Show COOK ASCENDED MOUNT At Least Capt E A Swift of the Barge Neptune Believes He Did Seattle Wash Vash Sept 12 Captain E B EA EA BA A Swift of the barge Neptune which arrived in port today toda declares that he has faith In Dr Cook and not only be believes believes that he discovered covered dl the north pole but also o that he lie ascended Mount Mc McKinley McKinley Kinley Dr Cook was brave fearless and a It aborn aborn born leader of men said Captain Swift At the time he be entered Alaska he talked of ascending a Mount McKin McKinley ley and he made a proposition to me mc that I refused because of his daring Dr Cook proposed ed that J take him up the rapids through the Box canyon call on in his launch I had never seen the rapids but hut knew that the trip would be very dangerous and I 1 declined to try It Dr Cook took two men and went through the rapids J Afterwards I 1 met a miner who told me he had seen the launch in hi the canyon with full power on making slow low but sure head headway headway way up stream After Dr Cook ascended a the rapids he landed at the base of the tile mountain on the south BOUth side where he followed the beaten tracks of animals anima up the tho moun mountain mountain tain tam This he told me afterward a and andI I 1 know him well enough to be certain that he ascended Mount McKinley at that time as he claimed GOMPERS COMING HOME London Sept 12 Samuel Gompers Gomire president of if the flit American Federation of nC Labor wm wil Ira fra l i c nr r II o nt to tomorrow tomorrow morrow en U ti iu r t Ar r a aJ J tf ij t f 5 |