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Today the Roosevelt left New York City to go to Cape Sheridan.
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At Oyster Bay,New York President Roosevelt came aboard the ship to wish everyone luck.
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On September 5 the Roosevelt arrived at Cape Sheridan and Matt began to train the new men in the art of survival.
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During this month everyone was ready to go to the North Pole. Every man took one possession-Matt took his bible.
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Bartlett and Borup left to pioneer the trail to make sure everything was okay.
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Matt and Peary followed Bartlett and Borup to the Big Lead.
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Matt and Peary finally found Bartlett at the Big Lead.
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Still waiting for the Big Lead to freeze, Matt saw a "crimson sphere,just balanced on the brink of the world.''
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On a clear and calm day at -45 F,the Big Lead was frozen over and everyone hurried across.
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Ross Marvin turned to go back. He congradulated Matt for going on then wished him luck.
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Bartlett left as a pioneer again,later Henson and Peary caught up with him at a wide lead. The ice cracked and Bartlett and his teams were stuck on a big ice floe and Bartlett and his Eskimos and his dogs jumped to saftey.
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Bartlett had to go back,he was very disapiponted because he wasn't the one to go to the Pole with Peary. Matt and Peary repaired sledges and rested all day.
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Peary and Henson marched for ten hours. That night Matt saw a marvelous sight,the full moon and the sun in the sky oppisite each other.
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Matt drove across a lead with thin ice and fell through,Ootah saved him and he was very thankful.
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Peary couldn't wait to get to the Pole. Matt calculated 100 miles since
Bartlett went back. Peary observed that they only had 35 miles to go. -
Finally the North Pole. Peary made more observations, Peary also took a picture of Matt holding the U.S. Flag.
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Now Matt and Peary only had to get back home,it took 17 days to get to Cape Columbia.
