A SETBACK FOR COOK.
HIS MT. MaeKTNXEY CLIMB. GUIDES , DRAMATIC DENIAL. (Received S-55 a.m.) KKvV YORK, October 31. At a meeting in Montana, two guides drair.ari''a.iiy confronted Dr. Cook, and : declared that he had never ascended Mt. JlacKinlcy. After nwny hour*' wrangling between Dr. Cook and the guides, the meeting espr»ssPd it> confidence and belief in the statements of the guides. Dr. Cork's party hare all deni<vl that he reached the summit of Mt. MacKinlev, the highest peak on the North American continent, and have signed affidavits to the effect thnt the records, including diaries md photographs, were "faked* , at the explorer's command. Vntil Us polar claim was questioned by Peary, there was p. 3 suggestion that "On the Top of the G'ntinent." the hook in which Dr. Cook described his 50 days' climb of the mountain, was not an accurate record pi a great achievement.
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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 260, 1 November 1909, Page 5
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146A SETBACK FOR COOK. Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 260, 1 November 1909, Page 5
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