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Show IDAHO AN DEFENDS COOK. Rancher-Prospector Makes Affidavit In Support of Explorer's Claims. 1'Wlnton. Ida Walter Htllcs. for I flflii n yearn a rancher of Omflno. thla mule, who haa made numerous prua- peeling trlpn lo AluM n, m ule lllll.lavlt :on Flitluy In aupinirl of Dr Cook'e claim that he anceniled Mount Mo- Kline). Hillea went before I'nlted Hlatea Comiulnaloner J. W. Morrill and sworo that he, wlih several cnmtiunlonB, who weni on a minieetlng trip to Alanka In Ihe miniinor of IDuti. wan nt Tyouek when Dr. Conk a imrty returned Irutii thn atteiipt lo ancend the mountain. Chrin HatiKi-n, a member or Htllea parly, curried the cablegram announcing announc-ing Ihe anient to Howard. Si lies aaya hn talked repeatedly with Dr. t oon at.d llarrlll, l.otn nl whom dencrlhi'd the nnceiit In detail |