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The Roosevelt left New York heading to Cape Sheridan.
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At Oyster Bay ,New York,President Theodore Roosevelt came on board wishing Peary luck.
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The Roosevelt arrived at Cape Sheridan and Matt began training the new men in the art of dogs driving,igloo building and survival.
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Matt and his team were ready to go to the pole,each man took a special possesion,Matt took his bible.
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Bartlett and Borup left Cape Columbia to pioneer the trail to leave.
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Matt and his team started the journey to the North Pole.
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The trail was so choppy Matts sledge broke and he had to repair it before they left.Henson and Peary caught up with Bartlett.
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Matt and his team could not cross the big lead because it was not frozen over.
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On March 11th Matt and his team could finally cross the Big Lead.
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It was time for Ross Marvin to turn to go back ,and three other men already have.
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Peary and Henson caught up with Bob beside a wide lead while everyone was asleep .The ice split and the dogs,Bartlett and the eskimos were floating away,and they jumped to saftey.
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It was Bartletts turn to go back,he was mad he could not go to the pole.
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Peary started out on foot to start out in front then on a sledge.
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Matt fell threw the ice then Otah saved him.
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Matt calculated an estimate that they have marched 100 miles and only 35 miles to go.
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Matt felt tremendously proud that they made it to the pole.Matt tried to shake Peary's hand but Peary wouldn't let him.
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Matt and his team made it back to New York, in one piece because it was a dangerous journey.
