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The Roosevelt left New York to go to Cape Sheriden.
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At Oyster Bay,New York President Theodore Roosevelt wished them luck.
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The Roosevelt arrived at Cape Sheridan and Matthew and the men begin training.
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The group was ready to go to the North Pole and everybody each brought a special possesion.
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Borup and Barlett had left Cape Columbia to pioneer out the trail.
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At 6:30 a.m. Matthew,Peary,Barlett,and the eskimos started their expedition to the North Pole.
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Peary and Henson caught up with Barlett at the Big Lead.
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Barlett,Matthew,Peary was still waiting by the Big Lead and Matthew saw the sun reappear.
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It was clear and calm and the Big Lead was frozen over and the team crossed it.
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It was Ross Marvin's turn to go back instead of going.
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Henson and Peary caught up with Barlett beside a wide lead and then Henson and Peary built their igloos and Barlett and the dogs were loose on a floating island.Then the ice floe drifted into the lead and the dogs jumped to land and Barlett jumped too.
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It was Barlett's turn to go back, Matthew also repaired sledges.
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At midnight Henson,Peary,and the ekimos started out on foot, and then rode on sledges
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Matthew went on thin ice and broke through then into the water. Then Ootah saved him.
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Matthew had calculated that they had marched 100 miles since Barlett turned back.
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Matthew,Peary,and the eskimos made it to the North Pole and planted the stars and stripes.
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Matthew and Peary went back to Cape Columbia and were happy to smell hot coffee.
