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First. Peary's supporting par- 

 ties placed him at nearly the 88th 

 parallel. 



Second. The observations at this 

 point were taken and signed by 

 Captain Bartlett, of the Roosevelt. 



Third. From this point on Peary 

 had five well-provisioned sledges, 

 five of the best men of 25, 48 of 

 the best dogs of 250, and only 120 

 miles to go. 



Fourth. The trail to land was 

 well marked and broken ends knit 

 together by the retreat of the vari- 

 ous divisions. 



Fifth. All expeditions for a 

 half century have double-marched 

 and even triple-marched on the 

 return trip. 



How often have I heard the as- 

 sertion that Peary told none of his 

 men that he had reached the Pole 

 until he learned of Dr. Cook's 

 attainment ! Far up on the north- 

 ern shores of Grant Land, at the 

 edge of the Polar Sea, there stands 

 a cairn, Peary's announcement of 

 the attainment of his life's work, 

 built there twelve weeks before we 

 reached civilization. He did not 

 forget his men. The names not 

 only of his assistants, but of every 

 man on board the Roosevelt, are 

 written there and placed under 

 glass as a protection against the 

 weather. 





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PEARY DELAYS NEWS OE HIS 



TRIUMPH IN ORDER TO 



HELP ESKIMOS 



Upon our arrival at Etah, sev- 

 eral weeks later, Dr. Cook's two 

 Eskimo dog drivers, E-took-a- 

 shoo and Ah-pellah, came on 

 board and told us that in company 

 with Cook they had been living 

 down in Jones Sound for nearly 

 a year, and that at no time had 

 they been farther north than a 

 spot which they indicated on the 

 map close to the northern shores 

 of Axel Heiberg Land, distant 

 500 miles from the Pole. 



Naturally eager to steam south- 

 ward to proclaim to the world the 

 news of his discovery after so 



