COMMANDER PEARY'S NARRATIVE.
V,^. teE^C^N;QUAKfel;;}ft;(; ':}. J. ;: otat^ens:}b yi>FJßiE^m,;;:': ■I'Oi- ■ .{JEteqeYved!;Sept*;llj,9^4o "a^m:j;7"'' -,-' . i>ThA "Timei" 'has- received the : second' "I \&F^6mmMde^.Peaty^ y narta% V>jUtS"!')&uj^i*i.wtiLiieuy.Uie>:'Bßtb:.''tfaTiil-:'' LV^^ >^.wUßn^Captain^3.artletiy-;ttß/'Ko«ise^.* niarfer^' turned;back in ';. accord-' trance;witl('prior: arrangements, toconEti^ ;.;■■:■ cords' a in«i'otsnous c experience -.of abow"- ■*; ?.;bare'ai)d: difficulties _ o£ iiegotlatihg the .:V',le.ads:ofVviraWr."--.:: ■ /'..■,.•_■>:•. v>V v :■- :v!'t ' '■/■;'- i laends allege :• that .the "-.'. Quarrel? ,\vitl»-> Commander "'.Peary 1 began- '■'■-, in -the -Polar, expedition of 1901, owing,' .-' ':ifc; is- alleged,'.to Cominarider"Peavy ino-" * • Eopolising comforts. ''■ -:'■■ ■'-'■":'. ' *'* '- '■'. :''' •Sleveral-;explorers 'attach' no.- import-'- --\" ' aiic6"ita!what the Epkimos'eayj.pne-jaide: pf: the other. v^The. question is: alsdoow ' 'raisedi ohjihe J authority of Dr ; ..'• companioiv^Professor Parker,^"wheth'er V Dr. Cpplf'eyer: ascended, Mount. M.'Kint ■ ■'"'/.-ley ;■, in"'-Nij^fi America; ; ■■'■■'"/" '■' -^'V .. : Tbei ;'-'M6'rhing, jpostV:.: comments;"6i>: ■' iGommander.Feary^s remarkable]rate^'of : '"lrdv<fl;.; equals .that -tf Dr,VCppk: '':',' -The" paper! ehows-.during \ the '■'days';; ac-^ Jr.tual marching Commander: PeaTjr'-cpv-: ifcred;.;l6 -nriles daily, and: tie- clcßing '■'"-' ;fetag^'- r of ithe northward journey 'y.ere .;. covered4^t£the rate;of'26,.miles a.;rTay. ?;'-3'lie<-.phtn6menal rapidity .'suggestß- the . r:-?;poSibility?pf'Commander Peary hav-: .^'v'li^Jiiiiicalciilated - his poatlpn. ■ •<•■-'>'•' . w:^lfc: Cook's, partisans claim that Cora--Peary's figures- confinr. Dr : 'CookV story..'.'••• •[ '.' ■'..,'.■ : ■-•<Capi^n Amguindson, •■ discovever- of ■the North-West Passage, declares ihafe Dr.Cook is the^most honest man he had • ' cvor^mefc, and justifies him for not"risk-j ■ -'" ing-!his: insfcrumentsjaiidobservsUQnsion sledge, toiir fiova. i;^tah:tb^JJperiivik; ;•-.'.-.^•/■:..-; .'J:
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 3
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191COMMANDER PEARY'S NARRATIVE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 3
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