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the speed was scarcely 4 kilometers per hour and the drivers had to 

 walk by the side of the sledge or even push from behind. 



May 6th. Pitched the tent at 7 a. m., 10 to 20 kilometers from 

 the south-east coast of Peary Land. 



May 7th. Departure at 4 a. m. Good snow under foot, but slow 

 marching. Reached Peary Land at 9 a. m. Deposited most of the 

 stores at 82°30' on the south side of Herluf holms Strand west of Cape 

 Ejler Rasmussen and set a course northwards to seek for Peary's cairn. 



Even if no game appeared, this goal might still be reached, if 

 each man placed himself on half rations for 15 to 20 days and some 

 of the dogs were used as dog food — presupposing constant good 

 weather however. To have a chance of game, the party held on over 

 the flat, partly snow-covered Herlufsholm Strand. About 15 kilo- 

 meters from the coast Tobias discovered musk-ox. A herd of 4 cows 

 and 2 calves were shot. After skinning these the tent was raised there 

 at 1 a. m. on the 8th. 



May 8th. A rest was taken and a hunt made after game; 6 oxen, 

 2 young cows and 3 young calves were shot. Snowstorm. Bertelsen 

 snow-blind. 



May 9th and 10th. The snowstorm continued. On the lOtli the 

 weather calmed down somewhat. With the help of the dogs the 11 

 musk-oxen were towed to the tent, skinned and the meat deposited 

 in a depot. Bertelsen well again. 



May 11th. Departure at 11.45 a. m. Heavy going both on land 

 and later on the sea-ice. Dense fog; in the fog the party drove up 

 into the screw-ice. Pitched the tent after travelling 30 kilometers. 



May 12th. Set out at 10.45 a. m. Pitched the tent at 10 p. m. 

 at Peary's cairn, 82°57'.7, after travelling 38 kilometers. Koch re- 

 moved Peary's report i, which ran as follows: 



"Record deposited May 22nd 1900 by R. E. Peary, U. S. N. 

 May 22nd 1900. 



Arrived here 10.30 p. m. May 20th from Etah, via Ft. Conger 

 & north end of Greenland. Left Etah Mar. 4th. Left Conger Apr. 

 15th. Arrived north end of Greenland May 13th. Reached point 

 of sea ice Lat. 83°50' N. May 16th. 



On arrival here had rations for one more march southward. Two 

 days of dense fog have held me here. Am now starting back. 



With me are my man, Mathew Hanson; an Eskimo Ahngma- 

 lokto; 16 dogs & 3 sledges. 



• This original document was sent througli tlie Committee by Captain Коси 

 on his return home to "The Peary Arctic Club uf New York City". Comparing 

 this with the copy published in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Phila- 

 delphia, .January 1904, it will be seen, that there are various, though minor dif- 

 ferences. 



