Carbon County News | 1909-11-12 | Page 2 | Idahoan Defends Cook

IDAHOAN DEFENDS DEFEND COOK ranch e r prospector make makes affidavit in support of explorer explorers claims Cl alme lewiston ida balter stiles p for fifteen year years a rancher ot of orofino this tate state who has made maae numerous proa pros pelting trips to alaska made affidavit on friday in support of 0 dr cook claim that he ascended mount me kinley stiles vent went before united state states commissioner J W merrill and wore that he be with several companions compan lona who were on a prospecting trip to alaska in the summer of 1906 1006 WM was at when dr cook cooks a party returned from the attempt to ascend the mountain chris hansen a member ot of stiles party carried the cablegram announce anno unc ins ing the ascent to saward seward stiles sara he talked repeat repeatedly edir with dr COOK cooie and barrill botn ot of whom described the ascent in de detail tall