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Dr. Cook. 

 Cook's average per day from land 

 to the pole was 15.3 miles. 



Commander Peary. 



Peary's average per day from land 

 to pole was 11.3 miles. 



Peary's average per traveling day 

 from land to the pole was 14.5 miles. 



Cook's average per day before sup- 

 porting party turned back was 21 

 miles. 



Peary's average per day before last 

 supporting party turned back was 9.7 

 miles; average per traveling day, 11.7 

 miles. 



Cook's average per day to the pole Peary's average per day to pole 



after supporting party returned was after the last supporting party turned 

 14.7 miles. back was 29.3 miles, or 132 miles in 



four and a half days. 



Cook arrived at the pole April 21, Peary arrived at pole April 6, 1909. 



1908, fifteen days later in the season 

 than Peary, but one year previous. 



Cook left pole April 23 and reached Peary left pole April 7 and reached 



eighty- fourth parallel on May 24. Cape Columbia (83 degrees 7 min- 



utes) April 23. 



Between pole and 84 degrees Cook Between pole and Cape Columbia 



traveled 360 miles in thirty-one days, Peary traveled 413 miles in sixteen 

 at. an average of 11.6 miles a day. days, at average of 25.8 miles a day. 



Cook failed to make base and caches Peary kept trail made to pole, or 



from which he started because of open Bartlett's trail made on return right 

 water and impossible small ice. to base. 



Cook's failure to make base ren- 

 dered necessary long course of travel, 

 another winter in the Arctic and 

 many risks and privations. Return 

 to civilization impossible for a year. 



Peary reached supplies at base and 

 was able to return to civilization in 

 same year in which he reached the 

 pole. 



