840 The American Naturalist. [October, 
Academy Glacier, in honor of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 
Philadelphia, which sent out the expedition. 
He succeeded in exploring the great fiords and glaciers emptying 
into Kane and Hall basins’ and Robeson channel, and Whale and 
Inglefield Sounds. 
The record of the Peary party from the date of arrival in McCor- 
mick’s Bay to its leader’s return from the inland ice is a pleasant one. 
The winter quarters were completed soon after the Kite left last year, 
and named Red Cliff House, from the color of the rocks and Cape 
Cleveland. Numerous expeditions were made during the autumn to 
secure fresh meat for winter use. During one of these in August a 
family of Eskimos was induced to remove to Red Cliff House, and - 
this family subsequently brought several others. These proved valu- 
able aids to the Peary party in carrying out their plans. Mr. Peary’s 
leg, which was broken last year, meanwhile improved rapidly, and by 
September 29 he was able to abandon crutches. During early 
autumn two reconnoissances of the inland ice were made, the first on 
September 7, by Astrupp, Gibson and Verhoeff, occupying five days, 
and the second on September 23, by Astrupp and Gibson, of seven 
days duration. The hunting expeditions, which lasted until Novem- 
ber 8, when winter regularly set in, were eminently successful, no less 
than 53 reindeer having been secured, the skins of which were made 
into garments and sleeping bags. The long winter night was occupied 
in making sledges and other articles. Although the weather was very 
cold, the lowest temperature being minus 53 degrees, the party had no 
difficulty in keeping warm. When spring opened they had more than 
one ton of coal remaining of the seven tons left them, besides a large 
quantity of kerosene. The health of the members also was excellent, 
except during a short period, when Mr. and Mrs. Peary suffered from 
the grippe. 
The sun showed itself on February 15th, and almost immediately 
provisions were gradually taken to the head of the bay, 15 miles 
distant, for the ice journey. On April 29th the work of transporting 
these to the edge of the inland ice began, Mr. and Mrs. Peary, with a 
few Eskimos, in the meantime taking a short boat journey to Ingle 
field Gulf to survey it. 
On May 8th the ice journey began, the party comprising Peary, 
Astrupp, Gibson and Cooke—Henson and Verhoeff remaining behind 
with Mrs. Peary, the first on account of a frozen heel and the second 
to attend to meteorological work in which he had become greatly 
interested. At the start seven sledges of different patterns were taken, 
