PEARY AT THE POLE.
The fact that Peary is extremely popular in America, and that his many gallant attempts to reach the Pole have so well deserved success, has, of eburse, prejudiced public opinion against Dr Cook, but even if by some fortunate accident Cook has been able to anticipate Peary, the latter may console himself with his rival’s reflection that “There is enough honor for two,” and in any case it is Peary who will always be regarded as the man who first made the discovery of the North Pole possible, even if he was not the first to reach the goal.—Auckland “Star.’A
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2607, 15 September 1909, Page 7
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104PEARY AT THE POLE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2607, 15 September 1909, Page 7
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