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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 aboard to wish them luck.
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At Cape Sheridan Matthew began teaching the new men in the art of dog driving , creating igloos, and survival.
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The men are ready to go to the North Pole and each man took something specal to them.
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Bartlett and Borup left Cape Columbia to make a trail with a sextent.
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On March first the expedion membersm waited for Peary's command to start the expedion.
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Peary and Matt ran into the Big Lead that was as wide and as fearful when they saw in 1906.
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The Eskimos were still beside the Big Lead While they were there Matt worked on the sledges.
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On March11 the Big Lead frozen over with ice it was -45 degrees, so the men hurried.
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Ross Marvin turned back on March 26 at 86 degrees 38 minutes.
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Matt kicked out his snow door and Bartlett was floating away on the snow island floating down the lead and then he got his dogs ready and got to safety.
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Bartlett turned to go back on April 1, at 87 degrees ,46 minute.
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Peary started on foot , then rode sledges.
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Matt's team came to the lead on April 3 that was covered with thin ice. Matt drove over it then his runners broke through but the dogs pulled him to safety.
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Peary stopped and calculated he was at 89 degrees, 25 minute. Only 35 miles till the top of the world.
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Matt and Peary and there team of Eskimos.
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The team made it back to Cape Columia.It was the first time in 68 days the expedtion members could relax.
