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funds, he delivered one hundred and sixty-eight lectures 

 in ninety-six days. From these he realised 13,000 dollars. 

 He also obtained some funds from other sources, and was 

 able to charter a ship named the Falcon to take his party 

 north, and return the following season to bring him back. 

 Peary left Philadelphia in the Falcon on 23rd June 1893. 

 The ship carried a steam-launch, and the two whale-boats, 

 the Mary Peary and the Faith. The six dogs of the 

 White March and some carrier-pigeons were also taken. 

 In order to make a new experiment in Arctic work, Peary 

 took some burros which had been brought from Santa Fe. 

 Several places on the American coast were stopped at, 

 and St. John's was not left till 15th July. On the same 

 day one of the dogs managed to slip its harness, and was 

 lost overboard. On the 17th, during heavy weather, two 

 of the burros died. The Falcon touched at Battle 

 Harbour on the Labrador coast, in order that dogs might 

 be purchased ; but Peary met with but little success. Other 

 two stations were visited, but as a total result only 

 twenty dogs were obtained. On the 22nd July the Falcon 

 was headed for the Greenland coast, and it arrived at 

 Holsteinborg on the 26th. Here seventeen dogs were 

 obtained, and near midnight of the same day the Falcon 

 left for Godhavn, where it arrived on the 28th. Fur cloth- 

 ing, ordered from Copenhagen, was found ready, and twenty 

 dogs were obtained. Peary had been mindful enough to 

 take a present of oranges, lemons, and pine-apples to Mrs. 

 Anderson, the Inspector's wife, and it gave great delight 

 to her and her family. Godhavn was left about 10 p.m. 

 on the 28th, and L T pernavik was reached on the 30th. 

 Peary was disappointed in finding that only ten dogs were 

 to be obtained here, but he was informed that he would 

 «;et more at Tasiusak, about 40 miles to the north. 

 The latter place was reached early in the morning of 31st 

 July, and seventeen dogs were obtained. Peary had now 



