. Discovery of the North Pole : Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908, and the story of Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery April 6th, 1909. Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940; Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; North Pole (Alaska). DR. COOK'S OWN STORY 61 of my men apparently being to conquer and return. On April 8 my ob- servations showed us to be at latitude 86 degrees o minutes 36 seconds, longitude 94 degrees o minutes 2 seconds. Less than 100 miles in nine From the Washington Star.


. Discovery of the North Pole : Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908, and the story of Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery April 6th, 1909. Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940; Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; North Pole (Alaska). DR. COOK'S OWN STORY 61 of my men apparently being to conquer and return. On April 8 my ob- servations showed us to be at latitude 86 degrees o minutes 36 seconds, longitude 94 degrees o minutes 2 seconds. Less than 100 miles in nine From the Washington Star. "Circuitous twists around ice hills too high to be conquered, troublesome pressure lines and old ice dangerous to our dogs and the men themselves forced us to lose much valuable time. "Hasty stock-taking convinced me that we must push forward and make our distance within fourteen days or return with our goal unconquered. East-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859. Philadelphia, Pa. : G. A. Parker


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