lowance for our final feast days The
dogs which had joined the chorus of
gladness were given an extra lump of
pemmican A few hours more were
agreeably spent in the tent and then
we started with a new spirit for the
uttermost north
We were excited to a fever heat
The feet were light on this run Even
the dogs caught the infectious enthusi
asm and rushed along at a pace which
made it difficult for me to keep a suffi
cient advance to set a good course
The horizon was still searched for
something to mark the approaching
boreal center but nothing uuusual was
seen It was the same expanse of
moving seas of ice on which we had
lived for 300 miles
Cut looking through gladdened eyes
tho scene assumed a new glory There
were plains of gold fenced in purple
walls with gilded crests It was one
of the few days on the stormy pack
when all nature smiled with cheering
lights
As the day advanced and the splen
dor of summer night was run into the
continued day the beams of gold on
the surface snows thickened while the
shadows of hummocks and ridges
spread a line of violet barriers through
which a way must be sought
From my position a few hundred
yards ahcial of Ihe sluls I could not
resist the temptation to turn frequently
to see the it ovement of lh - trim
with its new lire In this dnvrtt n
the color scheme was reversed The
icy walls were in gold and burning col
ors while the plains represented eiy
shade of purple and blue
Through this sea of color the dogs
came with n spirited trend noses down
tails up and shoulders braced to the
straps like chariot horses The young
Eskimos chanting songs of love came
with easy step The long whip was
swung with a brisk crack and all over
there rose a cloud of frostc breath
Camp was pitched early In the morn
ing of April 20 The sun was north
east the pack glowed in tones t lilac
the normal westerly air of shivers
brushed our frosty faces The surpris
ing burst of enthusiasm had been
nursed to its limit and under it a long
march was made over average n e
with the usual result of overbearing
fatigue Too tired and sleepy to wilt
for a cup of tea melted snows were
poured down and the pemmican was
pounded with the ax to ease the taskj
of the jaws The eyes closed before
the meal was finished and the world
was lost to us for eight hours The
observation gave latitude degrees
455 minutes longitude 14 degrees 32
minutes
With the boys singing and the dogs
howling we started off after midnight
on April 21 The dogs looked large
and noble as they came along that
day while Etukishuk and Ahweah
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though thiii and ragged had a dignity
as heroes ot the greatest human bat
tle which h d ever been fought with
remarkable success
We were all lifted to the paradise of
winners as we stepped over the snows
of a destiny for which we had risked
life and willingly suffered the tortures
of an icy hell
The ice under us seemed almost sa
cred When the pedometer registered
fourteen and a half miles we camped
and calmly went to sleep feeling that
we were turning on the earths axis
The observations however gave Si
degrees oD minutes 4 seconds We
therefore had the pole or the eact
spot where it should be within sight
We advanced the fifteen seconds
made supplementary observations
pit hed the tent built a snow igloo
and prepared to make ourselves com
fortable for a stay long enough for two
rounds of observations
Our position was thus donbly assur
ed and a necessary day of rest was
gained Etukishuk and Ahwelah en
joyed the day in quiet repose but I
slept liiT little Iy goal wa reach
ed the npthirion of my life had been
fulfilled I low could I sleep away
such overwhelming moments of ela
tion
At al we had reached the borcl
center 1 he dream of nations had be i
realized The race of centuries w s
ours The flag was pinned to the cov
eted pole The year was 100S the d v
April 21
The sun indicated local noon b it
time was a negative problem for hee
all meridians meet With a step it ws
possible to go from one part of the
globe to the opposite side from the
hour of midnight to that of midday
Here there are but one day and one
night in each year The latitude was
00 degrees the temperature S the
atmospheric pressure 29S3 North
east and wet had vanished It was
south in every direction but the com
pass pointing to the magnetic pole
was as useful as ever
Though overjoyed with the uccess
of the conquest our spirits began to
change on the next day after all the
observations had been taken and the
local condition were studied A sense
of intense loneliness came with a care
ful scrutiny of the horizon What a
cheerless spot to have aroused the am
bition of man for so many ages End
less fields of purple snow No life no
land no spot to relieve the monotony
of frost We were the only pulsating
creatures in a dead world of ice
On April 23 190S Dr Cook began the
long return march With fair weather
good ice and the inspiration ot the home
run Ions distances were at first quickly
covered
With a sood deal of anxiety Cook
tvatched the daily reduction of the food
supply It now became evident that the
crucial stase of tne campaign was to be
transferred from the taking of the pole
to a final tmtle for life against famine
and frost Early in July farther south
ward progress became impossible and in
quest of food he crossed the Firth o
Devon into Jones sound On Feb lb 1509
the start was made for Annootok With
a newly prepared equipment the Green
land shores were reached on April 15
Here Dr Cook was greeted by Harry
Whitney and anxious Eskimo friends To
facilitate an early return he moved south
ward to the Danish settlement and reach
ed Upernavik on May 24 1909 Tho Dan
ish ship Hans Egede took him from
Upernavik to Denmark
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