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unbroken winter floe. We were now in sight of the settlement 
of Karnah, whose inhabitants, old and young, straightway for- 
sook all other pursuits and lost no time in reaching the wonder- 
ful “Oomiaksoak,” where they were sure of a kind reception and 
a great feed at the hands of Larry Hackett, our kind-hearted 
steward. A reward had been offered by Mr. Peary for the first 
news of the ship’s arrival, and the welcome tidings were first 
carried to “Anniversary Lodge” by two native couriers on the 
evening of July 31st. Lieutenant Peary dispatched Mr. Entri- 
kin to the ship in company with the two enterprising Eskimos, 
the same evening, and thus it happened that early on the morn- 
ing of August 1st the cry of “Kablunah” (white man) raised 
by the natives, brought me on deck in time to grasp the hand of 
Mr. Entrikin as he clambered over the ship’s side. 
Great was our regret to learn from him of the failure of Mr. 
Peary’s sledge journey on the inland ice and the consequent 
postponement of its execution until the following year. After a 
very brief delay, Mr. Entrikin announced that he was ready to 
return to headquarters, and, accompanied by Mr. Diebitsch, and 
drawn by the two identical dog teams which had already twice 
made the thirty mile journey within twenty-four hours, we set 
out for “Anniversary Lodge.” I doubt if anywhere on the globe 
there assembled that evening a happier company than the one 
which greeted our arrival at Falcon Harbor in front of “the 
Lodge.” Lieutenant Peary was gratified to find his relief steamer 
reporting on time, Mrs. Peary delighted to find I had brought 
with me her brother, Mr. Emil Diebitsch, and the others glad 
to welcome new faces to their camp and to receive letters from 
family and friends. In due time, we were presented to the new 
member of the North Greenland Expedition, Miss Marie Anig- 
heto Peary, whose little life had grown and blossomed into love- 
liness under the rays of the North Star as other children’s lives 
had grown amid the comforts of more genial climes. 
After a conference with Lieutenant Peary, it was decided to 
carry out the prearranged programme of the expedition and to 
visit Ellesmere Land to continue our search for traces of the lost 
Swedes and also to attempt the exploration of the north shore of 
