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During one night the party shot seventeen deer, and as a 

 sufficient supply of meat had now been obtained for the 

 dogs and natives during the winter, the Falcon went back 

 to Bowdoin Bay. 



On the 20th August the ship returned to America. 

 Peary's party, including himself, now numbered fourteen 

 persons : — 



Samuel J. Entrikin, first assistant. 

 Eivind Astrup, second assistant. 

 Edward E. Vincent, surgeon. 



E. B. Baldwin, meteorologist. 

 George H. Clark, taxidermist. 

 Hugh J. Lee. 



George H. Carr. 

 James Davidson. 

 Walter F. Swain. 



F. A. Stokes, artist, an independent member. 

 Mrs. Peary. 



Mrs. Susan J. Cross (Mrs. Peary's nurse). 

 Matthew Henson (Peary's coloured man). 



On 29th August, Astrup left the Lodge in charge of an 

 Inland Ice party, consisting of Carr, Davidson, and Lee. 

 They took with them five sledges and fifty dogs, with the 

 intention of establishing a depot of supplies as far in on 

 the Inland Ice as possible. 



On 7th September a letter was brought by one of the 

 carrier-pigeons from the Inland Ice party, asking for more 

 dogs ; and Peary visited the camp, which he found 6 miles 

 in on the cap. Astrup was suffering from something in 

 the nature of a chill, and the doctor had to be sent to him. 

 In a day or two he was much better, and able to continue 

 his work. 



On 12th September a little blue-eyed snowflake was 

 born at the Lodge, and named Marie Ahnighito Peary. 



