Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1910 — COOK RECORDS LACKING [ARTICLE]

COOK RECORDS LACKING

Fairbanks Expedition Gains Mt. M’Kinley's Summit. . The Fairbanks expedition to Mt. McKinley-, tallest peak in North America, reached the summit April 3 after a climb of one month from the base, it is announced. No traces of Dr... Frederick A. Cook’s alleged ascent were found. The expedition, which left Fairbanks Dec. 15, while the controversy over Dr. Cook’s disputed ascent was still raging, was financed by August Peterson and William McPhee.