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The Roosevelt left New York to go to Cape Sheridan.
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At Oyster Bay, New York, President Theodore Roosevelt came to wish henson and peary luck.
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The Roosevelt arrived at Cape Sheridan on Sept. 5 1908.
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Each man took a special possestion for Matt. It was in the bible.
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On Feb. 28 two people Barlett and Broop left Cape Columbia to pioneer the trail.
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At 6:30 the next morning, the learder of the main group, Henson waited for a command.
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Peary and Henson caught up with Barlett at the big lead.
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On March 5, Matt saw the sun reaper ,a crimson spherethey were still waiting at the big lead.
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On March 11, it was -45 degrees and the lead was still frozen over and they scampteerd across.
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On March 5, at 86 degrees 38 degrees, three men had already returend when it was Ross Marvins turn. He congraugulated Henson for continuing his wish to get to the North Pole.
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Barlett and there team of eskimos were slepping in there igloos when they caught up with Peary.
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Barrelt went back but he was disappointed for not going to the Pole but he knew Henson should go.In Aprilthey reparied sledges all day and rested,the Eskimos had a great treat- boild dog
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Peary started out on foot on April 2at midnight,thenhe rode on a sledge then they marched for 10 hours.
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On April 5 they had to march 100 miles to Matts calculated.They were so happy they only had 35 more miles to go.
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Peary had to be absolutely sure he was in the right plase. So the next morning at 6:00 he took more obsercations by 8-by-10 radious and he found out he was at the Pole.
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Matt and his crew members came to the lead coverd with thin ice .He started going across the lead with a sledge and the runners broke through,he started to yell at the dogs to get to saftey.
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On April 23 they were back at Cape Columbia when Peary heardy ahead when Matt and Peary and there team of Eskimos where a day amrch away.
